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Saguaro Signal desk
Border policy, housing, water, infrastructure, and Arizona's rapid growth.
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PHOENIX – Migrant encounters along Arizona’s border have plummeted, but deaths in the Sonoran Desert persist as humanitarian workers blame enforcement policies for pushing migrants to dangerous terrain.
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The “growth pays for growth” operation was a great success — that is, if you believe Arizona Public Service and the Arizona Corporation Commission. There is just one problem: My research shows the patient is dead! To the tune of more than half a billion dollars. The post Padgaonkar: Billionaires behind Arizona’s...
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Nearly 3 million acres of ponderosa pine cover northern Arizona, from the Grand Canyon to the New Mexico border. They can grow as high as 150 feet, their dark bark lightening with age to a coppery orange. They give off a beautiful scent, especially in sunlight. Some say butterscotch, others say vanilla, but nobody...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security,...
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As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad. But they make up...
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Concerns about who will bear the financial burden of data centers are rising, but Corporation Commission candidates are split over whether Arizona ratepayers are footing the bill for large load user growth. The post Data center costs divide Corporation Commission candidates first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and a cultural...
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Arizona is appraising five water importation projects that could help offset the state’s reduction in Colorado River water. The post Arizona exploring long-term water importation options first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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CPB arrests 12, razes ancient cottonwood to construct wall
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Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days. Activists in Lochiel said at least 12 people had been arrested as...
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Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections. September growth was a large dip from a strong August number that was revised down from 162,000 to 133,000 in the new...
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The Arizona Department of Housing did not conduct inspections for one or more federal health and safety standards in the units it used tax credits to help finance, according to a new report. The post Audit finds issues with Arizona’s affordable housing inspections first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be...
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The Arizona State Board of Education voted Monday to raise the proficiency and growth targets that determine schools’ A-F letter grades, which are published on the state’s AZ School Report Card. Under the new targets, more students will have to pass state standardized tests for a school to earn an A. In July, The...
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WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office. An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and federal immigration officers through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements...
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CHINO VALLEY – Local governments point to a regional water authority and stormwater recharge to combat overdrafting, while rural residents turn to hauling water and home storage.
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Republicans want to sell off more of Arizona’s trust land to alleviate the housing shortage, but the head of the state Land Department says doing so doesn’t guarantee more houses would be built. “It’s not just if we sold all this land, all this housing would be built, because there are so many other factors […]
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President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and...
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PHOENIX – In a letter to ASU President Michael Crow, seven Arizona State hockey players say Matthew Mayich received no water and poor medical care in the Aug. 20 workout. They want coach Greg Powers placed on leave.
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With federal cuts reducing Arizona’s Colorado River allocation by 27 percent each year through 2028, many people are coming to us concerned and asking: “Will I still have water?” “Will my tap run dry?” “What should we do?” The post Arizona’s water providers are preparing today to protect our water tomorrow first...
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The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms. The rapid emergence of the technology has sparked a host of policy debates, with some warning of...
