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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2015Arizona legislator wants lottery money to fund child sex investigations
Thousands of Arizonans are trading in child pornography online and almost none of them are being investigated, said a state lawmaker who wants to spend leftover lottery money to help find and prosecute them.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2015CAP official: 61 percent chance of Colorado River shortage by 2017
There is a 61 percent chance of the U.S. Interior Department declaring a shortage on the lower Colorado…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2015Super Bowl tip of iceberg for Phoenix as a player for major sports hub
Phoenix has validated itself as a major athletic events destination but sustaining that momentum calls for the creation of a sports commission to centralize efforts to keep the ball rolling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2015Arizona bill would shrink income tax if state collects sales tax from online sellers
If federal law gives states the authority to require online retailers to collect state sales taxes, Arizona should reduce the amount of income tax it collects to offset its gains, a state lawmaker says.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2015Westgate saw big bump in business during Super Bowl XLIX
After hosting a record number of visitors last week, the Westgate Entertainment District reported Super Bowl XLIX brought a correlation in business, hitting record sales.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2015Lawmaker seeks more participation in state prescription database
The cause of an epidemic lies inside the bathroom cabinets of many: prescription painkillers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2015
Universo Football brings Latino culture to Super Bowl
Thursday's Universo Football event brings a Latin flare to the Verizon Super Bowl Central fan experience.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2015Scottsdale’s GoDaddy remains confident as Google enters the domain market
Scottsdale-based GoDaddy has been the biggest domain registrar since 2005. Now Goggle is jumping into the field.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2015Phoenix officials add Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard sign to Broadway Road
Leaders from the city of Phoenix gathered to christen Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jan 16, 2015Arizona passes law requiring students to pass civics test
Arizona became the first state in the nation on Thursday to enact a law requiring high school students to pass the U.S. citizenship test on civics before graduation, giving a boost to a growing nationwide effort to boost civics education.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2014Congress finds sorting Fast and Furious records ‘like pieces of a puzzle’
More than a month after the Justice Department released 64,280 documents on Operation Fast and Furious, few new details about the botched "gun-walking" probe have emerged.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2014A well-earned name: Nothing is simple in world of ‘dark money’ politics
Paul G. Ryan asked the Arizona Secretary of State's Office what seemed like a simple question: Is a state nonprofit that spends money to influence elections actually a political committee?
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2014Phoenix Mayor Stanton praises city’s innovations as path to global success
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton told a Washington audience that the recession forced the city to reinvent itself.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 3, 2014Organizers decide a Super Bowl deserves a super countdown clock
The countdown to Super Bowl XLIX is on with the latest supersized promotion in the epicenter of what will be Super Bowl Central in downtown Phoenix: a 13-foot-tall solar countdown clock.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2014Closing an Arizona golf course brings tax penalties, angry homeowners
The saga of the recently-closed Ahwatukee Lakes golf course is not an isolated story in the Phoenix metro area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2014For some ASU athletes, challenges include honors requirements
For any NCAA athlete, pulling even average grades can be difficult. A rare few go above and beyond.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2014As Supreme Court starts session, Arizona again lands on court calendar
WASHINGTON - When the Supreme Court starts its term Monday, several things are sure to happen. The nine…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2014Environmental groups prepare lawsuit to force wolf recovery plan
PHOENIX - A coalition of environmental groups notified the federal government Wednesday it intends to sue over what…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2014Districts look toward first payment under $1.6 billion ruling on school funding
PHOENIX - Kyle McQuaid, chief financial officer for the Roosevelt Unified Elementary School District, said he hopes to…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2014Attorneys spar over withdrawing Grand Canyon-area land from uranium mining
PHOENIX - The U.S. Interior Department's decision to withdraw 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon from new…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 9, 2014Page businesses cheer start of project reopening landslide-damaged U.S. 89
PAGE, Ariz. - As manager of the Lake Powell/Page Days Inn and Suites, Traci Varner has grown used…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 9, 2014New dove-hunting in Arizona season features increased bag limit
BUCKEYE, Ariz. - Eleven-year-old Hunter Lopez got up at 2 a.m. to start his day, although he admitted…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 9, 2014
Sierra Vista neighborhood is told to boil water
Residents in a southeast Sierra Vista neighborhood have been told to boil their water until further notice.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 4, 2014
Arizona Capitol Museum looking for volunteers
Now is your chance to volunteer at the Arizona Capitol Museum. The museum is accepting applications for the Fall Ambassador program.