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May 2025 2

Arizona Travel ID required by May 7: Are you ready?

By Good Info News Wire Team | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Good Info News Wire Team

The Arizona Travel ID requirement takes effect May 7, 2025. Find out how to get your hands on one.

May 2025 1

Here’s how to enter The Copper Courier’s third annual poetry contest

By Jessica Swarner | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Jessica Swarner

The winner of our third annual Copper Courier poetry contest will be invited to be a featured reader at our July open mic in Phoenix.

man holding book on stage reading into microphone toward seated audience

Apr 2025 28

Where you should live in Arizona, based on your zodiac sign

By Sam Cohen | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Sam Cohen

Arizona is an ideal place to live if you’re seeking a more relaxed lifestyle. Here’s how you can pick the best AZ city or neighborhood based on your zodiac sign.

Apr 2025 22

This Arizona family lived the consequences of the Alien Enemies Act—now they’re watching it again

By Ethan Holtzinger | LOCAL HISTORY, COMMUNITY, Ethan Holtzinger

Members of this Arizona family were part of the 120,000 Japanese Americans held in internment camps during WWII, in accordance with the Alien Enemies Act—the same law President Trump is using to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected to be gang members.

The Abe family poses together in a pre-war photo

Apr 2025 18

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs halts bill signing over funding dispute

By Associated Press | LOCAL NEWS, POLITICS, Associated Press

Gov. Katie Hobbs vowed to veto all bills not already on her desk amid a standoff with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Apr 2025 16

Trucks with uranium cross Navajo Nation, reviving long-standing fears

By Emma McKissick | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Emma McKissick

Although the Navajo Nation has reached an agreement with Energy Fuels Inc. on uranium transportation through tribal land, many tribal members remain concerned it won’t protect them from the harms of uranium contamination.