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GCU faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

Oct 31, 2023 The university dismissed the allegations as “lies and deceptive statements.”
Students attend a biology class at BASIS Oro Valley.

Southern Arizona schools get passing grades from the state

Oct 31, 2023 The Arizona Department of Education is out with its annual school grades.
From left to right: Congressman Juan Ciscomani, Administrator and CEO of Western Area Power Administration Tracey LeBeau, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy Jennifer Granholm at the Apache Generating Station in Cochise, AZ. October 30, 2023.

U.S. Dep. of Energy announced federal support of three transmission projects

Oct 30, 2023 The Southline Transmission Project is one of the three projects and will span from Hidalgo County New Mexico to Pima County in Arizona.
Cmdr. Thomas Digan, commanding officer of PCU Arizona (SSN 8030 is piped ashore following the PCU Arizona (SSN 803) establishment of command ceremony that was held at Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) in Groton, Conn. on Friday, October 27, 2023. When completed Arizona will be the 30th Virginia class fast attack submarine and will be the first to be equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM). When commissioned Arizona will join the ranks of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) TWELVE based out of Groton, Conn.

USS Arizona gets its first skipper

Oct 30, 2023 The nuclear submarine is still under construction.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

Arizona will receive $30 million for energy assistance funding.

Oct 30, 2023 All 50 states, 125 tribes, three territories, and the District of Columbia will be funded.
Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma testifies to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, with committee chairman Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, shown on the screen behind him.

Hopi leader tells panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach

Oct 29, 2023 The remarks by Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma were part of a Senate Indian Affairs Committee roundtable on challenges tribes are facing.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

The Buzz speaks with Tucson City Council candidates

Oct 27, 2023 Candidates see streets, crimes and homelessness as the city's top issues.
Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

A generational battle: How a tribe’s concern over uranium mining on ancestral homelands brought Biden to AZ

Oct 27, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the history of the Havasupai people's fight to stop uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
Tucson businessman Blake Masters joined the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. July 2021

Former Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters is running for Congress

Oct 26, 2023 Masters said he is running as someone unafraid of government establishment.
The sun rises over the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.

Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

Oct 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of the Interior said in a statement that the risk of reaching critically low water elevations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the river's two key reservoirs, has gone down substantially.
Volunteer tax preparers will take information and file online.

IRS Direct File comes to Arizona

Oct 25, 2023 Taxpayers can file federal and state returns with new IRS web site.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

A look into the politics of Prop. 413

Oct 23, 2023 How Tucson’s struggle to pass city council raises is part of a bigger political conversation.
Candidates for Mayor of Tucson. From left to right: Ed Ackerley (I), incumbent Regina Romero (D), and Janet "JL" Wittenbraker (R).

The Buzz: El Tour de Mayor of Tucson

Oct 20, 2023 AZPM takes a drive around Tucson with three candidates running in the mayor's race.
A 2020 mail-in election ballot.

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office

Oct 20, 2023 The lawsuit asks a federal judge in Phoenix to block Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from allowing people to run for offices other than president or vice president under the No Labels banner.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate speaks in Tucson in October 2023.

Kari Lake talks court cases and Senate aspirations at packed Tucson fundraiser for “America first” candidates

Oct 19, 2023 Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake rallies supporters in Tucson.
The Colorado River flows near Hite, Utah on July 4, 2022.

New Colorado River rules will be hard to agree on

Oct 19, 2023 A new report shows just how tricky it could be.

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