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Biden, heat, Arizona, workers, farms, construction sites
Jul 27, 2023

Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist

With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden today plans to unveil new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.

student debt, Biden, Supreme Court, Department of Education, Arizona State University
Jul 19, 2023

Latest student debt-relief plan could mean $1 billion for 20,000 in Arizona

More than 20,000 Arizona residents would see $1 billion in student debt erased under a Biden administration plan unveiled just two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a previous debt-forgiveness plan.

student debt, Biden administration, Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts, Arizona
Jul 3, 2023

Supreme Court nixes Biden plan for $430 billion in student-loan relief

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Biden administration student-debt relief plan that would have aided more than 40 million people, 916,000 of whom live in Arizona and currently hold a total of $32.6 billion in loans.

broadband, high-speed internet, Hobbs
Jun 27, 2023

Arizona gets $1 billion for broadband, part of $43 billion federal program

Arizona will get just under $1 billion in federal funding for high-speed internet access improvement, part of more than $42.45 billion released Monday by the Commerce Department.

Bureau of Land Management, conservation, ranching, logging, forestry, Gosar, Grijalva
Jun 16, 2023

Lawmakers spar over BLM plan to weigh conservation in land-use decisions

A Bureau of Land Management rule that would, for the first time, count conservation as a legitimate use for public lands, along with mining, logging and other uses, is an “offensive” overreach of federal authority, Republicans said Thursday.

Trump, indictment, Biggs, Gosar, Lesko, Stanton, Gallego, Sinema,
Jun 12, 2023

GOP lawmakers call for ‘war,’ Democrats for justice after Trump indictment

Arizona lawmakers’ reaction to the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump for allegedly hoarding classified intelligence documents was swift – and partisan – Friday.

debt ceiling, Biden, Kelly, Sinema
Jun 5, 2023

Senate passes 11th-hour debt ceiling bill, heading off threat of default

The U.S. Senate gave final approval to a bill to suspend the debt ceiling, just days before today’s “X-date” when Treasury officials said the government would run out of money and default on its debts.

semiconductor manufacturing, Biden, Verde Clean
May 30, 2023

Business adding over 600 new jobs with help from Biden’s investments

Thanks to President Joe Biden’s investments in American semiconductor manufacturing, we anticipate that we’ll be able to create up to 800 new jobs in our community over the next decade.

homelessness, Biden administration
May 19, 2023

White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California

Five major U.S. cities, including Phoenix, and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing under a new plan launched Thursday as part of the Biden administration's larger goal to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025.

Spain, migrants, White House, Joe Biden
May 12, 2023

US-Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold White House talks

President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks Friday as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection.

wind, solar, Fennemore, Inflation Reduction Act, Hobbs, governor, clean energy,
Apr 7, 2023

Tax credits, incentives available to Arizona businesses 

The Office of the Governor has not said when the Office of Resiliency will open, but if established in time, it may help even more Arizonans receive tax credits under the IRA. 

Gallego, Sinema, Congress, election, banks
Mar 14, 2023

Gallego slams Sinema over 2018 bank deregulation vote

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego slammed independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on Tuesday for backing a bank deregulation bill he says contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, highlighting Sinema's Wall Street ties as he campaigns for her seat.

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