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Mental Illness

Military Suicides on Rise; No Simple Solutions

Feb 26, 2013 Southern Arizona health care providers, veterans respond to mental health crisis
3/20/12

Tucson Mail Processing Ends

Feb 25, 2013 Part of Postal Service cutbacks to erase big deficit
Tucson Unified School District students.

State Website Aims at Parents, Students

Feb 25, 2013 Tool focuses on performance-based funding for K-12
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, D-Tucson, discusses looming federal budget cuts associated with sequestration set to start March 1, 2013.

Sequestration's Threats on AZ Detailed

Feb 22, 2013 Worries arise over local impact of automatic federal cuts set for March 1
A UMC trauma surgeon is working to help patients in a hospital's intensive care unit have a better night's sleep.

AZ Week: Medicaid Expansion Work in Progress

Feb 22, 2013 'We have no faith in federal government' to sustain funding, House speaker says
A group of students at the Jump Start program at Myers-Ganoung Elementary School.

Bill Would Allow Longer School Year

Feb 21, 2013 Poorly performing schools could opt in, get more funding

Photo Traffic Enforcement Ban Fails

Feb 21, 2013 Legislative committee says municipalities should decide

State Tax Revenues Slow

Feb 20, 2013 Legislative budget committee reports collections up, but below forecast
U.S. Sen. John McCain.

McCain: Sequestration Will Cost AZ 49K Jobs

Feb 19, 2013 Senator tells Green Valley audience biggest impact would be defense
A group of about 100 people protest enforcement of SB 1070 outside of Tucson Police Department in downtown Tucson.

Arrests Spark Protest of SB 1070 Enforcement

Feb 19, 2013 Tucson police says officers acted appropriately; activists call arrests unjust
Plan for Tucson road repairs under $100 million bond issue.

Road Bonds to Fund Tucson Repairs

Feb 19, 2013 Voter-approved increase in property taxes to pay for work that starts in fall

Napolitano to Visit Nogales

Feb 16, 2013 Inspecting border security that also facilitates legal trade, travel
The Political Roundtable discusses Gov. Jan Brewer's proposal to extend AHCCCS to low-income Arizonans and a federal court decision striking down a law aimed at blocking funding for Planned Parenthood.

AZ Illustrated Politics Episode, Feb. 15, 2013

Feb 16, 2013 Medicaid expansion; gun-sale background checks; more
Arizona Capitol.

AZ Week: State Revenues Looking Iffy

Feb 15, 2013 'Good but not great,' one senator says; 'be very cautious,' says another
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly.

Giffords Airs Gun-Control TV Spot

Feb 11, 2013 Watch her call for gun buyer background checks here
Gustavo Valencia holds photo of him and his wife. He has been in line for a visa to the United States for 18 years.

Immigration Back of Line? Maybe Forever

Feb 9, 2013 Quotas mean wait for Mexicans 20 years minimum; others less

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