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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2018US Supreme Court to consider Arizona age discrimination suit
The Supreme Court will consider an Arizona case that asks whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to certain government agencies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2018Firearm-related deaths increase 29 percent among Arizona children
In the wake of the Florida shooting, Cronkite News took a deeper look into just how many deaths among Arizona children involve firearms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2018Advocacy groups pressure Arizona to ban bee-killing pesticides
Consumer advocacy groups across the country are fighting to ban certain pesticides they say are rapidly killing the nation’s honeybee population.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2018In wake of Florida shooting, Arizona educators look at social media impact
In the wake of the Florida shooting, Arizona educators regularly grapple with the benefits and the drawbacks of the immediacy of social media for students.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2018Federal plan could add food stamp work requirement in Arizona
The Agriculture Department wants to make it harder for states to get around a rule that limits some adults to three months of food stamp benefits.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2018Gun control bills stall in Arizona Legislature following Florida shooting
The Arizona Legislature likely won’t debate any gun control legislation this session, after House Democrats failed to force a vote on a bump stocks ban.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2018Family of deported Arizona mom describes living a ‘nightmare’
A year has passed since the world saw images of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos sitting in a locked van while her distraught children tried to console her.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2018Arizona public schools still working to get lead out of drinking water
Since officials identified dozens of Arizona public schools with elevated levels of lead, nearly half the schools still are undergoing repairs or tests.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2018300 Mesa High students walk out in support of stricter gun control
At noon Wednesday, 300 Mesa High students rallied in support of stricter gun control in the wake of last week’s Parkland, Florida, high school shooting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2018Crowded field for Franks’ special election raises more than $1.1 million
A week before the special election to fill former Rep. Trent Franks’ seat, campaign finance reports show candidates have raised more than $1.1 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2018Arizona schools to join national gun violence protest after Florida shooting
Students from at least two Arizona high schools have indicated they will participate in planned walkouts to pressure legislators to pass gun reform.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2018After deadly Florida shooting, what is Arizona doing about gun control?
Last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, put the national debate about gun control back into the spotlight.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2018Lawmaker: Lack of regulation on Arizona tattoo industry is ‘shocking’
Dozens of states in the U.S. regulate the tattoo industry. They often require the businesses to have licenses and the customers to remain sober.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2018Court proceedings continue after arrests of No More Deaths volunteers
The humanitarian aid group No More Deaths has faced 36 misdemeanor cases in the past 15 years brought by federal authorities. It has not lost a single one.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 9, 2018Report ranks Arizona 36th in nation in prosperity
Arizona ranked 36 out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for its residents’ “ability to save and build wealth,” according to a report.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 9, 2018Tempe group turns old ASU vinyl banners into tote bags
Workers for the Tempe-based Center for Habilitation turn used Arizona State University vinyl banners into tote bags and sell them to the public.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2018South Phoenix light rail extension includes 11 cultural art installations
The south Phoenix light rail extension will honor the diverse people and cultures that make South Phoenix such a vibrant community through art.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2018Trump’s focus on MS-13 may not reflect Arizona’s gang reality
President Donald Trump has emphasized MS-13 gang violence, but Arizona officials consider other criminal groups to be a more significant threat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2018Tribes say ‘no thanks’ to plan for scaled-back Bears Ears monument
Leaders of five tribes accused lawmakers Tuesday of “cherry-picking” tribal members to support an 85 percent reduction in the Bears Ears monuments.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 20188 Tucson volunteers arrested as group accuses agents of destroying aid
Seven aid workers with a Tucson-based group are facing misdemeanor charges, while another volunteer has been charged with harboring undocumented immigrants.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2018Supreme Court rejects appeal of Arizona death-row inmate
The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a murderer and rapist who has been on Arizona’s death row for 40 years for crimes in Maricopa County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2018New solar panel tariffs will be felt by Arizona companies, consumers
New tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imported solar panel products will benefit manufacturers, but could hit consumers hard, experts say.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 22, 2018Nearly 22K push for political power at Women’s March in Arizona
Nearly 22,000 people united in Arizona Sunday to promote a global cause: to bolster women’s power at the polls, encouraging them to vote and run for office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 20, 2018Nonprofits: Arizona needs more foster families for refugee children
Though Arizona had accepted thousands of refugees last year, Catholic Charities of Arizona only has 21 foster families that are licensed to help them.