Conservationists fear BLM changes will harm Arizona public lands
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona./Photo by Bureau of Land Management /Flickr/CC BY 2.0 By Parker Shea | Arizona Mirror Conservationists and environmental groups are concerned a series of changes within the Bureau of Land Management will lead to more oil, gas and mining uses of public lands. Ardent public land critic William Perry […]
Read More →New law would make Arizona cities pay for raising the minimum wage
Corner of Aspen Ave. and San Francisco Street in historic downtown Flagstaff, Arizona. /Photo courtesy of Flagstaff By Andrew Oxford | Arizona Republic Arizona lawmakers could make cities pay for raising the minimum wage. A new law that takes effect Aug. 27 requires the state to calculate the cost to Arizona’s government when cities and […]
Read More →[SUNDAY FEATURE] Welcome to America, the land of the perpetually whiny and offended
“[T]hey fired me because they saw a picture of me in blackface from that episode.”/Spiked By Jon Gabriel, opinion contributor OPINION: Instead of debating ideas, the left and right are demanding that anyone who annoys them be cast out of polite society. (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussion purposes only.) Sarah Silverman has […]
Read More →Survey shows slim support for education tax
“52.4 percent of those questioned still believe that more funding for education is necessary.”/AFN File Photo By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Ahwatukee Foothills A new statewide survey shows that a majority of voters are willing to hike sales taxes for education — but not by as much as some are seeking. The […]
Read More →Autonomous semi-trucks have been driving along I-10 for months and no one noticed
A video posted to TuSimple’s YouTube page shows one of its trucks driving in heavy rain in Tucson in October 2018. By Jerod MacDonald | Arizona Mirror Tech startup TuSimple has been carrying mail in autonomous semi-trucks between Phoenix and Tucson for “several weeks” with little fanfare. Since May the autonomous trucks have been making […]
Read More →Couple that met at Woodstock 50 years ago finally has photographic proof
Out of the rain, 50 years later John and Judy Griffin met when her car broke down on the way to the legendary music festival By David Moye | The Huffington Post A couple that met at Woodstock finally has photographic evidence of their fateful encounter. Fifty years ago this weekend, Judy and Jerry Griffin […]
Read More →[REGIONAL NEWS] Colorado now on board with California’s zero-emission vehicle approach
Ten states already participate in the ZEV program By Michael Sakas/Colorado Public Radio Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission voted Friday, eight to one, to adopt California’s Zero-Emission Vehicle program. Automakers will now be required to sell electric vehicles. The standards mandate that zero or low-emission vehicles should account for almost 5 percent of the state’s […]
Read More →REGIONAL NEWS] Elizabeth Smart’s father announces he’s gay
Ed Smart/Image via George Frey/Getty Images By Alberto Luperon | Law & Crime Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth Smart survived months as a kidnapping target, announced on Thursday that he is gay, leaving his wife, and also stepping away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “I have recently acknowledged to myself and […]
Read More →Arizonans might have special protections from facial recognition software
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via PinalCentral A new federal court ruling coupled with a provision in the state constitution could give Arizonans new legal protections against the use of software by private firms that captures and stores facial images. On paper, the lawsuit involves claims of invasion of privacy being brought against […]
Read More →Court gives baseball players’ right to sue Arizona wages bill
Colorado Rockies spring training at Salt River Field, Talking Stick/Team photo Law deals with minor league players during spring training By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via PinalCentral A federal appeals court has given a key victory to players on minor league teams the right to sue to be paid the minimum wage while […]
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