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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2019State senator pushes two sales tax bills to fund Arizona education
Arizona Sen. Sylvia Allen is pushing two bills that she says would raise an extra $350 million yearly for education by increasing the sales tax.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2019
VA secretary hopes suicide prevention task force helps Arizona veterans
U.S. Secretary for Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said a third of veterans in Arizona don't receive VA services, but he hopes a new initiative changes that.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2019Construction on new South Mountain Freeway could finish 3 years early
Fluor Corporation CEO David Seaton said the South Mountain Freeway could be finished three years early, thanks to a strong private-public partnership.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Southern Arizona border agents seeing their share of group crossings
The Yuma Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is feeling the surge in large groups crossing the southern border from Mexico.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Winter blast prompts homeless man to move off the streets of Peoria
Last week's winter storm prompted one Valley homeless man to finally get help and attend one of Peoria's homeless outreach events.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2019ASU students hope Arizona Legislature splits tuition with them
Arizona State University students want tuition help from the state Legislature that's more than "the pennies that are left over at the end of the budget."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2019Tribal group threatens to pull out of Arizona water-sharing plan
The Gila River Indian Community is threatening to pull out of Arizona's Drought Contingency Plan due to a new bill that it says attacks its water rights.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 15, 2019Ducey enacts law to give more English language flexibility in schools
Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that allows schools to determine how long they want their English intensive blocks to last each day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2019Mesa company selling facial recognition tech to schools
Mesa-based Visitor Aware is selling facial recognition software to schools in an effort to better keep track of visitors and volunteers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2019DEA: Cartel active in Arizona ‘No. 1 target,’ even with El Chapo conviction
Even though El Chapo is likely off to federal prison, the Drug Enforcement Administration said the Sinaloa cartel is still its "No. 1 target by far."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2019Glendale police offer limited version of Taser incident
Glendale police offered a little bit of their account of events when their officers shocked a suspect with a stun gun 11 times during a 2017 arrest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2019Arizona cities brace for more smart tech on their streets
Arizona cities are bracing for smarter technology hitting their street that could reduce electricity usage and connect neighbors with businesses.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2019Gov. Doug Ducey proposes $12 million for Arizona school counselors
Teachers in Arizona are getting more money from the state, and school counselors could soon join them, according to a proposal from Gov. Doug Ducey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2019Hero comes to rescue of Tempe family struggling due to shutdown
KTAR News 92.3 FM brings you the story of a Tempe family who was almost made homeless by the government shutdown and the hero who changed their lives.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2019Why one Phoenix-area city will raise its sales tax starting this week
Sales tax in Scottsdale on Friday will rise 0.1 percent and will stay that way for the next ten years to pay for road repair and expansion across the city.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2019State bill for ‘hands-free’ mandate has bipartisan support and competition
Arizona lawmakers, law enforcement and the family of a fallen police officer are pushing a bill to mandate "hands-free" technology behind the wheel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 18, 2019Tempe family of 7 fighting off homelessness as shutdown continues
The federal government shutdown hits home for one family of 7. But that home may soon be no more as the shutdown threatens to force them out on the streets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 18, 2019Ducey, McCain pushing for more resources to end human trafficking
Gov. Doug Ducey and Cindy McCain spoke at the Phoenix Dream Center, urging Arizonans to open their eyes to human trafficking.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 17, 2019Arizona’s Latino community galvanizing for 2020 election
Arizona's Latino community is mobilizing to get out the vote, well ahead of next year's election -- and it's not just about promoting Latino candidates.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2019Arizona housing group: Ducey forgot homelessness in State of the State
The Arizona Housing Coalition said Gov. Doug Ducey's State of the State speech Monday left out homelessness and affordable housing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 9, 2019Arizona lawmaker calls for more restrictions on e-cigarettes
An Arizona lawmaker wants to tighten the rules on e-cigarettes and other vaping products to stop their rising use among teenagers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2019Report finds lowest unemployment rate for Hispanics, Latinos
New federal numbers show the lowest unemployment rate on record for Hispanics and Latinos, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2019Report: Phoenix following national trend with falling murder, crime rates
Phoenix is following national trends with dropping murder and overall crime rates. The city had 17.8 percent fewer murders last year compared to 2017.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2019Jon Kyl: Trump shouldn’t take all blame for government shutdown
One of Arizona’s outgoing U.S. senators gave his first news conference Wednesday since being sworn in to serve for the late Sen. John McCain in September.