President Barack Obama is expected to begin his push for immigration reform next week. Today he met with several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the White House to discuss plans for the legislation.
One of the Valley's premier hiking trails is about to be spruced up. But, as KJZZ's Dennis Lambert reports, that means this weekend is the last time you'll be able to use it for about nine months.
Sales of new homes in the Western U.S. were
down in December. Nationwide,
new home sales fell in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000,
according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute has
confirmed that the country's new president's party spent more than $5 million through electronic cash cards during last year's presidential campaign.
The U.S. Census Bureau released a new report
showing a growing national trend in college degree attainment; Bachelor’s,
Master’s, and Doctorate degrees are on the rise. One Arizona
university is keeping up.
A mammoth
manufacturing and industrial center will
soon open in Avondale. Right now there are no tenants for the facility. Developers
and the city are confident that is going to change.
The public interest group says the City of Phoenix is not open
enough about how it spends taxpayer money. The group released a report Wednesday that gave Phoenix a below-average
rating.
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