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Deb Haaland, Navajo,
Jun 12, 2023

Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling

It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites.

HIV, Mayes
Jun 9, 2023

Mayes: Ruling dropping preventive drugs from insurance would be devastating

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes vowed Thursday to “fight like heck” against a federal court ruling that could overturn a mandate that health insurers provide HIV-preventive medication without charge.

summer camp, Hobbs, Ducey
Jun 9, 2023

Summer camp funding continues – too late for some 

Arizona’s free summer camp program is continuing this year, still funded by federal Covid dollars, but some camp operators that offered free programming last year aren’t participating this time around. 

vulnerable adults, Kavanagh, Longdon, committee, guardianship
Jun 8, 2023

Lawmakers set to expand court protections for vulnerable adults

There is some unfinished business Arizona lawmakers are aiming to address when they return from a month-long break to the Capitol, and one bill they will consider would give vulnerable adults more autonomy in decision-making.

Navajo, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, House Natural Resources
Jun 8, 2023

Landless San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe could finally get its own homeland

It’s long past time for Congress to ratify the treaty so that San Juan Southern Paiute tribal members are no longer treated like strangers in their ancestral homeland, tribal President Johnny Lehi Jr. testified on June 7.

Covid, renters, scam
Jun 8, 2023

6 arrested in alleged scheme to fraudulently collect millions in Covid aid

Six people from Arizona, Washington and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of Covid aid from an assistance program meant for renters, federal prosecutors said.

ACLU, homelessness, city of Phoenix, ACLU, homeless camps, downtown Phoenix,
Jun 7, 2023

Six cities, one county have plans to use state funds to help homeless

Six Arizona cities and one county that have immediate plans to house the homeless are going to be dividing up $20 million in state funds.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, elder abuse, DES, Area Agency on Aging, neglect
Jun 7, 2023

World Elder Abuse Day shines light on incidents

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. And while Arizona has in years past made strides in reducing elder abuse and the exploitation of other vulnerable adults, thousands of seniors each month continue to report incidents of abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Voting Rights Act, Alabama, Arizona, Supreme Court, voters, elections, absentee ballot
Jun 6, 2023

Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act, next ruling could go further

Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on hold, while the Supreme Court weakened another section of the Voting Rights Act with a ruling from Arizo[...]

eating disorders, bulimia, anorexia, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Jun 5, 2023

Eating disorders marked by diagnosis, treatment gap for men, women of color

Eating disorders are on the rise in the U.S., including among teen girls. Attention still centers on women, who are most likely to suffer from eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. But research, diagnosis and treatment lags for men, LGBTQ individuals and Latina and Black women.

Biosphere 2, fire
Jun 5, 2023

Wildfire burning near Biosphere 2 science facility in southern Arizona 50% contained

A wildfire in southern Arizona that's burning about a half-mile (0.80 kilometer) from the Biosphere 2 science facility has been 50% contained, firefighters on Sunday said.

light rail, sales tax, transportation, Hobbs
Jun 2, 2023

Hobbs negotiating with GOP lawmakers to try to ask voters to extend transportation tax

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is directly negotiating with Republican lawmakers who control the Arizona Legislature to try to craft a deal to ask Maricopa County voters to extend a half-cent sales tax that for nearly 40 years has paid for new freeways, bus routes and light rail transportation projects.

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