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Congressman Raúl Grijalva
Dec 3, 2024

Grijalva to step down as ranking Democrat on environmental committee

In a prepared statement Monday, Grijalva said "it is the right moment to pass the torch'' as Congress begins a new session.

Nov 11, 2024

AZ’s new election law tightens time to meet federal deadlines

It was fought in the Supreme Court this weekend as a legal dispute over whether voters were being denied the right to fix their signatures on ballots. Lost in the […]

Oct 21, 2024

Funding stalled for federal program that’s reducing diabetes among Arizona Native Americans

Federal funding expires at the end of the year for a program that has reduced diabetes among Native Americans. Congress has yet to act, leaving providers and patients worried. Diabetes […]

Congressman Raúl Grijalva
Oct 2, 2024

Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, sidelined by cancer since February, says next term will be his last

Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer early this year and absent from the U.S. Capitol since February, says his next term will be his last. He’s seeking a 12th […]

wildfire
Sep 11, 2024

Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West

WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years. […]

A windmill draws water for livestock in Leupp, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, Saturday, March 9, 2024. A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress took a significant step forward late Monday, May 13, with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
May 26, 2024

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement

Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: "Yá'át'ééh abíní!"

May 6, 2024

Senator banned from using chamber’s broadcast room

A state senator who complained about Democrats hosting a "drag story hour'' has lost his privileges to use Senate broadcast facilities after he used them to do an interview with a talk show host who denies the Holocaust.

U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. speaks prior to delivering her signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State's office Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at the Capitol in Phoenix. Sinema is officially running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. Women running for office have crossed another threshold with a record number of candidates for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Matt York)
May 3, 2024

Voters urged to focus on lawmaker’s effectiveness

With 10 of Arizona’s 11 congressional seats up for election this year, experts and voters are urging Arizonans to consider the range of an incumbent’s performance

Apr 2, 2024

Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva says he has cancer, but plans to work while undergoing treatment

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he said he is continuing to work while undergoing treatment. 

A woker checks on a piece of mining equipment at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz. The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s.
Mar 31, 2024

Uranium mined near Grand Canyon as prices soar, US pushes more nuclear power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. 

Reporter Martin Dreyfuss works on stories for Cronkite News at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Feb. 28, 2024. Dreyfuss is assigned to cover the Arizona Legislature for the immersive newsroom program this semester and expects to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication in December 2024 from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. (Photo by Lauren Kobley/Cronkite News)
Mar 29, 2024

ASU students gathering news at state Capitol, D.C

From the Arizona statehouse to the nation’s capital, Arizona State University students are reporting on the issues that matter to their readers.

Feb 26, 2024

We must pass Defend the Guard Act into law

I have witnessed the same overwhelming support for this legislation from my own constituents, and every Senate Republican will tell you the same. I am determined to see SB1121 become law, for our federal government to rein in its endless wars abroad, and for Arizona to become the first state to defend the integrity of our National Guard.

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