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When people across the country think about Arizona, they imagine images of the Grand Canyon and our vast deserts dotted with saguaros as nature's skyscrapers. What they don't consider is the effort that goes into protecting some of our most beautiful and important public lands.
Arizonans shouldn't have to worry about whether these natural landmarks will be around in the future. Congress has the legislative tools needed to ensure that these public lands – not just in Arizona, but across the country – are permanently protected.
WASHINGTON – Border construction near Yuma will receive almost $1.3 billion of the $3.6 billion the Defense Department said it will divert from planned military projects under the national border emergency declared in February by President Donald Trump.
Among the 127 Pentagon projects scheduled to lose funding this year for Trump's border construction push is a planned ground transport equipment building at Fort Huachuca. The Army base near Sierra Vista will lose $30 million that was budgeted for that project in fiscal 2019.
Did you know that since 1992, businesses less than a year old created an average of about two million jobs per year? According to the Kauffman Foundation, this accounts for 20 percent of gross job creation, even though they represented only eight percent of all firms.
This week, Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, along with trade expert Luis Ramirez, hosted a tele-town hall, which allowed Arizonans to call-in and ask questions.
The call centered around a discussion about the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) as a vote potentially nears. Throughout the conference call, Ducey and Stanton encouraged Arizona citizens to contact their local congressional representatives and implore them to pass the agreement.
Top Arizona leaders hosted a town hall Wednesday night in their latest push for Congress to ratify a trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
Gov. Doug Ducey and Congressman Greg Stanton doubled down on a week of pressuring Congress to ratify the USMCA. The governor first thanked members of Arizona's delegation who support the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. But then he singled out others.
"And you can engage on the website to help us with Rep. (Tom) O'Halleran, Rep. (Anne) Kirkpatrick, Rep. (Raul) Grijalva, Rep. (Paul) Gosar and Rep. (Ruben) Gallego."
Two Arizona congressmen hosted a Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) roundtable Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to gather updated information on the fungal infection from physicians, scientists, health care advocates and survivors.
STEVE GOLDSTEIN: On Wednesday, two Arizona congressmen discussed a bipartisan measure they hope will combat valley fever. Republican David Schweikert and Democrat Greg Stanton met with survivors, health care advocates and providers. Valley fever is regional disease that is potentially deadly and there is no cure. KJZZ's Kathy Ritchie attended yesterday's roundtable discussion and she's here to tell us what she learned. Good morning, Kathy
KATHY RITCHIE: Good morning.
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Two Arizona congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle are trying raise awareness about Valley fever as the number of diagnosed cases in Arizona is skyrocketing.
Reps. David Schweikert (R) and Greg Stanton (D) co-sponsored the FORWARD Act, which also aims to raise funding for possible cures or vaccines.
On Wednesday, they held a panel discussion with doctors and survivors of Valley fever in Phoenix.
The Arizona Department of Health Services reports there are about 6,200 verified cases on the potentially lethal illness as of Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, a Democrat from Phoenix and that city's former mayor, held an economic development roundtable with several Yuma leaders Thursday, pledging he will look out for the interests of the entire state.
"Of course, I came here to eat at Lutes Casino," he joked at the start of the meeting, then added, "Obviously the responsibility as a member of the United States Congress is to look out for the entire interest of the state. And this area is incredibly important to the success of the rest of our state."