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Home>Jack Fitzpatrick, Cronkite News Service

Jack Fitzpatrick, Cronkite News Service

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Recent Articles from Jack Fitzpatrick, Cronkite News Service

Top Stories December 13, 2013

Technology could change the face of mining jobs at Resolution Copper

WASHINGTON – The small town of Superior has pinned its livelihood to copper, silver and gold mines for more than a century, but never has it had a prospect like this.

Home news November 27, 2013

From state Senate to State Department: Jackson is new liaison to tribes

WASHINGTON – Former Arizona state Sen. Jack Jackson Jr. knew his job with the State Department would be a balancing act between representing the federal government and serving tribal communities.

Home news November 22, 2013

Park Service balks at requirement to plan ahead for future shutdowns

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is not interested in coming up with plans to let states pay to keep parks open should another government shutdown occur, a service official testified Thursday to a House subcommittee.

AZ/DC November 18, 2013

Arizona delegation splits as House passes ‘Keep Your Health Plan’ bill

WASHINGTON – Arizona Reps. Kyrsten Sinema and Ron Barber joined 37 other Democrats who crossed the aisle Friday and voted for a GOP-backed bill to let people keep their current insurance policies under the health care reform act.

AZ/DC November 8, 2013

McCain, Flake vote to ban workplace discrimination for sexual orientation

WASHINGTON – Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake joined an overwhelming majority of senators Thursday to pass a bill banning workplace discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

November 7, 2013

Arizona finishes 12th in national ranking on energy-efficiency policies

WASHINGTON – Arizona is the 12th-most energy-efficient state in the nation this year, the same position the state held last year, according to rankings released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Home news November 6, 2013

Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention

WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.

Home news October 30, 2013

Report blames national parks maintenance backlog on Congress

Congress is letting maintenance backlogs grow in national parks like the Grand Canyon while continuing to add new sites that the National Park Service cannot afford to maintain, a report Tuesday charged.

Home news October 28, 2013

Forget apps: In Congress, there’s a caucus for that, and Arizonans join up

WASHINGTON – Shipbuilding may not seem like a vital issue for arid, landlocked Arizona, but Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, joined the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus – along with 23 other caucuses and working groups.

Home news October 21, 2013

Visa backlog from shutdown could cause shortage of farm labor

This month’s federal government shutdown caused a backup in seasonal farmworkers’ visa applications that some groups say could lead to a labor shortage during the coming winter vegetable harvest.

Home news October 17, 2013

Tusayan mayor criticizes Park Service for closing Grand Canyon, other parks

Tusayan Mayor Greg Bryan told House lawmakers Wednesday that closing Grand Canyon National Park has devastated his town’s economy, and he criticized federal government officials for not acting sooner to reopen it.

Home news October 15, 2013

Northern Arizona tourism feeling impact of Grand Canyon shutdown

Grand Canyon river-rafting guides were having a good season this year. And then the calendar turned to October.

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