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TweetPinSharePhoto By Keerthi Vedantam/Cronkite News: Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was one of seven Democrats who voted against including a $15-an-hour minimum wage in a pandemic relief bill Friday. While progressives …
Sinema faces blowback for minimum wage vote Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau Pandemic impact on mortality and economy varies across age groups and geographies By Victoria Udalova WASHINGTON D.C. – The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Initial impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Economy more widespread than on mortality Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – As of Monday, Graham County has had 5,319 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (those who have been tested) with 5,019 now listed as recovered. …
More than 5,000 recovered from COVID-19 in Graham County with 225 currently active cases Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Rachel Stapholz/Cronkite News: Tony Anger and Norman Langeliers land Amazing Grace, Anger’s 77-year-old Fairchild PT-26 trainer, at Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport on Feb. 21. By Rachel Stapholz/Cronkite News MESA – …
WWII veteran flies in a rare aircraft for his 94th birthday, thanks to nonprofit Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By June Lowery: Aravaipa Creek is a lush riparian area in the Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness. The BLM is seeking to purchase 2,800 acres of privately owned land northeast …
The Bureau of Land Management seeks land acquisition to improve conservation values and recreation access near Klondyke Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: You can skip going to the MVD and renew your driver’s license online. Contactless option will allow older adults to make healthy choices Contributed Article/Courtesy …
Arizonans can now renew driver licenses online Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Moon/U.S. Navy: Experts say more than a third of adults have not received recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic – in part due to …
‘The balance of risk has shifted’: Cancer screenings plunge during the pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Sacred Land Film Project: Oak Flat, Chich’il Bildagoteel, is at the center of a dispute between the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Resolution Copper. Contributed Article SAN CARLOS …
San Carlos Apache Tribe files injunction to stop Forest Service land swap for Resolution Copper Mine Read More
TweetPinShareEAC File Photo Bill now moves to Senate Contributed Article PHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives today approved HB 2523, bipartisan legislation sponsored by State Representative Becky Nutt (R-14) that …
House approves bill allowing EAC and other community colleges to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Håkan Dahlström/Creative Commons: The availability of charging stations is just one of the challenges to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The car’s supporters in Arizona say much …
Arizona efforts to boost electric cars get so-so grades in new reports Read More