Taxi firm claims $10 fee doesn’t discriminate against the disabled

An attorney for a major Arizona taxi firm is defending the $10 additional fee charged for those who want a van, saying that does not discriminate against those with disabilities....

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Arizona narrowly avoided backlash facing North Carolina

An economic backlash broadened Tuesday against a NorthAi??Carolina law that critics say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with PayPal announcing it has canceled a major expansion in...

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Adoption process complicated by disparity between state law and Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage

At least one Arizona judge claims courts can’t certify same-sex married couples to jointly adopt, as long as state law grants that right only to a husband and wife. Judge...

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Sheriff who opposed body cameras brags about getting them

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpiao. (AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX (AP) ai??i?? An Arizona sheriff who in the past has adamantly opposed putting body cameras on officers...

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Latino activists want police to note race, ethnicity, age and gender of people they stop

DeeDee Garcia Blase details Tuesday why she believes Arizona needs a law to require police to detail the racial and ethnic profiles of those they have...

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No action by lawmakers, but gay rights activists continue fight against discrimination

Arizona’s lawmakers weren’t ready to consider legislation that would have let voters decide whether to outlaw discrimination against gays, leaders of gay rights groups say. There was talk in the...

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Smokers need not apply? Pima County to weigh hiring ban

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ai??i?? Pima County officials will decide this week on whether to implement a ban on hiring smokers. The Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote on the...

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LGBT groups seek to expand anti-discrimination strategies

The gay rights movement is going to try to parlay 2014 successes in the courts and Legislature into outlawing discrimination statewide. Leaders of gay rights groups say part of their...

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Former, current Grand Canyon workers allege abuses

The Colorado River winds through the Grand Canyon. (Wikimedia Commons) FLAGSTAFF ai??i?? Federal investigators are looking into allegations of discrimination, retaliation and a sexually hostile work...

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AZ Dems fire hostile, bizarre amendments at religious discrimination bills

As the minority party in both the House and the Senate, Democrats are powerless to stop what they see as bad legislation from passing through the chambers and heading to...

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Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index

(Cronkite News Service photo by Christopher Leone) After adding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and disabled residents to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance in February, Phoenix earned a...

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McCain, Flake vote to ban workplace discrimination for sexual orientation

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., backed an amendment to exempt religious organizations from the law banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. He said discrimination is “iinconsistent...

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Taxi firm claims $10 fee doesn’t discriminate against the disabled

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Arizona narrowly avoided backlash facing North Carolina

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Adoption process complicated by disparity between state law and Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage

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Sheriff who opposed body cameras brags about getting them

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Latino activists want police to note race, ethnicity, age and gender of people they stop

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No action by lawmakers, but gay rights activists continue fight against discrimination

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Smokers need not apply? Pima County to weigh hiring ban

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LGBT groups seek to expand anti-discrimination strategies

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Former, current Grand Canyon workers allege abuses

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AZ Dems fire hostile, bizarre amendments at religious discrimination bills

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Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index

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McCain, Flake vote to ban workplace discrimination for sexual orientation

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