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Find common ground or dig in for battle? Arizona’s top Democrats are taking different approaches
Days after Donald Trump was elected to a second term, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs headed to the Mexican border with a conciliatory message. “Border security was a core issue of the Trump campaign,” she said. “I look forward to having conversations with the incoming president about Arizona’s needs.” Back in Phoenix, Attorney General Kris Mayes was plotting a legal…
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DEI order jeopardizes NAU science and health program for Native American youths
After President Trump issued executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the Cultural and Academic Research Experience at NAU has scaled back significantly and is in danger of shutting down.
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Federal science grants worth $812M could be caught in Trump’s DEI dragnet at Arizona universities
President Trump’s effort to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs is squeezing research at Arizona universities in areas with little or no connection to DEI, like wildfire prevention, air pollution, and public health.
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San Carlos Apache teenager’s death reverberates through Indigenous communities and beyond
Emily Pike’s tragic death is stirring heavy emotions and spotlighting a crisis that has long plagued Indigenous communities, where a disproportionate number of people have been killed or have gone missing.
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Tariff war threatens higher costs for Arizona farmers
Arizona farmers now find themselves caught in the middle of President Trump’s tariff war, facing yet another hurdle to feeding the country.
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Arizona’s national parks and forests already feeling strain from thousands of federal worker firings nationwide
Grand Canyon National Park reported wait times being twice as long as usual just a week after the National Park Service and National Forest Service fired thousands of workers.
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Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona
Some mayors in northern Arizona attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals.
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Your complete guide to container gardening in Arizona
Spring is almost here! Whether you rent or own, container gardening is a great way to grow your favorite greenery even in the desert scene.
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‘The outdoors is for everybody’: Rock climbing coalition provides safe space for women and genderqueer individuals
A local rock-climbing coalition empowers women and the genderqueer community to participate in outdoor rock climbing, all while removing some of the financial barriers for new climbers.
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Free job training program returns to 3 rural Arizona Communities
Maricopa County expands its Workforce 2 You program with $500,000 in funding, bringing free job training to rural residents in three communities.
