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Democrats name Arizona a battleground, GOP says it’s …

11/12/2019

WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee confirmed last week that Arizona is one of eight battleground states it has targeted for the 2020 elections, already hiring organizers in the …

With 2020 election a year off, Arizona could become a …

11/6/2019

PHOENIX — Tuesday marked 52 weeks until voters will elect a commander-in-chief, all 435 members of Congress and 33 of 100 senators. But for the first time since Bill Clinton won re-election in …

ASU team watches as its project is launched into …

11/5/2019

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — A concussive boom radiated out from the launch pad at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility as nine Arizona State University students watched four years of their work ascend …

Gov. Ducey warns Arizona residents about traveling to …

11/5/2019

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is urging Arizonans to heed advisories about travel into Mexico even as he heads off to a conference in Hermosillo. The governor’s comments come on the heels …

Arizona firefighters earn over $45,000 on average

10/24/2019

Arizona firefighters are middle of the pack when it comes to salaries across the nation, even when adjusted for cost of living. According to a study by Frontpoint, Arizona pays their firefighters …

Senate approves Arizonan Barrett as fourth female Air …

10/18/2019

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Arizona businesswoman Barbara Barrett as the next Air Force secretary, one day after brushing aside an attempt to stall her nomination over Air Force use of Trump hotels for official business.

Western governors want nuclear testing compensation …

10/15/2019

BOISE, Idaho — Atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal government currently recognizes, Western governors said.

Opposition against Interstate 11 in Arizona cite …

10/11/2019

PHOENIX — A proposed new highway from Nogales to Wickenburg — and eventually beyond to Kingman — has united a Republican legislator and environmental interests in opposition, albeit for different reasons.

Without oversight, scores of accused priests commit …

10/4/2019

Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an Associated Press investigation has found.