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New poll shows strong sense of community on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Despite heated political rhetoric about the U.S.-Mexico border, people who live in the region largely view themselves as one community.
At GOP convention, little sympathy for border wall opponents
A poll of nearly 1,500 residents on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border found more than 70 percent of U.S residents don’t believe that a wall should be built between the two countries.
Judge may rule on claims of Arizona voter suppression
A U.S. district court judge may decide two critical issues in Arizona before the November presidential election: whether to stop the state’s new so-called “ballot harvesting” law from taking effect and whether to force elections officials to count out-of-precinct provisional ballots.
House narrowly rejects proposals to ban DACA recipients from military
Republicans vowed to continue pushing to keep undocumented immigrants out of the military, after the House this week narrowly defeated two proposals that would have done so.
‘Right to try’ advocates rally for access to experimental treatments
Rep. Matt Salmon’s bill would allow terminally ill patients to try treatments that have successfully gone through the first phase of a clinical investigation, but haven’t been approved by the FDA.
State spent millions on failed biospecimen program it hopes to revive
Everything changed for Brent Gendleman in 2003. That’s when the businessman uprooted his life in Washington, D.C., to make the trek west to Arizona and run 5am Solutions, a software company that focuses on medical and research applications.
Growing Arizona bioscience industry faces funding challenges
Arizona’s bioscience industry continues to grow, but a small venture capital stream and declining research funding pose challenges, according to a report by the Flinn Foundation, a Phoenix-based organization that supports research and business activity in the sector.
South of the border, public opinion of U.S. headed north
Make America great again? Mexicans think it is already. Or at least they did in 2014.
Mr., Ms. Smith to go Washington: Citizens add voices on national issues
Over two days last week, three Arizonans – a teacher, a former student and a immigration case worker – came to Washington to add their voices to the debate over Merrick Garland’s stalled Supreme Court nomination.
Arizona teacher survey: Use Prop 123 to raise salaries
Some Arizona teachers want Proposition 123 money to be used to increase teacher pay, but the state’s two major teacher associations disagree over how the money should be spent.
How upcoming Supreme Court abortion ruling could change Arizona’s legal landscape
The status of abortion access and legislation that affects patients and healthcare providers may change dramatically in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide a Texas case that could echo across the country.
Arizona cities work to stay ahead of emerging technology
Every month seemingly brings a slick new gadget to consumers’ hands, but those technological advancements aren’t always felt in the public sector, where some local governments have only just begun to push through upgrades to sometimes decades-old systems.
