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Home>Joshua Armstrong, Cronkite News Service

Joshua Armstrong, Cronkite News Service

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Recent Articles from Joshua Armstrong, Cronkite News Service

Home news December 20, 2011

Casinos muscle in on traditional “Five C’s” behind Arizona economy

The “Five C’s” that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona’s economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.

AZ/DC December 2, 2011

Navajo Nation president wants leeway in federal rules on coal-fired plants

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly told a Senate committee Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency “ignores reality” by insisting on the most-advanced pollution control technology to update coal-fired power plants.

Home news October 20, 2011

Senate’s final OK on bill clears the way for Cragin Dam projects

The Senate has passed and sent to the president a bill that should end years of confusion over which federal agency has jurisdiction over the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir in Coconino County.

October 12, 2011

Arizona tribal leaders lobby in Washington on budget cuts, regulations

With Congress required to come up with more than $1 trillion in multiyear budget cuts this fall, tribal leaders converged in Washington this week to make sure their concerns are included in the discussion.

Home news October 7, 2011

Judge removes hurdle to challenge of $3.4 billion Indian lands settlement

A federal judge has removed a hurdle for people challenging the U.S. government’s $3.4 billion settlement of an Indian land mismanagement lawsuit, the largest government settlement in U.S. history.

U.S.-Mexico border October 6, 2011

House committee OKs bill to waive environmental rules for Border Patrol

A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would waive environmental regulations for Border Patrol activities within 100 miles of any U.S. border.

Home news October 5, 2011

House passes bill to clear up confusion over control of Cragin Dam

The House on Monday approved a bill aimed at clearing up six years of what one Arizona lawmaker called a “ridiculous jurisdictional battle” over control of the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir Project in Coconino County.

October 5, 2011

Arizona tribes, lawmakers spar in Washington over proposed Glendale casino

Supporters and opponents of a proposed casino in Glendale accused each other of subverting the system Tuesday as they clashed on a bill that would prevent the Tohono O’odham Nation from building the project.

Home news September 29, 2011

Phoenix officials tout solar program as nationwide possibility

A Phoenix residential solar-energy project could be replicated around the country, said Valley business and government representatives in a meeting Wednesday with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Home news September 14, 2011

Arizona cities lag far behind other metro areas in economic growth

Economic growth in Arizona’s metropolitan areas was a fraction of the national growth rate for metro areas in 2010, according to figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

AZ/DC August 24, 2011

Budget chief: Higher ed to take biggest hit from state’s rising health costs

Arizona’s colleges and universities will likely bear the brunt of budget cuts forced by rapidly rising health care costs, the state’s budget director told a Washington audience Tuesday.

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