politics & government
Posted May 16, 2022, 7:53 pm
Dillon Rosenblatt & Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror
The Arizona Senate is launching an ethics investigation into Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers for her comments blaming the mass shooting in Buffalo on federal law enforcement instead of the white supremacist who is accused of carrying out the attack. ... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 5:34 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
A $23 million federal grant will help Tucson International Airport with major renovations, with the runway safety project receiving the largest amount from the first round of a $3.2 billion national program.... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 11:51 am
Shondiin Silversmith
/Arizona Mirror
Light Up Navajo III, a mutual aid project that extends service to Navajo homes without electricity - and where local Navajo utility crews work alongside other utility companies - is working to provide utilities a lot of people take for granted.... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 11:22 am
Miacel Spotted Elk
/High Country News
The possibility the Department of Energy will establish a strategic uranium reserve to increase the domestic stockpile of uranium comes at a cost: increased contamination borne by Native American tribes and local residents throughout the Southwest.... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 11:12 am
David Abbott
/Arizona Mirror
Medical marijuana sales in Arizona continued to slide in March, dropping for the fifth consecutive month as recreational cannabis sales soared to new heights after a small lull in January 2022, going up at least $2 million per month in February and March.... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 6:51 am
Gloria Gomez
/Don Bolles Fellow, University of Arizona
More than half a million drivers across Arizona have decked out their cars with specialty license plates, but they're more than just a decoration: They’re an active cash flow to nonprofit organizations that have raised over $8 million in the current fiscal year.... Read more»
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Posted May 16, 2022, 5:59 am
Rose Wagner
/Courthouse News Service
Gun violence has soared across the United States during the pandemic, and President Joe Biden urged local leaders Friday to help police quell the bloodletting with money they got through his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. ... Read more»
Posted May 16, 2022, 5:34 am
Blake Farmer
/Nashville Public Radio
In April 2021, FEMA offered to reimburse funeral expenses for COVID victims - up to $9,000 - and though the federal government has paid more than $2 billion to cover funeral costs, fewer than half of eligible families have started applications.... Read more»
Posted May 15, 2022, 4:06 pm
Carly Graf
/Kaiser Health News
The 2020 census missed nearly 1 of every 17 Native Americans who live on reservations, an undercount that could lead to insufficient federal funding for essential health, nutrition, and social programs in remote communities with high poverty rates.... Read more»
Posted May 15, 2022, 2:28 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has avoided public scrutiny like last year's fashions. One of her staffers will be at the Pima County supervisor's meeting Tuesday. This may be a rare chance for voters to vent to her.... Read more»
Posted May 15, 2022, 1:05 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
No, Republicans, "crazy" isn't a prerequisite for making life hard on Democrats, as Supervisor Steve Christy proves with some smart bird-dogging. ... Read more»
Posted May 14, 2022, 8:31 am
Hannah Norman & Victoria Knight/Kaiser Health News
After a draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, people were expressing concerns about the privacy of period-tracking app information - now, experts answer questions on data access and usage.... Read more»
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Posted May 13, 2022, 5:31 pm
Amanda Pampuro
/Courthouse News Service
To foster the Mexican gray wolves’ long term success in the Southwest, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife announced it will lift a 325-animal cap on the population according to a draft of the proposed rule published Friday. ... Read more»
Posted May 13, 2022, 3:19 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Rep. Raúl Grijalva asked the Justice Department to investigate a former Trump administration Cabinet member, saying he engaged in a quid-pro-quo relationship with a real estate developer, seeking campaign funds in exchange for a water permit needed for a massive housing project outside of Benson, Ariz.
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Posted May 13, 2022, 2:24 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Arizona's Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board decided Friday to launch an investigation into accusations against Deborah Martinez that include forging signatures for her nominating petitions and lying about living in her precinct. ... Read more»
Posted May 13, 2022, 12:30 pm
Rachel Kyte
/Tufts University/The Conversation
Six months ago, negotiators at the United Nations’ Glasgow climate summit celebrated new commitments to lower global greenhouse gas emissions - today, the world looks ever more complex but there are areas to watch for progress and cooperation.... Read more»