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The U.S. Senate’s $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that passed Thursday includes more than $40 million for watershed restoration following last summer’s Pipeline Fire.
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U.S. Forest Service officials are considering recommending that Congress adopt heightened protections for 37 miles of the Upper Verde River under the National Wild and Scenic River System.
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President Joe Biden is promising that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to sign abortion protections into law.
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Members of Congress recently toured the site of a major infrastructure project planned for downtown Flagstaff. It’ll upgrade roads and pedestrian safety initiatives and complete a long-running flood control project.
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A bill has been introduced in the U-S House that would protect wild horses and burros from slaughter and prioritize humane management of the animals on public lands.
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Arizona's Republican House speaker says calls from top advisers to former President Donald Trump to help overturn the former president's 2020 election loss were unsupported, unwise and a “juvenile” effort.
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The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don’t approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic’s next wave.
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An attorney for an Arizona real estate developer who was referred to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation by congressional Democrats wants to publicly rebut the allegations.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a short-term extension of a federal law that provides compensation to residents and workers in the West who were exposed to radiation during the Cold War.
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The U.S. Senate has approved a two-year extension of a federal law that compensates residents in the West who were exposed to radiation during the Cold War. It’s designed to give lawmakers more time to craft a larger expansion of the program.