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Daisy Gonzalez-Perez and Elsa Hortareas | Cronkite News
WASHINGTON – As the child of visa-holding parents, Ayaan Siddiqui does not face deportation to India – yet.
But the BASIS Peoria senior, like an estimated 200,000 other "documented Dreamers" in the U.S., could be deported to a country he barely knows when he turns 21 and ages out of the protection of his parents' visas.
Tara Kavaler | Arizona Republic
Rep. Greg Stanton introduced Wednesday a congressional resolution imploring the Russian government to free WNBA Phoenix Mercury basketball star Brittney Griner.
AZ Business Magazine
Tomorrow marks another important moment for the Valley's public transit system as the Tempe Streetcar is set to open its doors to the public.
But the game-changing project for Tempe would not be ready to open if it weren't for a grant Valley Metro received as a result of a congressional relief bill that kept construction going during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AZ Family Staff
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- One of the country's most prominent Supreme Court decisions could be overturned, according to an initial draft opinion obtained by Politico. The draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito, would strike down the historic Roe v. Wade case.
Mark Brodie | KJZZ News
Congress last month approved a two-year extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA. It's meant to help people who were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing in Nevada in the 1950s and '60s and then developed cancer. But it does not include those living in two specific areas: Clark County, Nevada, and lower Mohave County in Arizona.
Homeland Security Today
Congress is currently mulling a bill to help state, local and tribal governments use drones to visually inspect critical infrastructure.
Construction Equipment
A bill has been introduced in U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a grant program for governmental entities to use drones for the inspection of infrastructure such as bridges.
Introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), the bill would give the U.S. Department of Transporation authority to establish the grant program. Grants could be used to purchase or lease drones, contract for inspection services, and support drone management.
Mark Cowling | Pinal Central
FLORENCE — Pinal County has applied for a federal grant of $301 million to build State Route 24 from Ironwood Drive to U.S. 60 southeast of Apache Junction.
The Board of Supervisors retroactively approved the grant application Wednesday.