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The dome of the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to let landowners build border walls with no permits

Feb 6, 2020 Private landowners wouldn't need to ask the city or county for a permit under the legislation, which is heading to the Arizona Senate.
The New Beginnings Clinic on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation is the only medication-assisted treatment facility on tribal lands in Arizona as of February 2020.

Pascua Yaqui clinic working to treat opioid addiction, overcome stigma

Feb 6, 2020 The clinic is the state's only medication-assisted treatment facility on tribal land.
Cottonwoods along the San Pedro River channel cut down for pending border wall construction across the river in February 2020.

Cochise County removes rented dumpsters used for San Pedro River border wall prep

Feb 5, 2020 The contract said the dumpsters were intended for another location, according to the county.
Martha McSally, left, and Kyrsten Sinema.

Arizona's senators split vote on Trump acquittal

Feb 5, 2020 Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally voted along party lines.
Like many Republicans, Rep. David Schweikert, R-Fountain Hills, praised the the upbeat tone of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — a speech many Democrats said ignored or glossed over real problems.

State of disunion: Arizona lawmakers react to Trump speech at tense time

Feb 5, 2020 Republican lawmakers said the speech left them feeling empowered, while Democrats used terms like “eerie” and “bizarre.”
Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Nogales gets ready for stepped-up tomato inspections

Feb 5, 2020 The inspections are part of the new tomato suspension agreement, which sets floor prices for Mexican imports among other things.
No More Deaths volunteers.

Federal judge throws out No More Deaths convictions

Feb 5, 2020 The volunteers had been convicted of misdemeanors after leaving food and water in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County supervisors reject federal Operation Stonegarden money

Feb 5, 2020 Sheriff Mark Napier says the aid, which is tied to immigration-related law enforcement, helps fight drug trafficking.
The Community Medical Services clinic in Sierra Vista opened in March 2019. It serves about 130 patients and operates from 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Miles from Recovery: How distance and stigma keep rural Arizonans from opioid treatment

Feb 4, 2020 As treatment options expand, solutions remain elusive for some.
A storefront window advertising auto title loans in Tucson, July 2019.

Group pushing title loan interest cap pulls plug on effort

Feb 4, 2020 The group says it won't move ahead due to a state law making it easier to challenge petitions.
Iowa Democrats wintering in Green Valley participate in a satellite caucus on Feb. 3, 2020

Iowans in Green Valley participate in satellite caucus

Feb 4, 2020 Arizona hosted four of the first-ever satellite sites for the Iowa caucuses.
Arizona Public Media.

Window opens for tribes to seek licenses for internet access

Feb 4, 2020 Tribes had pushed to be first in line for the licenses that once were reserved for education institutions.
A bullrider at the Tohono O'odham Rodeo and Fair, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.

Visitors come from all over for Tohono O'odham Rodeo and Fair

Feb 3, 2020 In just a couple hours fair goers can sample music, food, traditional sports and classic rodeo events.
A locker door is visible in the foreground as a student walks in the distance at Marana High School in September 2019.

Education funding, minimum wage increase, affordable housing

Jan 31, 2020 Plus, how Arizona's opioid help hotline is helping prevent overdoses.
An operator takes a call at the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson, which also fields calls for the state's Opioid Assistance and Referral Line.

Thousands of calls placed to Arizona’s opioid help hotline

Jan 31, 2020 Officials say the line has helped thousands since its launch and has also saved lives.
Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever.

Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain

Jan 31, 2020 Joe Vandever Sr. was one of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers.

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