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gunandgame.com In a move sure to be controversial and which has already received national attention, Arizona legislators have redrafted legislation to allow guns to be carried at public colleges and universities. Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a previous attempt, not because she was particularly opposed to the idea, but because it was unclear and murky. [...] The location is southwest of Phoenix. doi.gov The federal government has approved a 300 MW photovoltaic solar plant to be built in Maricopa County on public land in the Rainbow Valley south of Buckeye. The Sonoran Solar Energy Project will be the first solar project on federal land in Arizona and will provide enough [...] katu.com Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently faced withering criticism for ignoring over 400 cases of sex crimes against mostly Latino children. Last week, the US Department of Justice released a scathing report after a lengthy investigation into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). It concluded that Arpaio has overseen the worst pattern of racial profiling [...] localwork.com Phoenix is the least sustainable city in the world, says Andrew Ross. Much of this is due to the city being in the “bull’s eye” of climate change. It is heating up and becoming arid faster than any other area in the Northern Hemisphere. Exacerbating this dire situation is its sprawling area of [...] (crossposted from AZIVN, but the article vanished when they converted to the new site! Of special interest here is The Utah Compact, a moderate, thoughtful platform on immigration endorsed by LDS which played at least a supporting role in the recall of the rabidly anti-immigration Pearce in Arizona.) Make no mistake; this was an earthquake [...] Zócalo Public Square, a project of the Center for Social Cohesion from Arizona State University, in partnership with the New America Foundation, recently hosted a discussion about Arizona politics. Chief among the topics was: is Arizona politics unique to the state or an early indicator of what’s coming for the country in general? Only [...] The Arizona Meth Project is trying hard, and succeeding at, reducing first-time meth usage by young people “through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.” It does so primarily by using modern advertising techniques to create extremely hard-hitting 30 second TV ads with a core message of “Not Even Once.” In an ad titled [...] countysupervisors.org (Crossposted from AZIVN. Of course, it’s not just Arizona that’s having budget problems.) “When you’re up to your knees in alligators, sometimes it’s difficult to remember your initial objective was to drain the swamp.” That is what has happened over the past few years as Arizona lawmakers have struggled with the budget deficit. [...] Natural born killer This is one of those unfathomable stories where you wonder if we’re all living on the same planet or if anything can be gleaned from it to ensure that it never happens again. Shannon Palmer, a mentally ill man with just a few months left on his sentence, was put in [...] (This is my latest article for AZIVN. The State of Arizona has launched a website asking for private contributions to help build a border fence.) Recently, a new Arizona law permitted the state to raise money from private and public sources to build a border fence. Republican state senator Steve Smith sponsored the bill, [...] |  | ||||
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