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Recent Articles from Evan Bell, Cronkite News Service
Arizona reaps jobs, funds from decades-long boom in federal contracting
Federal contract spending in Arizona grew more than three times faster than the national rate over the past 20 years, according to a Cronkite News Service analysis of government data.
Feds, White Mountain Apaches sign ‘historic’ water-rights deal
The federal government and White Mountain Apache tribe signed a “historic” water-rights agreement Tuesday that the two sides said will guarantee water for the tribe and benefit Phoenix water users as well.
US House committee OKs bill to block planned casino in Glendale
A House committee gave overwhelming approval Wednesday to a bill that would block development of a Tohono O’odham casino on land the tribe bought inside Glendale.
Report: A drop in Colorado River flows could lower property values
WASHINGTON – A new report claims that property values could decline along with projected decreases in the level of the Colorado River, as demand on the river outpaces supply of water in it.
Some ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court’s ruling on Indian adoptions
Arizona experts said the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against a Native American father who was fighting to stop his daughter from being adopted may only have “muddied the waters” for future cases.
Some ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court’s ruling on Indian adoptions
WASHINGTON – Arizona experts said the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against a Native American father who was fighting to stop his daughter from being adopted may only have “muddied the waters” for future cases.
Energy Department aims to boost cleaner fossil-fuel technology funding
WASHINGTON – Federal energy officials unveiled a plan Tuesday to offer up to $8 billion of loan guarantees for development of cleaner-burning fossil-fuel technologies.
Gosar, Grijalva spar over bills to rein in president on national monuments
To Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, his bill to bar the president from establishing new national monuments in Arizona without congressional approval is simply about transparency.
Feds approve solar-power project proposed near Quartzsite
WASHINGTON – Federal officials gave a green light Monday to a proposed 100-megawatt solar-power plant near Quartzsite, a project that supporters say could create 438 short-term construction jobs and 50 full-time jobs.
Officials: Housing, schools made Buckeye one of nation’s fastest-growing towns
Buckeye officials said they were not particularly surprised when recent Census estimates showed their town was the ninth-fastest-growing city in the country in 2012.
