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TweetPinSharePhoto by Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández on Unsplash Kelly also cosponsored a bipartisan resolution honoring the contributions of Arizona’s Latino community Contributed Article PHOENIX – Arizona Senator Mark Kelly recently issued the following statement …
Senator Kelly recognizes the start of Hispanic Heritage month Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced its deployment plan of electric vehicle fast chargers along Arizona’s alternative fuel corridors. Arizona is among the first states to …
ADOT statewide electric vehicle charger plan gets approval Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Shutterstock: A sign marks the water line last year at Lake Mead, which has since fallen to historically low levels. That triggered a water conservation plan for states …
Angry at other states, Arizona towns, and tribes rethink planned water cuts Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Samantha Chow/Cronkite News: A Western Diamondback rattlesnake “tastes” the air at the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary in north Scottsdale on Aug. 29. By Olivia Dow/Cronkite News SCOTTSDALE – This summer’s …
Slither and bound: Rattlesnakes and toads get busy during the monsoon season Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Protect yourself with these MVD tips PHOENIX – Ready to buy a used car? Don’t be deceived. The Arizona Department of Transportation-Motor Vehicle Division encourages consumers to …
Buying or selling a used vehicle? Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Ted Shaffrey/AP/Shutterstock: Workers replace old lead pipes with copper at a Newark, New Jersey, apartment building in 2021. Some critics say Arizona is getting more for lead pipe …
Federal funds for water projects are a fraction of what Arizona says it needs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenn Vargas/Creative Commons: A federal appeals court said the 292-year sentence handed down for a string of nonviolent burglaries in Bullhead City in 2013 was “undeniably harsh”. But …
Arizona man’s sentence of 292 years for burglary upheld Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The driver of this SUV, Elizabeth Dawson, 23, of Surprise, was declared deceased at the scene. Driver behavior, including speeding and impairment, are leading factors …
Traffic fatalities rose in 2021 as more people traveled Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott M. Allen/U.S. Department of Labor: A worker demonstrates her skills last month at the Chicago Women in Trades facility. Illinois was one of the top 10 states …
Union membership in Arizona inches up but still trails most of the nation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: If a bill for California fast-food workers is signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a new Council of industry and labor representatives could set wages and …
Flip burgers for $22 an hour? California may adopt a labor-management council to set wages Read More