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In Nogales, local officials lambast lack of migrant reform
Lawmakers and local officials were in Nogales Monday morning — where they say Congress is fueling a crisis by failing to pass border and immigration reform.
Mar. 18, 2024
Residents air frustrations with Sedonas plan for area where workers can sleep in cars
The Sedona City Council voted last week to provide a safe place to park for local workers living in their cars. The city will provide showers, bathrooms and trash services.
Mar. 18, 2024
Snowfall expected across northern Arizona this weekend
Arizona has more winter weather on the way this weekend. The National Weather Service expects much of the northern part of the state will be getting heavy snow.
Mar. 15, 2024
Navajo Nation announces $50M contract with ZenniHome
This partnership between the Navajo Nation and Mesa-based company is meant to kickstart mass-scale manufacturing to meet a severe housing demand on the reservation and help Page bounce back following the shutdown of the Navajo Generating Station.
Mar. 14, 2024
Arizona Senate president: Hobbs isnt putting her money where her mouth is with border bill veto
The Show spoke with state Senate President Warren Petersen about Arizona GOP plans to continue to send border-related bills to Gov. Katie Hobbs after her veto.
Mar. 14, 2024
Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. Its a myth with a long history
The false notion that undocumented immigrants are affecting federal elections has been floating around for over 100 years, experts say, but this year, due in part to an increase in migrants at the southern U.S. border, the idea could have new potency.
Mar. 14, 2024
Migrants wait apprehensively at Mexican border, in Arizona for immigration court dates
Migrants who are seeking asylum in the U.S. wait apprehensively at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Arizona at places like Monte Vista Baptist Church in Phoenix for their immigration court hearings.
Mar. 13, 2024
The language around immigration is ramping up with the political debate
Immigration will certainly be a central issue on the campaign trail this year as the election heats up. It’s already a central issue in the Arizona Legislature. So, how does the language we use to talk about immigration change the conversation?
Mar. 13, 2024
Future of fossilized dinosaur footprints uncertain
The Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City is home to dozens of tracks, from the Dilophosaurus to the T-Rex. And a ragtag group of Navajo guides greet tourists right off the roadside, directly across from a green-painted “turn here” sign.
Mar. 12, 2024
Federal money is headed to Santa Cruz County for bridge project
Santa Cruz County is getting more than $6.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities grant. That’s a pilot program focused on communities previously cut off from economic opportunities due to other transportation projects, like freeways.
Mar. 12, 2024
Tucson Councilman Steve Kozachik to leave post
Steve Kozachik has been on the City Council since 2009. He represents Ward 6 in midtown Tucson — where he worked on city projects including those focused on migrant care and another to reduce collect and recycle plastic waste.
Mar. 12, 2024
Pima County approves new sports complex in Tucson
The upcoming the Mosaic Quarter is a sports and entertainment center that county official say will bring in billions in local and regional revenue. It's slated for a 90-acre stretch of county-owned land alongside the existing Kino Sports Complex on Tucson’s south side.
Mar. 12, 2024
Grijalva joins lawmakers asking for more FEMA funds for migrants in Tucson
U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva and other U.S. House members are asking for $3 billion for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program — which local aid groups use to assist migrants released by the Border Patrol to await immigration hearings in the U.S.
Mar. 11, 2024
Federal judge rules to uphold Biden administrations parole program
Humanitarian parole is a broad executive authority that’s been used for decades to allow foreign citizens temporary, emergency entry to the U.S. The program for Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Cubans allows U.S.-based sponsors to apply to bring family members here for two years.
Mar. 11, 2024
Old photo of bear on border wall is recirculating. Experts say wildlife issue is worse today
A photo of a black bear on the border wall near Naco, Arizona, in from 2018. However, a video from conservation group Sky Island Alliance shows a black bear trying in vain to get through the wall in October 2023.
Mar. 11, 2024
The Toasted Sister Podcast delves into the world of Native food
Andi Murphy has been tracking the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movement for several years. That refers to, among other things, an Indigenous community’s ability to deal with issues of health and hunger by cultivating their own healthy food, and controlling how that food is produced and distributed.
Mar. 8, 2024
Haaland announces $14.5M to electrify AZ tribal homes
This week, the Interior Department allocated $72 million to aid tribal communities in electrifying their homes on a path toward zero-emissions energy systems. Three of the 21 tribes receiving federal funding are from Arizona.
Mar. 7, 2024
Federal inaction at the U.S.-Mexico border sparks fight at AZ Capitol
Republican state lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs agree — they say the federal government has fallen short in securing the state’s southern border. But they are at odds over a Republican package of bills that would restrict immigration.
More Arizona politics news
Mar. 6, 2024
This tiny Arizona city becomes first to pass Gaza ceasefire resolution
South Tucson is an autonomous 1.2-square-mile city with about 5,000 residents that’s completely surrounded by the city of Tucson. Now, it’s the first city in Arizona to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Mar. 6, 2024
Pima Countys climate action plan includes greenhouse emission reduction projects countywide
A climate action plan Pima County officials submitted to the EPA outlines a list of environmental projects the county hopes to take on over the next several years.
Mar. 6, 2024

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