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June 2013
Sheriff's deputies in Coconino
County are investigating the collision
of a school bus and an SUV, east of Flagstaff,
Monday. Spokesman Gerry Blair said there are a number of issues to resolve
before a decision is made about whether citations will be issued.
June 18, 2013
Workers in northern Arizona have begun paving a road on the
Navajo Nation that will provide a temporary
route around a section of US Highway 89, south of Page, which has been
closed due to a landslide.
June 18, 2013
Boeing’s new 787 jets suffered a public relations nightmare earlier this year after the planes' batteries caught fire. A Phoenix company has developed a tool to help Boeing overcome its bad publicity.
June 17, 2013
Gay marriage
supporters launched a campaign Monday to change the state constitution’s
definition of marriage. Equal Marriage Arizona is trying to collect more than 400,000
signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot for next year.
June 17, 2013
Voting rights advocates
praised the Supreme Court’s decision that struck down an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship
when registering to vote. The high court ruled that the state cannot require
additional documents beyond what a federal form calls for.
June 17, 2013
Governor Jan Brewer said she is glad the political fight over Medicaid expansion is finally over. The governor signed legislation Monday that adds 300,000 low-income people to state Medicaid under the federal Affordable Health Care Act.
June 17, 2013
The United States Supreme Court ruled today on a case from Arizona that could impact elections around the country. The court found Arizona cannot impose its own requirements on federal voter registration forms.
June 17, 2013
One of the authors of a bipartisan Senate
immigration proposal South Carolina's
Lindsey Graham says he believes
the measure will be approved.
“I think we're
going to have a political break through, that congress is going to pass
immigration reform,” Graham said.
June 17, 2013
Four more Arizona
forests, the Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott,
and Tonto, are taking fire restrictions up a notch this week. National Forest Service spokeswoman
Jacqueline Banks says 'open flame'
fires will be banned in those forests beginning Wednesday morning,
“It’s really important that people realize just how
dry it is across Arizona,”
Banks said.
June 17, 2013
A new poll shows there is strong support from across the political spectrum in Arizona, for the
so-called 'Gang of Eight' immigration reform plan, in the US Senate. The poll
from the conservative-leaning Harper Polling, shows 65 percent of state
residents of all political parties, favor the measure, which includes a path to
citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the US.
June 17, 2013