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Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight
As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that advocates
Thousands without power as strong storms move through Phoenix area
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Thousands are without power around the Valley as severe thunderstorms continue to move across Arizona on Sunday. As of 8:30 p.m., approximately 3,789 SRP customers and 3,017 APS customers don’t have electricity in the Phoenix area from Mesa to Wickenburg. An APS outage map shows severe...
Arizona schools cracking down on students using cellphones in classroom
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Schools across the state are cracking down on students using their cellphones in the classroom. Some require students to put their phones away, while other school districts lock them up. Sixteen-year-old Chloe Sakala is a Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix student. She said seeing...
Arizona Created a Navy to Start a Dam War with California
I'll preface this article by saying I'll do my best to steer clear of a bunch of "dam" puns --less the one in the title. My prepubescent mind will want to get the best of me, so know that I'm really trying to behave. States have been battling who gets...
CrowdStrike outage made a big AZ impact. Experts say it raises resiliency questions
Experts say a widespread technology outage that closed health care facilities, ensnarled travel and disrupted emergency services worldwide on Friday highlighted the fragility of technological systems that are increasingly globally interconnected and the need for improved user resiliency. The issues stemmed from a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides...
Global computer outage snarls Arizona’s early voting, raises alarm about November
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.A global Microsoft-based computer outage early Friday crippled the electronic systems Arizona’s two largest counties use for early in-person voting, causing election officials to quickly divert to backup plans to keep early voting open for the state’s primary election.The breakdown affected the devices that Maricopa and Pima counties use at voting locations to check voters in, verify voter eligibility and print ballots. It did not affect the machines the counties use to count ballots, which are not...
Legal fight continues with appeals over proposed immigration initiative for Arizona Nov. 5 ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — The fight to keep a proposed border initiative off Arizona’s Nov. 5 ballot is not over yet. Immigrant advocates kept the issue alive this week by filing notice to the state Supreme Court that they will appeal the judge’s ruling. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on July 12 rejected an effort by the advocates to keep the proposed initiative off the ballot. The advocates argue that the measure breaks the rules because it deals with more than a single subject. Attorney Andy Gaona, who represents some of the groups, was working Friday on legal briefs in the case that he filed later in the day. The Legislature will have until July 26 to respond, he said.
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