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‘The outdoors is for everybody’: Rock climbing coalition provides safe space for women and genderqueer individuals
A local rock-climbing coalition empowers women and the genderqueer community to participate in outdoor rock climbing, all while removing some of the financial barriers for new climbers.
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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Free job training program returns to 3 rural Arizona Communities
Maricopa County expands its Workforce 2 You program with $500,000 in funding, bringing free job training to rural residents in three communities.
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Rep. Ciscomani votes to cut Medicaid after saying he’d protect it
While passing a budget resolution is the first step in a lengthy process, what’s left in it provides a framework that will shape federal spending—including slashing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending by 2036.
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At least 4 people killed in an Arizona highway crash of multiple tractor-trailers
Authorities in Arizona are investigating a crash that killed four people and left two in critical condition after several tractor-trailers collided with nearby cars on a highway.
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Arizona bill ignores climate change, blames poor air quality on other countries
The legislation is a second proposal this year that falsely ascribes outside nations as leading contributors to Arizona’s high ozone levels.
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Arizona Legislature, organizations look to expand low income housing for older adults as population grows
State legislation and local organizations are trying to find fresh ways to tackle an affordable housing crisis for a particular Arizona population—older adults.
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Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left transgender and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward.
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Schweikert votes for budget he called ‘immoral’ to subsidize billionaire tax cuts
The Republican-controlled US Congress is working to pass a budget described by Schweikert as “financial Armageddon.”
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Arizona universities quietly delete DEI language while trying to navigate Trump rules
Arizona universities are unsure of the future of inclusive initiatives as both the Trump administration and state Legislature threaten funding over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.
