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First responders often find themselves in situations involving people with dementia or people with disabilities. These encounters can sometimes end poorly, like in the case of a teenager with autism whose run in with police made headlines. Here, we look at how two city agencies are learning how to work with these diverse populations.
Buckeye Police Amp Up Autism Training After July Incident →
Buckeye Police Amp Up Autism Training After July Incident →
May. 8, 2018
The Department of Justice found majority of Coconino County polling sites were not fully accessible to those with disabilities during the August 2016 primary election.
May. 8, 2018
KJZZ News
The state Attorney General’s office says Sedona has to change its rules on short-term vacation rentals. If it doesn’t, the city could lose half of the money it gets from the state.
May. 8, 2018
Arizona is a right-to-work state. Even with that reality, it can be argued that teachers here actually achieved a great deal from their six-day walkout — possibly more than stronger union states would have. But do states with more established unions actually see better results for teachers and other workers over the long haul?
May. 8, 2018
Starting Wednesday students at the Peoria Unified School District will stay at school an hour longer.
May. 8, 2018
The lumbering C-130 Hercules aircraft was making what was supposed to be its last run after an estimated 40-year career, flying for the final time to its retirement at Pinal Airpark in Marana, northeast of Tucson.
May. 8, 2018
Approximately 50,000 workers at the University of California system are taking part in a three day strike this week. They are protesting a contract settlement that includes smaller wage increases, higher healthcare premiums and fewer retirement benefits.
May. 8, 2018
NPR News
Blankenship could win West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, despite spending a year in prison after 29 miners died in an explosion at a mine owned by the company he led. Trump isn't backing him.
May. 8, 2018
President Trump has long been a critic of the multi-nation agreement, criticism that began even before he was sworn in to the Oval Office.
May. 8, 2018
Just half a month after demonstrations ousted the country's longtime leader, the former journalist who led those protests, Nikol Pashinyan, has been elected prime minister.
May. 8, 2018
The suit, which also names HUD Secretary Ben Carson, was filed Tuesday morning, citing the agency's postponement of a rule that targeted segregation.
May. 8, 2018
One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.
May. 8, 2018
Associated Press News
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Netanyahu opposition to Iran deal not shared by all Israelis
