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SRP panel gives final approval to $1M donation
Oct 28, 2013

Rail and roads

The iArizona Committee is headed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith and backed by a broad coalition of local politicians, construction contractors and business interests. Their ultimate goal is to boost Arizona’s economy and status as a transportation hub connecting Los Angeles, Dallas and Mexico, as well as linking Arizona’s manufacturing and economic hubs to one another.

Immigration activists demonstrate on the U.S. side of the border fence as they wait for "dreamers" to arrive to the U.S. port of entry where they planned to request humanitarian parole, seen from Nogales, Mexico, Monday, July 22, 2013. Customs and Border Protection officials on Monday detained the activists who filed applications for humanitarian parole at the Nogales border crossing to try to return to the United States. (AP Photo/Samantha Sais)
Jul 23, 2013

Immigration activists detained while trying to enter US

U.S. authorities have detained eight activists who asked to be allowed to re-enter the United States from Mexico on humanitarian grounds in a protest against American immigration policies.

In a photo provided by the Rio Grande National Forest, firefighting personnel at the West Fork Complex Incident Command in Del Norte, Colo., observe a moment of silence early Monday morning, July 1, 2013, for fellow firefighters killed Sunday fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz. The out-of-control blaze killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of "hotshots," authorities said Monday. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years. (AP Photo/Rio Grande National Forest, West Fork Complex, Andy Lyon)
Jul 1, 2013

Portable shelters couldn’t save 19 Arizona firefighters

Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting "Hotshots" broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into the foil-lined, heat-resistant bags before the flames swept over them.

Serena Unrein, public interest advocate for the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, explains the report’s findings on Phoenix. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Julia Tylor)
Jan 24, 2013

Group gives Phoenix grade of D on spending transparency

A public watchdog group on Wednesday gave Phoenix a grade of D for its online disclosure of spending information, ranking it 19th among the 30 largest cities in the U.S.

Notable laws nationally add restrictions to life in 2013
Jan 7, 2013

Notable laws nationally add restrictions to life in 2013

In California, a new law makes it a crime for a dog to pursue a bear or bobcat at any time.

In Illinois, it’s now illegal to sell, trade or distribute shark fins.

The National Conference of State Legislatures has compiled a list of laws around the country that went into effect Jan. 1. Here are others, as described by the NCSL.

Michael Kucharo, president of the Arizona Film and Media Coalition, said the state is losing out on motion pictures and ventures to create other forms of media by not offering tax incentives like those in New Mexico. He wants Arizona lawmakers to revive tax credits that expired in 2010. (Cronkite News Service photo by Melanie Yamaguchi)
Nov 16, 2012

Tax credits, the sequel: Film incentives ready for another closeup at State Capitol

Reviving tax credits used to lure movie productions to Arizona – and expanding the program to include other forms of multimedia – would make Arizona more competitive with states such as New Mexico that offer such incentives, supporters say.

May 29, 2012

Arizona officials consider expanding medical marijuana program

The Arizona Department of Health Services held a public hearing to consider requests to expand its fledgling medical marijuana program.

May 14, 2012

Applications for pot dispensaries now open

State health officials are now accepting applications from medical marijuana dispensaries.

May 7, 2012

Air: What’s in a grade?

Although Maricopa County was assigned a grade of “F” for ozone pollution and a grade of “C” for 24-hour particulate pollution in the American Lung Association’s recently released 2012 State of the Air Report, air quality professionals contend that the simple letter grade doesn’t tell the entire story of the Valley’s air, and that progress has been made during recent years in reducing[...]

May 20, 2011

Phoenix, Tucson losing homeland security money

Phoenix is losing $3 million in federal grant money designed to help urban areas respond to and prevent terrorist attacks.

Apr 15, 2011

Many states’ laws would have prohibited Fiesta Bowl trips

As stunning as the Fiesta Bowl revelations were in Arizona, the scandal would have been far more severe for the lawmakers involved had it been the Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl.

Apr 5, 2011

Calif lawmaker promotes Ariz-like immigration bill

A tea party member promoted an anti-illegal immigration bill Monday that is loosely modeled after one that drew attention to Arizona last year.

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