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Stories by Austen Bundy
Posted Apr 29, 2019, 2:32 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Wildlife advocates say animals like the jaguar are at risk if President Donald Trump builds his planned border wall. But jaguars and their advocates may have an unlikely ally – the technology used in driverless cars.... Read more»
Posted Apr 20, 2019, 2:31 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Buried in the 448-page report is a little more than a page that said Russian intelligence officers used a “leased computer” in Arizona to help funnel information that was stolen from hacked Democratic Party computers.... Read more»
Posted Apr 17, 2019, 8:55 am
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Baltimore and Phoenix are two completely different cities culturally and geographically, but they’re both experiencing the same problem: increased deaths due to opioid overdoses, specifically those involving powerful fentanyl.... Read more»
Posted Apr 6, 2019, 9:16 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Sen. McSally reiterated her support for stronger border security at a closed-door roundtable meeting this week but stopped short of supporting President Trump’s threats to shut down the southern border if Mexico doesn’t stop migrants from entering the United States.... Read more»
Posted Mar 25, 2019, 7:40 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Arizona Republicans say Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 exonerates President Trump, but a UA legal expert cautioned that it’s premature for the president to declare victory.
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Posted Mar 13, 2019, 12:39 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Kate Gallego became the second woman to be elected Phoenix mayor, handily defeating her former City Council colleague Daniel Valenzuela.... Read more»
Posted Mar 12, 2019, 2:38 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
In the wake of several behavior scandals, the Arizona Legislature pledged last session to adopt a code of conduct in order to hold members more accountable for their actions in office. Nearly a year later, that code doesn’t exist.... Read more»
Posted Feb 15, 2019, 5:27 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela — both Democrats — disagreed over whether public money should be used for pro sports arenas and if affordable housing alone is enough to address homelessness. Early voting began this week.
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Posted Feb 5, 2019, 5:55 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
President Trump has hinted there’s a “good chance” he will declare a national emergency during his State of the Union address in order to build a border wall. Experts, however, believe there are obstacles to using a national emergency to build a wall.... Read more»
Posted Jan 15, 2019, 9:34 am
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Education funding and the looming threat of water shortages were among the key issues Gov. Doug Ducey emphasized in his State of the State address Monday afternoon.... Read more»
Posted Mar 5, 2018, 2:13 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Arizona State Rep. Isela Blanc and DACA recipient Karen Ibarra were among dozens of marchers arrested Monday in Washington during a protest on what was supposed to be the last day of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 2, 2018, 1:01 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Even before she lost the Democratic primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, Brianna Westbrook had her sights set on a primary in August when the seat will be up again.... Read more»
Posted Jan 29, 2018, 1:22 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
New tariffs imposed last week by the Trump administration on imported solar products will benefit domestic manufacturers, but could hit consumers and other parts of the solar energy industry hard, experts said.... Read more»
Posted Jan 16, 2018, 2:09 pm
Austen Bundy
/Cronkite News
Federal officials issued guidelines last week that will let Arizona and nine other states move ahead on proposals to require that able-bodied Medicaid recipients are either working or involved in “community engagement activities” to be eligible for coverage.... Read more»