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State Sen. Juan Mendez and the Arizona Muslim Alliance have joined forces to propose an Office for New Americans, an initiative meant to improve immigrant rights and services by providing a centralized location for resources such as language classes and resettlement assistance. Read more»
Arizona cities, environmental advocates and businesses are teaming up to combat extreme heat by launching a variety of tree-planting initiatives as the state's climate conditions are becoming more extreme, and fatalities from extreme heat have spiked in recent years. Read more»
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Arizona lags behind in policies that prevent and reduce tobacco use and the state received failing grades in three of five categories and did not improve on any of its grades from last year, according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report. Read more»
