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Swing voters in Arizona say they want to see ICE reformed
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (714+ words) Concerns about the tactics of federal immigration agents remain front of mind for some key voters who supported President Trump in 2024. NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday night, with 14 voters from Arizona who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and…...
Detention beds: Where ICE is spending much of its new money
1+ week, 6+ day ago (80+ words) Detention beds: Where ICE is spending much of its new money'kgou.org Detention beds: Where ICE is spending much of its new money Lauren-Brooke Eisen, senior director of the Brennan Center's justice program, joins host Robin Young to talk about…...
Nomads find community in the Arizona desert at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous
2+ week, 1+ day ago (87+ words) Every January, self-described nomads meet in Quartzsite, Arizona, for the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. Nomads find community in the Arizona desert at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous Every January, self-described nomads meet in Quartzsite, Arizona, for the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. It's a…...
Turning Point USA's conference exposes underlying rifts in the Republican Party
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (61+ words) Division over the future of the Republican Party were on display this weekend as conservatives gathered for Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Turning Point USA's conference exposes underlying rifts in the Republican Party Division over the future…...
Audit of Western Heights schools finds millions wasted on legal fees, superintendent costs
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (950+ words) Western Heights Public Schools spent millions on misguided expenses, overpaid and underpaid employees, and committed a litany of other financial mistakes, according to a state audit released Thursday, four years after outraged district residents and state officials requested it. The…...
'It's a very unique job:' Scottish dam keeper watches over Arizona reservoir
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (635+ words) On any given day a torrent of water gushes from the base of the Bartlett Dam in Central Arizona " enough to fill a backyard swimming pool within seconds. Don McMillan oversees it all as a dam keeper for the Salt…...
Adelita Grijalva is set to be sworn in, teeing up a potential vote on Epstein files
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (454+ words) Fifty days after winning her seat in Congress, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is poised to drop the "elect" from her title on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to administer the oath of office for the Arizona Democrat…...
States renegotiate their share of the Colorado River without federal intervention
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (87+ words) The Trump administration is using different tactics than his predecessor to get the states that share the Colorado River to agree on how to do it in a climate-changed world." States renegotiate their share of the Colorado River without federal…...
Oklahoma lawmakers compare 'dark money' to laundering in interim study, discuss red tape
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (889+ words) Some Oklahoma lawmakers are keen on regulating independent political expenditures " also known as 'dark money' donations " used to influence state and local elections. An interim study of the subject in the House Elections and Ethics Committee discussed the dangers and…...
A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1399+ words) For as long as 55-year-old Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma has been alive, high-voltage power lines have cut across Hopi lands in northeast Arizona, carrying vast amounts of power long distances throughout the Southwest. But residents of the Hopi Reservation have…...