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Arizona Governor calls for the resignation of Mayorkas after compromising audio leak
On Friday, Aug 13, through a press release, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey called for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas due to his handling of the U.S. southern border. This call for his resignation was made a day after the audio leak of Mayorkas, in which he ...
Del Rio border agents catch multiple illegal migrants with dangerous criminal records
Illegal migrants arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on the Fourth of July weekend include those with serious criminal histories. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) confirmed patrol agents detained five men in Del Rio, Texas. These detainees allegedly have disturbing criminal records including child molesting and attempted murder. "While we remain busy ...
GOP Arizona governor signs bill to stop state enforcing federal gun control laws
An Arizona Republican responsible for signing bills passed by the state Legislature will not require constituents to comply with new national gun laws. Gov. Doug Ducey refuses to violate the U.S. Constitution, even if it means relieving state police of their obligation to enforce federal firearm laws that allegedly deny Arizonans ...
Arizona governor reacts to border crisis: ‘DC is completely divorced from reality’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has lashed out at the Biden administration for its rhetoric about a “secure border,” saying that it is “completely divorced from reality.” In a series of tweets on Sunday, March 21, Ducey told the real story about the border issue, firing back at Department of Homeland Security ...
Twelve Republicans sue Vice President Mike Pence to overturn election result
A dozen GOP members launched a legal action to make the vice president change the November election result. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) and 11 other Republican Party members have sued Vice President Mike Pence to force him to overturn the 2020 presidential race outcome. The group warns declaring Joe Biden the next ...
Arizona governor declares emergency for wildfire
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for a wildfire burning near Flagstaff in northern Arizona. The blaze, first spotted on Sunday at about 11 a.m., charred about four square miles in a mountain pass that is a major recreational spot and just minutes from downtown Flagstaff. ...
California and Arizona governors have different reaction after Nike cancels American-themed shoe
On Tuesday, after Nike canceled American flag-themed shoes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that Nike was “doing the right thing” and represented “the best of our American values.” Newsom’s comment was a response to the decision of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, to withdraw financial incentives for Nike to open a manufacturing ...
Report: Nike pulls flag sneaker after Kaepernick complaint
Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. The shoe's heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the ...
Update: Arizona governor calls police video ‘disturbing’
The Latest on Phoenix police pointing guns at a couple during a shoplifting investigation (all times local):3:30 p.m.Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says a video showing Phoenix police aiming guns and yelling profanities at a man and a pregnant woman holding a baby is disturbing and unacceptable.Rev. Jarrett Maupin, center, a ...
Claim seeks $45M for incapacitated woman who gave birth
Lawyers for an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility have filed a $45 million notice of claim against the state, saying she may have been impregnated before.The claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, also alleges the woman was raped repeatedly before giving ...
Arizona joins 47 other states with cellphone-driving law
Arizona ended a decade of resistance to restrictions on using a cellphone while driving when Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law Monday outlawing holding a phone behind the wheel.It is now the 48th state to ban texting and the 18th to ban hand-held phone use while driving, according to the ...
Arizona lawmakers OK ban on cellphone use while driving
The small list of states that allow either texting while driving or hand-held cellphone use is shrinking after the Arizona House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a cellphone use ban and sent it to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey for his expected signature. Arizona, Missouri and Montana had been the only three states ...
Growing number of states move to shield lottery winners
A growing number of states are moving to allow the winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous as privacy concerns are increasingly trumping lottery groups' wishes to publicize winners to boost sales and show that the games are fair.Arizona could be the next state to join at least nine ...
Arizona governor signs repeal of HIV/AIDS instruction law
Arizona's Republican governor quickly signed a bill Thursday repealing a 1991 state law that had barred HIV and AIDS instruction that "promotes a homosexual lifestyle."The move was intended to end a discrimination lawsuit filed by LGBTQ groups.Gov. Doug Ducey's signature came less than an hour after the state Senate approved ...
Arizona becomes 1st to match out-of-state work licenses
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday making the state the first in the nation to automatically grant occupational licenses to anyone who moves there with an unblemished credential from another state. The action removes a barrier for doctors, manicurists, home inspectors and just about anyone else who needs a license ...
Mexican ambassador highlights US ties in Phoenix stop
Mexico's new ambassador to the U.S. emphasized close ties between the two countries during a stop in Phoenix Tuesday as she and Gov. Doug Ducey urged American lawmakers to approve the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. "The U.S. of today cannot be explained without the Mexican presence," Ambassador Martha Barcena said ...
Update: Deeper probe sought for police force allegation
The Latest on a case of alleged excessive force by police in Phoenix (all times local):3: 45 p.m.A prosecutor who declined to file charges against police officers in a case of alleged excessive force outside Phoenix now says "further investigation is warranted."Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery changed course Wednesday after ...
Arizona governor: Inquiry into police force ‘whitewashed’
Arizona's governor says an excessive force investigation into police in a Phoenix suburb seems to have been "whitewashed" and should be reopened.The comments Wednesday were an extremely rare rebuke of police and prosecutors for Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.He was reacting to newly released body-camera video showing Glendale police officers repeatedly ...
Arizona may require license for care facilities after rape
Arizona may boost state oversight of long-term care facilities like the one in Phoenix where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth, reversing a decision more than 20 years ago to drop state regulation.Lawmakers are considering legislation that would require intermediate care facilities like Hacienda Healthcare to apply ...
Update: Phoenix care facility says it’s making changes
The Latest on a Phoenix care facility where an incapacitated woman was raped and gave birth (all times local):1:30 p.m.The board of directors of a Phoenix long-term care facility where a nurse is accused of raping an incapacitated woman who later gave birth says it's taken aggressive measures to improve ...

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