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Court: Mine can give job preference to Navajo workers on Navajo land
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Peabody Western Coal Co. can give preference to Navajo tribal members when making hiring decisions for mines on the Navajo Nation.
Ducey looked for, found the right opportunities in life
In the early 1990s, Doug Ducey’s career at Proctor and Gamble was on the rise. Just a few years after starting out with a sales and marketing territory in Los Angeles, he was in charge of the company’s food service distributorship for the entire state of California. But Ducey was looking for something different.
Kirkpatrick, Tobin spar over spending and Obamacare
Democratic US Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican challenger Andy Tobin attempted to distance themselves from their respective political parties and past unpopular legislative decisions in the first debate of their contest to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Arizonans arrested at Democratic headquarters in immigration protest
Two Arizona women were among those arrested Monday at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters where protesters chided President Barack Obama’s “broken promise” to take action on immigration reform before the end of this summer.
EPA guidelines are a calamity in the making
For months, we heard the resounding warnings about how new Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed at power generation could affect Arizona consumers and businesses. Now that the agency’s proposal has officially been released, it is clear that these warnings were not in vain, for the guidelines EPA put forth will leave our state and our country on the brink of economic calamity.
Growing movement targets federal gun laws with state-level nullification
Across the country, a thriving dissatisfaction with the U.S. government is prompting a growing spate of bills in state legislatures aimed at defying federal control over firearms - more than 200 during the last decade, a News21 investigation found.
Brewer: Smith is the candidate who would carry on her legacy
Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith at an event at Mesa’s Cubs Park on Thursday, touting him as the candidate who will build on the work she’s done in the past five-plus years.
Officials ask Congress for funds to train firefighters, fight wildfires
Forestry and fire officials told a Senate subcommittee that federal, state and local firefighters need more funding, training and flexibility to effectively battle wildfires.
New VA head: 18 vets left off wait list have died
In a new revelation in the growing VA scandal, the organization's acting head says that an additional 18 veterans whose names were kept off an official electronic Veterans Affairs appointment list have died.
Embattled VA Secretary Shinseki refusing to resign
WASHINGTON ai??i?? Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki brushed aside calls for his resignation on Thursday and got an unexpected political lifeline Thursday from House Speaker John Boehner in the wake of reports that 40 patients died because of delayed treatment at an agency hospital.
Report: Arizona had steepest higher-ed cuts, highest tuition increases
Arizona had the nation’s steepest per-student cuts in state aid to higher education and the highest rates of tuition increase from pre-recession funding levels until today, according to a new report.
3 on leave over allegations on Phoenix vet care
Three executives of the veterans hospital in Phoenix have been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and unnecessary deaths at the facility, federal officials announced Thursday.
