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Two cities tried to fix homelessness, only one succeeded
WEBHOUSTON — Nearly a decade ago, two U.S. cities with large homeless populations tried to solve their problem by adopting a strategy that prioritized giving people housing and help over temporary shelter. But Houston and San Diego took fundamentally different approaches to implementing that strategy, known as Housing First.
What to know about open carry gun laws in Arizona - Cronkite News
WEBDec 8, 2020 · For residents under 21, it is illegal to carry a concealed firearm within the immediate control of anyone in the vehicle. Firearms must be transported in a case, holster, storage compartment, trunk or glove compartment. If the gun is in a holster, then it can be concealed anywhere in the car. “Arizona is considerably more permissive than most ...
Pandemic unemployment relief ends, cutting off 45,000 jobless in …
WEBSep 6, 2021 · The PUA program was approved by Congress in March 2020 to provide financial assistance to people who were unemployed as a result of the impact of COVID-19, but who did not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits. It was extended in March 2021, through last week. People who were eligible for weekly PUA payments could also receive a weekly $300 supplement from the Federal Pandemic ...
A Community’s Response: How one Arizona tribe battled COVID-19
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Reflections from the White Mountain Apache Tribe a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic hit Native Americans especially hard. quietly battled to save its people. Justin Tafoya, left, a registered nurse and public information officer, talks with Lafe Altaha before a nurse checks his vitals at his home in Whiteriver, Arizona.
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff celebrates discovery of Pluto in 1930
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · He gave her the moon. James Christy, who was an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, was among the I Pluto celebrants at the Orpheum on Feb. 18.. In 1978, nearly a half century after Tombaugh’s discovery, Christy noticed a discrepancy on some of the slides picturing Pluto – a discrepancy that later would prove to be Pluto’s largest moon.
Feds deal another setback to Rosemont mine by upholding jaguar …
WEBSept. 3, 2021. An endangered jaguar captured by a remote camera in southeastern Arizona. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified 764,207 acres of critical habitat in the region for the endangered animal and recently rejected a request by developers of the planned Rosemont copper mine to eliminate 50,000 acres that would overlap with the ...
Arizona pet shelters overcrowded due to rising costs - Cronkite …
WEBNov 1, 2022 · PHOENIX – Pets are being surrendered at an alarming rate in Maricopa County, and animal shelters and organizations across the Phoenix metro are struggling to deal with the influx. Maricopa County Animal Care and Control and the Arizona Humane Society – two of the Valley’s largest shelters – are experiencing similar overcrowding, which ...
Arizona attorney general: Abe Hamadeh running against ‘leftist mob’
WEBOct 12, 2022 · Attorney general: Election-denier Abe Hamadeh running against ‘leftist mob’. Abe Hamadeh (Photo courtesy of the Abe Hamadeh campaign) When Abraham Hamadeh returned home to Arizona in 2021 after serving with the Army in Saudi Arabia, he was struck by how much things had changed. “In many ways, I no longer recognized our country.
Power disconnection policies amended by regulators - Cronkite …
WEBApr 22, 2021 · Commissioners voted 5-0 to ban disconnections for customers who owe less than $300 for electricity and $100 for natural gas and unanimously approved an increase in solar projects for low-income multifamily housing. After public comment, the commission will vote to revise or finalize the rules next year, and they would take effect by summer 2022 ...