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Turning Point USA's conference exposes underlying rifts in the Republican Party
4+ hour, 15+ min ago 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+ week, 3+ day ago 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
1+ mon, 1+ week ago 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
1+ mon, 1+ week ago 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
1+ mon, 1+ week ago 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
2+ mon, 1+ week ago 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
2+ mon, 2+ week ago 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…...
Long Story Short: How an Insurance Scheme Brought Hundreds to California for Drug Treatment
3+ mon, 2+ week ago Recruiters approached people struggling with addiction on streets throughout Oklahoma and offered a lifeline: treatment and housing, in beautiful Southern California, for free. The recruiters knew that at a drug treatment facility, with the right insurance policy, they were worth…...
The fear of funding cuts for patients who need mental health care
3+ mon, 4+ week ago ESMY JIMENEZ: Thanks for having me. DETROW: This is such a difficult topic for families to talk about. What did the people who took part in this series share with you? And what did - like, really, what do they want…...
In San Antonio, Native Americans are suing the city to protect sacred birds in a river
4+ mon, 1+ week ago A confrontation between religious freedom and public safety has reached the Supreme Court of Texas. The battle is over access to a site where Native Americans have been holding spiritual ceremonies for centuries. In San Antonio, Native Americans are suing…...