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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 8, 2022
Ducey sets focus on education, water, border security for 2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he wants to focus on education, border security and water during his eighth and final legislative session.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 8, 2022Rep. Ruben Gallego’s memoir corrected to remove reporter criticism
The publisher of a memoir by Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is correcting a passage that falsely describes reporting on a deadly Iraq War battle involving his platoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2022Arizona Supreme Court explains why it tossed budget bills
The Arizona Supreme Court explained Thursday why in November it affirmed a lower court ruling throwing out parts of three budget bills and invalidating one entire bill in the budget package.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2022
Arizona judge tells Cyber Ninjas to turn over records or pay $50K per day
A judge said Thursday he will fine Cyber Ninjas, the contractor that led Arizona Republicans' 2020 election review, $50,000 a day if the firm doesn't immediately turn over public records.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2022Phoenix man gets 34-year prison term for beating baby daughter
A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for beating his baby daughter six years ago, leaving her with permanent brain damage.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2022Maricopa County election officials to rebut claims in Arizona ballot review
Election officials in Arizona plan Wednesday to present a point-by-point rebuttal of a partisan review of the 2020 election that former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have used to promote the myth that Trump lost because of fraud.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2022Phoenix to resume water service shutoffs for nonpayment in February
Water service shutoffs are scheduled to begin again for Phoenix customers who are 31 days past due on their statements.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2022Sports betting revenue in Arizona is off to soft start
Arizona's general fund collected just over $1.3 million in taxes during the first two months of legalized sports betting, far below the high expectations set by Gov. Doug Ducey and other proponents of the new gambling law.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2022Arizona tribe to develop affordable housing for its members
A Native American tribe in southern Arizona plans to begin construction on an affordable housing development for its members.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jan 3, 2022
Investigators seek cause of Colorado wildfire; 2 people remain missing
Investigators are looking for the cause of the devastating Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jan 3, 2022
FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 1, 2022Arizona court upholds decision to not release COVID records for book
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona appellate court has upheld a lower court's decision to deny a request for…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 30, 2021Trial date set for suspect in shooting of Phoenix police officer
A trial date next April has been set for a man charged with attempted murder and other crimes in a Dec. 14 shooting that left a Phoenix police officer critically wounded.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 30, 2021Minimum wage in Arizona going up to $12.80 an hour on Jan. 1
Arizona's minimum wage will increase from $12.15 an hour to $12.80 an hour on Jan. 1 under a law approved by the state's voters in 2016 that gradually increases the bottom rate employers are allowed to pay.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 29, 2021Autonomous trucker TuSimple logs first no-human road test in Arizona
A semitruck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 28, 2021Sentencing date set for Luke AFB airman convicted of killing Mennonite woman
A U.S. Air Force airman who was convicted of killing a Mennonite woman after kidnapping her in New Mexico and taking her to Arizona will be sentenced next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 27, 2021Arizona regulators pass ban on COVID vaccine mandates for utility workers
Workers at state-regulated utilities in Arizona can't be fired for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a policy a state commission adopted this month.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 23, 2021
Donald Trump asking Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
Donald Trump's attorneys asked the Supreme Court to reverse lower court rulings against the former president.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2021Arizona Sen. Peshlakai takes position with Interior Department
Arizona state Sen. Jamescita Mae Peshlakai has resigned to take an Interior Department position in President Joe Biden’s administration.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2021Parents of kids killed in 2019 Arizona floodwaters plan to plead guilty
An Arizona couple who drove through floodwaters in 2019, resulting in the deaths of their two children and niece, are pleading guilty to charges rather than face a trial.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2021Man dies in crash after ramming girlfriend’s car on Phoenix freeway
A man was killed in a wrong-way crash on a Phoenix freeway early Thursday after running his girlfriend's car off the highway, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2021
Referendum to block Arizona tax cuts can go before voters, judge rules
A judge has ruled Arizona voters have a constitutional right to decide a referendum in November 2022 that seeks to repeal tax cuts that were approved by the Legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2021Arizona redistricting panel approves Republican-leaning congressional map
Arizona’s independent redistricting commission unanimously approved new boundaries for congressional districts that are likely to shift the state's delegation in favor of Republicans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2021NW Arizona county rejects emergency declaration despite hospital crisis
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors is willing to consider a resolution saying hospitals in northwestern Arizona face a staffing crisis but balked at declaring a state of emergency.