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Arizona Voters Will Decide on Designating Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations
Breitbart
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July 1, 2025
Arizona voters will decide in November on whether or not to designate drug cartels operating at the U.S. Southern border with Mexico as terrorists. The vote will come after the Arizona state senate failed to pass a measure last year due to a slim...
Arizona opinion: Congress wants you to burn more gas
The Arizona Daily Star
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Will Greene While families in Arizona struggle with rising costs at the pump and extreme heat linked to fossil fuel pollution, politicians in DC are quietly pushing policies that would make...
Arizona's Oak Ridge blaze prompts massive food bank response
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
St. Mary’s Food Bank sends aid to eastern Arizona amid Oak Ridge Fire evacuation and firefighting efforts. PHOENIX — As the Oak Ridge Fire in eastern Arizona continues to burn out of control, St. Mary’s Food Bank is sending critical aid to both...
Arizona ag to urban bill to preserve limited groundwater, allow growth
KAWC Colorado River Public Media - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
By Bob Christie Capitol Media Service PHOENIX -- Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers across central Arizona to sell their land and associated groundwater rights to developers who must limit future pumping was...
Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 1, 2025
Joe Duhownik PHOENIX (CN) — In a bipartisan compromise between state lawmakers and the executive branch, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs approved a program estimated to conserve nearly 10 million acre-feet of water and facilitate thousands of new...
Arizona Celebration of Freedom returns with family-friendly events on July Fourth
SE Valley Times - Arizona
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June 30, 2025
The 16th Annual Willmeng Arizona Celebration of Freedom is set to take place on Friday, July 4, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Mesa. This event offers a range of activities and attractions for families at the Mesa Convention Center and Mesa...
Arizona public schools will receive full June payments
AZ Central - Arizona
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Arizona public schools will receive all the state dollars they expected for June, now that the Legislature has passed a budget that makes up for a shortfall, according to the Arizona Department of Education. The department had already paid out...
Republicans Challenge Arizona Law Permitting Nonresidents To Register To Vote
The Federalist
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July 1, 2025
A provision of Arizona law allowing individuals who have never resided in the U.S. to register to vote in the state is unconstitutional, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. Filed in Maricopa County Superior Court against the state and Secretary of...
Hobbs signs ‘Ag-to-Urban’ bill, paves way for new water management in Arizona
Arizona Capitol Times
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July 1, 2025
Key Points: New law expected to conserve groundwater Could spur homebuilding in Phoenix, Pinal County Despite bipartisan support, some foes raise concerns Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers across central...
Connecticut governor signs law blocking state from establishing Bitcoin, crypto reserves
Crypto Briefing
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July 1, 2025
Key Takeaways Connecticut has passed a law preventing the state from purchasing Bitcoin. The new legislation adds Connecticut to a small group of states restricting government crypto investments. Share this article Connecticut will not be buying,...
The prisoner who rewrote Arizona law
Arizona Mirror
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July 1, 2025
Abelardo Chaparro, 50, outside of his home in Apache Junction. Chaparro’s case has set precedent for other cases like his where parole was discussed but never given as an option. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror Abelardo Chaparro is...
Lane splitting and lane filtering: The states where it’s legal for motorcycles
The Mercury News - California
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July 1, 2025
Minnesota has become the second state to allow lane splitting by motorcyclists, but with rules substantially tighter than California’s. In addition to the lane-splitting states, four other states allow what they call lane filtering. What’s the...
Congress Scraps Plan To Pause AI Laws, Including Some Requiring Political Ad Disclosures.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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Early Tuesday, the U.S. Senate removed a provision that would have put a 10-year federal moratorium into place blocking state laws regulating artificial intelligence. Several efforts have already focused on the use of AI in advertising, and the...
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is one step closer to becoming law - but the name has been vetoed
The Journal
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July 1, 2025
THE REPUBLICAN-LED US Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s mammoth domestic policy bill today by the narrowest of margins, despite misgivings over delivering deep welfare cuts and another $3 trillion in national debt. Republican...
UK roads pose unique challenges for government’s driverless car ambitions
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
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“The future of transport is arriving. Self-driving cars could bring jobs, investment and the opportunity for the UK to be among the world leaders in new technology,” said transport secretary Heidi Alexander earlier this summer, declaring it was...
Are fireworks legal in my state? See how laws differ across the U.S.
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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July 1, 2025
The Fourth of July is full of fireworks across the U.S. each year, but some states see brighter skies than others. While fireworks are an Independence Day tradition nationwide, they are heavily regulated on a state-by-state basis. Consumer...
A 5-year-old and his dog wandered into the desert. Here's how he was found.
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
On June 22, MCSO was called about a missing 5-year-old. He and his dog had wandered into the desert. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Tragedy was averted last week when search and rescue teams successfully found a little boy that had wandered into the...
Sweepstakes Casino Crackdown Spreads: New Jersey Ban Passes, Arizona and Alabama Target Operators
Casino Beats
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July 1, 2025
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...
Arizona GOP, RNC sue to block overseas voting by non-residents, citing state constitution
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
PHOENIX – The Arizona Republican Party is challenging a little-known state law that allows people who have never lived in Arizona to have a voice in who gets elected here. In new court filings Monday, the state party and the Republican National...
Arizona Community Foundation hosting virtual grant application workshops July 15 and 16
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
The Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma and San Luis Community Fund is hosting two virtual grant application workshops Tuesday, July 15, from 11 am to 12 pm, and Wednesday, July 16, from 2 pm to 3 pm. Nonprofits, educational institutions,...