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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2021Arizona House Dems seek to expel lawmaker who attended Capitol rally
Democrats in the Arizona House moved to expel Republican Rep. Mark Finchem, who attended the Jan. 6 rally that turned violent when demonstrators stormed the U.S. Capitol.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Feb 6, 2021Joe Biden’s dilemma in COVID-19 aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
Joe Biden's push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is pitting his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2021Arizona GOP lawmakers pressure Kelli Ward to audit party election
Pressure is rising on Kelli Ward, chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, to allow an audit of her recent reelection.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2021Arizona Senate fast-tracks contempt vote in election dispute
Republicans who control the Arizona Senate voted Thursday to fast-track a resolution finding Maricopa County in contempt for not turning over elections material as a subpoena demanded.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2021Navajo Nation to host virtual memorial for former president Hale
The Navajo Nation is hosting a virtual memorial event Friday to honor former tribal president Albert Hale.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Feb 5, 2021VP Harris casts tie-breaker vote as Senate approves budget bill
The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution that's a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2021
Arizona Senate panel OKs proposal to ban abortions for Down Syndrome
An Arizona Senate panel approved a proposal that would make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion because the fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2021
Phoenix approves 275 more beds for state’s largest shelter
The Phoenix City Council has approved another 275 beds for Arizona's largest shelter for homeless people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2021Apaches’ fight over Arizona copper mine goes before federal court
Apache tribal members made emotional pleas Wednesday in federal court to try to prevent what could become the largest copper mine operation in the U.S.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2021Senate unveils election contempt charge against Maricopa County
Republicans who control the Arizona Senate are moving ahead with their threat to pass a contempt resolution finding Maricopa County has failed to comply with a subpoena demanding access to elections equipment and ballots cast in the November election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2021Arizona horned rioter to be provided organic food, judge orders
A judge on Wednesday ordered corrections authorities to provide organic food to an Arizona man accused of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2021Arrest warrant issued for 2020 Mesa road rage suspect
Authorities are trying to locate a man who’s suspected of pointing a gun at a woman driver and threatening to kill her during a road-rage incident in Mesa last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 2, 2021
Arizona looks to embrace sports betting in proposed deal with tribes
Arizonans would be allowed to bet on sports at casinos and sites owned by pro teams under a proposed update to the state's deal with Native American tribes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 2, 2021Judge says Phoenix courthouse shooting suspect unfit for trial
A federal judge in Arizona has concluded that a man accused of opening fire in September on a security officer outside a federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix is mentally unfit and cannot stand trial.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2021Arizona school voucher bill aims to expand current system
Advocates of using public money for private education are pushing a wide-ranging new school voucher program that would vastly expand Arizona's current system just two years after state voters overwhelmingly rejected a universal voucher system.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2021Man suspected of killing Mesa woman arrested in Texas
Weeks after the fatal shooting of a woman in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, authorities have arrested a suspect in Texas on suspicion of second-degree murder.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2021Arizona regulators to weigh ban on trail cameras for hunting
Animals can be deterred from using scarce water sources in drought-stricken areas because so many people place and check on remote cameras
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2021Arizona Senate hires auditor to review Maricopa County election
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said she has hired an independent auditor to scour election results in Maricopa County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2021GOP bill would let Arizona Legislature revoke presidential election results
The GOP-controlled Arizona Legislature is considering a raft of election-related bills, including one that would allow lawmakers to toss out certified presidential election results.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jan 29, 2021Johnson’s 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19, but less than some others
Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2021
Arizona GOP lawmakers fast-tracking bill blocking energy standards
The Arizona Legislature is fast-tracking a bill that would strip state utility regulators of their power to require utilities to get more of their electricity from clean energy sources.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2021Wildfire season in Arizona burned almost 1 million acres in 2020
Arizona had one of its worst wildfire seasons in nearly a decade last year, state Department of Forestry and Fire Management officials said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2021Make-A-Wish co-founder, former Arizona DPS trooper dies at 77
Frank Shankwitz, a co-founder of the Make-A-Wish charity and a former Arizona state trooper, has died. He was 77.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2021Northern Arizona digging way out of snow after big storm
Residents around northern Arizona were digging themselves out from the latest in a series of winter storms, one that dumped more than 2 feet of snow Sunday to Tuesday.