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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 22, 2021
Shooting in Colorado leaves 10 dead in latest mass tragedy
A shooting at a Colorado supermarket killed 10 people Monday, including a police officer who was the first to respond to the scene, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2021Ducey talks disdain for new education tax, vows fast fix
A new voter-approved tax on high-earning Arizonans that will boost education spending is firmly in Gov. Doug Ducey's crosshairs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2021
Havasu remains lively despite college spring break cancellations
Lake Havasu City’s beaches have been bustling for the first few weeks of the traditional spring break period. That's good news for local businesses that depend on spring break tourism.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2021Arizona Democratic state Sen. Kirsten Engel running for Congress
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Engel of Tucson said she's running for Congress, becoming the first major candidate to jump into the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2021Arizona sex abuse suspect arrested after hiding in desert for months
A 42-year-old Arizona man sought on sex abuse-related charges was arrested after he spent more than three months hiding in the desert, a sheriff's office said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2021Petersen sentenced to 5 more years in prison for adoption scheme in Arizona
A former Phoenix politician already in prison on a six-year sentence for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was ordered to serve another five years behind bars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2021Arizona Senate to do complete recount of 2.1 million Maricopa County ballots
Republicans who control the Arizona Senate announced Thursday they now intend to do a complete recount of 2.1 million ballots in the state’s most populous county to ensure that President Joe Biden's November win was legitimate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2021Small town pushes for reopening of east entrance to Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park officials tentatively plan to reopen the park's eastern entrance in late May, but there's sentiment in a small northern Arizona city that sooner would be better.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2021Bitterly divided Arizona House panel OKs school voucher bill
An Arizona House committee advanced an expansion of the state’s school voucher program about two years after voters overwhelmingly rejected universal vouchers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2021Arizona authorities seek stiff sentence for former county official Paul Petersen
Arizona authorities are seeking the stiffest possible prison sentence for disgraced former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen -- one that could keep him behind bars for up to 18 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2021Arizona redistricting commission selects executive director
The commission that will redraw Arizona’s political district lines this year chose Brian Schmitt to be the executive director.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2021Authorities divvy up $70,000 reward for captured Arizona inmates
Authorities have paid a reward to a Casa Grande resident and a family in Coolidge for their help in locating two Arizona prison inmates who escaped from a state prison in January.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2021Judge rules Arizona GOP must pay $18K in groundless election suit
The Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers must pay $18,000 in attorneys’ fees from their failed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Rep. Grijalva announces bill to reverse Arizona land swap for copper mine
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has introduced a bill to keep the U.S. Forest Service from turning over land in Arizona for a massive copper mine.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Haaland OK’d as interior secretary, first Native American Cabinet head
The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Mar 14, 2021
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?
Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America's most entrenched economic woes.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound.”
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 14, 2021
FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border
The Biden administration is turning to FEMA for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the US-Mexico border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Arizona task force to study possible jury selection changes
Possible changes to Arizona's jury selection system to make sure that trial juries include a fair cross-section of local communities will be the focus of a newly created task force.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable
With residents urged to stay home, tribal workers, health representatives and volunteers have stepped up efforts to ensure the most vulnerable citizens get the help they need.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Arizona GOP lawmakers’ effort to block clean energy rules stumbles
Efforts by Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature to strip elected utility regulators of their power to require more electricity from clean energy sources have hit a big bump.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward sued over party election
Two candidates for the Arizona Republican Party's executive committee who lost their January elections are suing state party Chair Kelli Ward to force an audit of the results.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 11, 2021President Joe Biden sets May 1 target to have all adults vaccine-eligible
President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2021Arizona county schools superintendent resigned after porn found on computer
Coconino County's schools superintendent resigned from his post in January after pornographic images were found on his work computer, The Associated Press has learned.