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A plan by Tucson Electric Power that would see new high-voltage transmission lines strung across central Tucson is being reviewed by state regulators. A meeting Monday will include time for public comments. Read more»
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Many South American asylum seekers in Mexico City have adopted pay-by-the-week rooming houses and outdoor encampments as temporary shelter en route to the U.S., almost a month after President Biden's crackdown on the border and long wait times for an asylum appointment. Read more»
Police unions and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office slammed an extensive Justice Department investigation into the Phoenix Police Department that concluded officers regularly violated civil and constitutional rights and used excessive and illegal force. Read more»
The group behind the ballot measure that aims to raise Arizona's minimum wage while also incrementally lowering the amount of a worker’s tips restaurants could use to reconcile their wages with the state minimum turned in signatures in the hopes of getting on the ballot. Read more»
At Saguaro National Park West on Wednesday morning, more than a dozen people from nearly as many countries faced the scenery of the Sonoran Desert and achieved a long-sought dream: becoming U.S. citizens Read more»
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