Democrats, GOP hold competing hearings on endangered species bills
WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans held competing hearings on proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday, where each side took up their own bills just days before the Trump administration rolls out changes to the decades-old act.
Report: Using funds to keep parks open in government shutdown violated law
WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration violated federal law when it diverted funds for national park improvements toward keeping places like Grand Canyon National Park open during the last government shutdown, a new report from the Government Accountability Office said.
How Arizona’s outdoor workers stay safe in the heat
PHOENIX – Arizona’s outdoor workers share tips on how they stay safe and cool during the summer, as no federal safety standards are in place to protect them. But a new bill aims to change that.
Puerto Ricans in Valley demand island governor’s resignation over offensive messages
PHOENIX – The publication of offensive messages from Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s private chats has sparked protests in Phoenix and across the U.S.
House panel OKs bills to rein in mining around Grand Canyon, elsewhere
WASHINGTON - Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee beat back a series of GOP amendments before advancing bills to restrict mining around the Grand Canyon and on tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico, and rein in uranium mining.
Efforts to protect butterflies, desert fish would get millions under Extinction Prevention Act
PHOENIX – Some threatened and endangered Arizona species may receive federal funding under a bill being proposed by Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona.
Lawmakers, advocates say shutdown’s impact hits hardest in tribal areas
WASHINGTON - House Democrats called together experts to testify on the challenges that urban and rural tribal communities are facing on health, accessibility and land management under the government shutdown, now the longest in history at 25 days Tuesday.
Grijalva could bring dramatic shift as head of resources committee
WASHINGTON - After six years as the ranking Democrat on the House Naturall Resources Committee, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, is in line to be its next chairman and he's promising vigorous oversight of the department whose secretary, Ryan Zinke, resigned before Democrats could take over.
After Grijalva calls for him to resign, Zinke responds with blistering tweet
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blasted Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, on Twitter Friday after the congressman wrote an editorial calling on Zinke to resign "immediately" in the face of multiple, ongoing ethics investigations.
U.S House, District 3: Raúl Grijalva seeks 9th term, poverty and education are top issues
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva said his biggest challenge, if re-elected to his ninth term representing Congressional District 9, is to take on a leadership role if the Democrats win a majority in the House. Meanwhile, he says, Arizona has a lot of issues he needs to tackle.
Arizona could lose millions without federal grant program for outdoor recreation
APACHE JUNCTION – The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which provides millions of dollars to Arizona outdoor projects, expired September 30.
DHS relents, Mexican woman can visit terminally ill husband after pleas for clemency
An Arizona congressman is pleading with the Dept. of Homeland Security to allow a Mexican woman the chance to see her terminally ill husband one last time.
