The AP and Trump administration renew court fight over White House press access • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and the Trump administration held discussions in federal court on Thursday in a lawsuit that could change decades-old established press access in the White House. District of Columbia US District Judge Trevor McFadden has heard more about Associated Press White House reporters and photographers joining his competitors and witnessing President […]
Kelly, Sinema renew calls for federal migrant care funding, warning of Arizona street releases
Gage Skidmore/CC BY 2.0Office of Senator Kyrsten Sinema Sen. Mark Kelly and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are once again calling on Congress to restore funding to Pima County's Immigrant and Asylum Seeker Assistance Program. The City of Tucson, Pima County and local aid organizations are leveraging local donations and federal […]
Republican plan to renew Maricopa County transit tax nixes light rail, ‘road diets’
Arizona House Republicans submitted their own version of a new toll tax for Maricopa County on Monday that does not align with Governor Katie Hobbs’ requests. However, the proposal did not reach the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote on Monday, so it remains unclear whether it will be able to garner […]
Arizona official, others, urge U.S. Senate to renew economic development fund
WASHINGTON – When a Navajo power plant closed in 2019, costing hundreds of jobs, a project funded by the Economic Development Agency helped ease some of the pain, Chris Fetzer said Wednesday. , told a U.S. Senate committee. Fetzer, executive director of the Northern Arizona State Council of Government, joined other local officials from across […]
Arizona official, others, urge Senate to renew economic development fund
Local officials have urged senators to reauthorize the Office of Economic Development, which will mitigate the impact of the 2019 Navajo plant closure and allow for other anticipated coal-fired plants in the region, such as Coronado. He said it was helping him prepare for the shutdown. upper station. (Photo credit: James R. Eastwood/SRP) WASHINGTON – […]
Do NOT Renew the Rillito Park Horseracing Contract
Re: June 13 article “Private racetrack wins $12 million”. As a former animal cruelty investigator and caretaker of many horses over the last few decades, I read the Arizona Daily Star’s May 7 article, “Behind a Horse’s Death, the Party Continues.” I read it with sorrow. That particular article was about the Kentucky Derby, but […]
Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot
PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are why Rhonda Lewald is in Arizona for the Super Bowl. But she doesn’t come to watch the game. LeValdo and other Native Americans again demand that the Chiefs give up the team’s name, mascot and fan-driven “Tomahawk chop.” That’s the same goal the Chiefs had in 2021 […]
