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A sign welcoming visitors to Bisbee, Arizona.

Bisbee Fires Back on Legislator's Challenge to Plastic-Bag Ban

Oct 12, 2017 Memorandum claims the law is necessary to uphold another constitutional provision and is not a statewide concern.
The Navajo Generating Station.

Federal Grants Aimed at Recovery of Arizona Coal Communities

Oct 11, 2017 Money is going to the Navajo Nation to soften the expected closure of the Navajo Generating Station.
The White House's south lawn.

McCain Wants Answers Over White House Inaction on Russia Bill

Oct 11, 2017 The Arizona senator questioned Trump's commitment to the bill regarding Russia sanctions.

Goldwater Institute Sues FDA for Info on Ebola Drug Approval

Oct 10, 2017 The FDA originally turned down a FOIA request, saying it was protecting trade secrets.
The U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona.

Flake Bill Includes Border Security and DACA Proposal

Oct 5, 2017 The Arizona senator is proposing a bill he thinks both sides will like.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks to members of the media Oct. 4, 2017 on the University of Arizona campus.

Ducey: Lawsuits Not the Way to Keep Tuition Down

Oct 5, 2017 The governor said a preferred approach wouldn't see tax dollars spent.
Arizona State Representative Reginald Bolding (D-Phoenix)

Arizona Rep. Bolding to Keynote NAACP Freedom Dinner

Oct 5, 2017 Thoughts on standing 'Steadfast and Immovable' will be given in address.
Still image from a video released by the public relations department of Customs and Border Protection showing the start to construction of border wall prototypes.

Bill Seeks to Block Eminent Domain in Border-Wall Building

Oct 4, 2017 Two members of Congress want to prohibit the use of eminent domain for wall construction.
U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), April 2012.

Sen. Flake Wants Supreme Court to Hear Courtroom Shackling Case

Oct 4, 2017 At issue is a ruling over the shackling of large groups of pretrial detainees in court.

US House Passes Bill to Lift 'Red Tape' on Tucson's Udall Park

Oct 3, 2017 A bureaucratic mistake has limited city control of the park for almost three decades.
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords speak on gun control Oct. 2, 2017, the day after a mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Giffords, Kelly Call for Action on Gun Control Following Vegas Shooting

Oct 2, 2017 Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly say it is time for Congress to act.
The El Rio Community Health Center building.

Time Running Out for Community Health Funding

Sep 29, 2017 Lack of congressional action puts local health care providers in trouble, like El Rio Health Center.
The the ticket office at the McKale Memorial Center, home of the University of Arizona basketball team.

UA Starts Process of Firing Basketball Coach Charged in Bribery Case

Sep 28, 2017 Statement from UA president says school is beginning an independent investigation into Emanuel "Book" Richardson.
Looking east along the University of Arizona campus mall.

UA Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Facing Federal Charges

Sep 26, 2017 Emmanuel "Book" Richardson accused in FBI fraud conspiracy.
File photo of a hospital hallway.

Obamacare Repeal Will Cost AZ Economy

Sep 26, 2017 A report from ASU predicts recession if health care jobs are eliminated.
Site of the proposed Rosemont copper mine, looking west from Highway 83.

Environmental Group Sues Federal Agencies Over Rosemont Copper Approval

Sep 25, 2017 Center for Biological Diversity claims US Fish and Wildlife Service did not fully consider impact on endangered species and water.

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