Arizona
- www.kjzz.org Abortion measure can appear on the November ballot, Arizona Supreme Court says
The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected a bid by abortion opponents to block an abortion rights measure from the November ballot.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18881032
> A measure to expand abortion access will go before Arizona voters in November. > > The state Supreme Court has rejected a bid by abortion opponents to block the issue from the ballot.
- www.latimes.com Republicans ask Supreme Court to block 40,000 Arizonans from voting in November
Republicans hope the conservative U.S. Supreme Court will intervene in an Arizona state election dispute.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18821027
> The Republican National Committee is urging the Supreme Court to intervene in an Arizona election dispute this week and block up to 40,000 of the state’s registered voters from casting ballots in the presidential race. > > Republican state lawmakers say these voters did not provide proof of their citizenship when they were registered and now they should be barred from from voting in person or by mail. > > ... > > Danielle Lang, a voting rights attorney for the Campaign Legal Center who worked on the case, said she found that argument to be surprising. > > “They are trying to upend the law as it has been in Arizona at least since 2018,” she said. “The voters who registered using the federal form were not asked to provide proof of citizenship.” > > She said the Republican lawmakers and their attorneys who brought the case “didn’t cite a single example of a noncitizen who was enrolled. Not one. Why would someone who is not a citizen try to register? It’s a felony and would get you deported, just to cast one ballot.”
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Homegrown Terrorist in Arizona
www.nbcnews.com Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds sayA federal grand jury indicted Mark Adams Prieto on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime and possession of an unregistered firearm.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16491564
> Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
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New video of a jaguar found in Southern Arizona
tucson.com New video posted of a jaguar in Southern ArizonaArizona wildlife officials are trying to confirm the details surrounding a new trail camera video of a jaguar.
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Extreme heat in Southwest could send temps toward 120 in Phoenix
Its going to be a hot one. No monsoon storms in the near future either. Stay cool out there.
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Phoenix Meteorologists expect a dry and hot monsoon
>The National Weather Service in Phoenix predicted that most of Arizona is going to have below-normal precipitation during the monsoon with above-normal temperatures, meaning Arizonans can face a hot and dry summer.
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The flowers are blooming in Coconino National Forest
Arizona isn't just cactus. There were all sorts of flowers in bloom this weekend in Coconino National Forest.
- fronterasdesk.org Flagstaff joins call for Biden to form Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
The Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to back the creation of a new national monument around the Grand Canyon.The resolution endorses calling on President Joe Biden to form the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument."I just wanted to express that this is...
The Flagstaff city council and Gov. Hobbs are asking President Biden to create a national monument of a million acres around the Grand Canyon to protect it from mining.
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Another non-soon? Drier, hotter than normal conditions predicted for Arizona's monsoon
A wet monsoon would be good to keep the whole state from catching on fire after a wet winter encouraged growth. That may not be in the cards though
- www.azcentral.com Wildfire burning near Biosphere 2 science facility in southern Arizona 50% contained
The wildfire broke out Sunday morning northwest of Oracle Junction and north of metro Tucson, Arizona State Forestry officials said.