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Mohave County Democratic Road Show

2 months ago2 months ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Democratic candidates visited three cities on Saturday, August 10 including Lake Havasu, Bullhead City and Kingman to discuss their platforms, meet voters, and answer questions. On Sunday, August 11, they continued on to Mesquite, Nevada and finished in Colorado City, Arizona.

Board of Supervisors Democratic candidates for Mohave County spoke to crowds about what they bring to the future of the county, and why they want to help shape the future.

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Burro gather input sought

2 months ago2 months ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) are seeking public comments on a joint environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the jointly managed Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

9th circuit strikes down Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship rule

2 months ago2 months ago8 mins

Two weeks after its initial ruling allowing Arizona to require proof of citizenship for voter registrations, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from its motions panel.

That means that state voter registration forms may be accepted without proof of citizenship, as they have been since the League of Latin American (LULAC ) citizens Consent Decree went into effect over eight years ago.

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

2 months ago2 months ago13 mins

PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the triple digits.

For the last dozen years, the 61-year-old spent much of the year working near Pasco, Washington, sending money to his wife and daughters in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit, Mexico, and traveling back every Christmas.

Amended Article 3 rules (Taking and Handling of Wildlife) to become effective Aug. 10

2 months ago2 months ago1 mins

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has completed the rulemaking process amending rules within Articles 1, 2, 3, and 6 to implement the recommendations that were proposed in the most recent Article 3, Taking and Handling of Wildlife, five-year review report.

CBP officers in Arizona seize more than half a ton of fentanyl in largest seizure in agency history

2 months ago2 months ago6 mins

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Lukeville recently seized approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills — weighing more than 1,000 pounds — in the largest singular fentanyl seizure in CBP history.

“This is the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP’s history, and reflects our unwavering determination to protect our nation and to disrupt the criminal activities of ruthless drug cartels,”