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Arizona Gov. Brewer signs election overhaul bill
PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a massive election overhaul bill that Democratic lawmakers say will limit voter participation and make it harder for third-party candidates to get on the ...
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Brewer vetoes 1 unemployment bill cites cost
Brewer rejected SB1369 on Wednesday, saying it would cost the state unemployment insurance fund too much money. Brewer's veto letter noted that if it had been in place last year it could have cost $5.4 ...
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Brewer vetoes bill changing bail agents rules
PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that made numerous changes to state law governing bail agents, saying the changes would make it harder to regulate agents and allow them to pocket more money from ...
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Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes California blaze wanes
PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities ...
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Video Arizona wildfire continues to grow hundreds evacuated
Fire fighting teams tackle a blaze in northern Arizona on Wednesday, which has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes from a hot, dry ...
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Montgomery the Republic and Arpaio Want Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox to Zip It on Melendres
In an unsigned (read: cowardly) opinion piece published this week, these idiot elitists advised county Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox to "butt out" of any discussion or vote on the ACLU's big racial-profiling lawsuit Melendres v. Arpaio. Actually, Republic columnist Laurie Roberts took up the cudgel first, commenting on a move by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to block ...
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Best Buy recalls fire hazard batteries
Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 2:35PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; Greenlee… Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 2:21PM MST expiring June 20 at 6:30AM MST in effect for: ...
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LA schools giving each student iPad
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the country, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the ...
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New CO wildfire prompts evacuations
DENVER - A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread. The new fire burning near Pine was small, but it was still a concern because it was producing large flames and headed toward a ridge. The fire began in an area of the Pike National ...
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New sentencing date set for ex-Fiesta Bowl chief
PHOENIX (AP) -- A new sentencing date has been set for the former top leader of the Fiesta Bowl for his guilty plea to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his role in an illegal campaign-finance ...
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Could Supreme Courts Arizona Ruling Lead to Voting Messes Down the Road
here .) Some commentators I respect find the decision more mixed as an affirmation of federal power over state voting procedures. At SCOTUSblog, Lyle ...
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Construction worker killed in Arizona bridge collapse
A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when a bridge collapsed outside Phoenix, officials said. A second worker was pulled from under the rubble, KNXV-TV reported. Officials said he received a serious head injury but was reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. The construction site is on the Route 202 Loop in Mesa. Capt. Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire Department said ...
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Kendrick Lamar Mesa Amphitheatre
Kendrick Lamar isn't the first young rapper to spend the better part of his breakthrough album asking what it means to be a good person. He's not even the first young rapper to frame said album with a vague concept. But where Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon: The End of Day struggled to figure out where its protagonist's problems came from, and how to make them sympathetic, good ...
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Scattered Melodies Shows Off Arizona Pride With New Album
Phoenix has plenty of things going against it when it comes to uniting the local music scene. The venues that most often book local acts are often miles and miles apart, forcing fans to hop on freeways and drive up to an hour to see their favorite bands. Some of the biggest artists with the most potential to hit the mainstream (we're looking at you, Nate Ruess and Miniature Tigers) pack up ...
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Two Archival Releases Fill in the Gaps in Phoenixs Musical History
Even the most ardent music fans have a skewered impression of Phoenix's early rock musical landscape. It starts with Sanford Clark and Marty Robbins, then you cross a whole spread of barren desert 'til you get to Lee Hazlewood and Duane Eddy, and then nothing until the early rumblings of Waylon Jennings and Alice Cooper. Local music historian John P. Dixon has worked tirelessly to ...
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Inside the Phoenix PDs Use of Federal Anti-Terrorism Resources to Track Valley Protesters
It's mid-October 2011, and Occupy Phoenix protesters sit in a city park, some with their arms locked, most chanting: "We are the 99 percent!" They are part of a movement gaining momentum across the United States whose mission is to denounce corporate greed. Their civil disobedience also is intended to deride a government influenced by the same wealthy corporations it bails out of ...
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Ask a Mexican on Cartel Violence and Tattoos
Recently, a co-worker turned me on to a website that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug cartels are committing in Mexico, many graphically displaying murders and beheadings. I just recently saw one of a woman getting her head cut off with a knife! Now I wish I had never seen this, but it can't be unseen. Now, most Mexicans I have met are very nice, generous people. ...
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As wildfires rage feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...
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Defense US man never joined Syrian al-Qaida group
Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers were shot dead during a raid on an al-Qaida hideout in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, where the army is carrying out an ...
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Man arrested in Mesa gas station murder
MESA, AZ - Authorities in Mesa have arrested a suspect in connection with last month's shooting death of a convenience store clerk. Mesa police say 20-year-old Keishaun Green is being held on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder. Police say Green claims he didn't kill 52-year-old Ibrahim Robles Sr. But officers say he's being considered as a suspect after reviewing ...
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Man pleads not guilty in officer death
PHOENIX - A man accused in the hit-and-run death of a Phoenix police officer last month has pleaded not guilty in the case. Maricopa County prosecutors say 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina entered his plea at his arraignment Wednesday. His next scheduled court date is July 19. Molina was arrested June 3 on suspicion of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. Police say ...
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Pitbull puppy nursed to health by cat
CLEVELAND - A quick glance at a mother cat nursing her new litter is nothing out of the ordinary, however, a closer inspection would reveal something very extraordinary. Lurlene is nursing four newborn kittens (Rivette, Espa, Zixi and Tallydab) along with a one-week-old pitbull puppy. Last week, the puppy was dropped off without its mother at the Cleveland Animal Protective League. He was just ...
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Hundreds displaced by wildfire near Prescott
A nearly 8-square-mile wildfire near Prescott had moved into people's backyards, but firefighters prevailed in keeping any of them from being destroyed.Up to 600 firefighters are expected to be battling the Doce Fire just west of Prescott by the end of the day Wednesday.Air tankers and helicopters are attacking it on the north under dry and windy conditions, while dozers build lines on the ...
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Group files referendum to block Medicaid expansion
A group opposed to Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan under provisions of the federal health care overhaul law has filed a citizen's referendum to block the new law.Wednesday's filing with the secretary of state's office comes just two days after Brewer signed the law allowing more than 300,000 people to join the state plan on Jan. 1.The United ...
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Man convicted of fraud wins appeal in 9th circuit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The conviction of a former Alaska prosecutor on wire fraud charges is no longer valid, a federal appeals court has ...
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Phoenix is water wise but planning is key
Phoenix is an insatiably thirty city, needing around 150 million gallons of water every day for agricultural, residential and commercial uses while the city with its population of over 4.5 million is also leading the charge in finding ways to live sustainably in a region of the world that is vast and largely arid.
Phoenix is often referred to as a ‘desert city’, because it is built in and has grown up in the desert. The Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun, is located in the northeast of the Sonoran Destert and has one of the hottest climates of any other city in the country. Read more
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