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Recent Articles from Stephen Hamway, Cronkite News
Conservation groups sue feds over cactus ferruginous pygmy owl
Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at forcing the federal government to protect Arizona’s diminishing cactus ferruginous pygmy owl population under the Endangered Species Act.
Many Arizona national parks trying to address drops in visitors over decades
Visitor counts show that fewer people overall have been visiting Arizona’s national parks than they did in previous years.
State agencies received 400-plus bayonets from federal surplus program
The Marine Corps’ website refers to the bayonet as a Marine’s multipurpose fighting knife and the weapon of choice when shots can’t be fired. Since 2012, several law enforcement agencies in Arizona have acquired 447 bayonets in all through a federal program that distributes surplus military equipment.
Among nearly 800 M-16s to Arizona agencies, 13 to agriculture officers
Of the nearly 800 fully automatic M-16s Arizona law enforcement organizations have received under a Department of Defense program that gives away surplus military hardware, 13 have gone to a state agency better known for serving farmers and ranchers and protecting consumers.
Against long odds, write-in candidates seek governor’s office
A write-in candidate has never been elected governor of Arizona, and the odds are long that one ever will be. But don’t tell J. Johnson that.
