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Airline Performance Was Up, but So Were Passenger Complaints in 2015

Airline Performance Was Up, but So Were Passenger Complaints in 2015

By: Marisela Ramirez Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – Airline passengers got slightly better service last year – but they weren’t happy about it. That was the finding of the 2016 Airline Quality Rating, which said domestic carriers did a slightly better job with

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DOJ Wants Answers on Maricopa County Voting Problems

DOJ Wants Answers on Maricopa County Voting Problems

By Lorin McLain The U.S. Department of Justice officially wants answers over the voting debacle of Arizona’s March 22nd Presidential Preference Election. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Voting Section sent a letter to the Maricopa County Recorders Office on April 1st, asking

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9th Circuit Rules AZ Dreamers Can Keep Driver’s Licenses

9th Circuit Rules AZ Dreamers Can Keep Driver’s Licenses

DREAMERS in Arizona are celebrating another win, as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled Tuesday that the state must continue to issue driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who receive deportation deferments. A three-judge panel agreed

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Historic Adaptive Reuse Events Venue The Vinate 45 to Open in Phoenix Warehouse District

Historic Adaptive Reuse Events Venue The Vinate 45 to Open in Phoenix Warehouse District

Phoenix, AZ –  The Vintage 45, a historic adaptive reuse events venue located in the Phoenix Warehouse District, will hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Opening Event on Thursday, April 7 at 10:00am. The multipurpose event space will be available to rent

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The Arizona Wine Festival to Take over Tempe April 8th – 10th

The Arizona Wine Festival to Take over Tempe April 8th – 10th

Sometimes you just want to come home and have a nice glass of wine. Or maybe three. For the vino lovers among us, you could ask for no better event than the Arizona Wine Festival. Eight of the state’s best

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H1N1 Flu Cases Spike Significantly in Arizona this Flu Season Compared to Last

H1N1 Flu Cases Spike Significantly in Arizona this Flu Season Compared to Last

By Kaitlyn Ahrbeck | Cronkite News The number of confirmed flu cases in Arizona has increased 68 percent compared to the previous flu season, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services influenza summary report. “Right now, we are seeing

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Nonprofit, Local Companies Promote Little Free Libraries to Increase Childhood Literacy

Nonprofit, Local Companies Promote Little Free Libraries to Increase Childhood Literacy

By: Lauren Michaels Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) – Many of us take books for granted. But studies show that in low-income communities, there is only one book for every 300 kids, according to local nonprofit Southwest Human Development. Compare that to

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Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Named 2016 Best Cactus League Spring Training Facility

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Named 2016 Best Cactus League Spring Training Facility

(Phoenix, AZ) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that Salt River Fields at Talking Stick has been named the top Cactus League Spring Training complex in 2016 by Ballpark Digest. The honor was voted on by readers of Ballpark Digest and Spring Training Online, with Salt

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State Added 100,000 Residents in 2015, Lured by Climate, Cost of Living

State Added 100,000 Residents in 2015, Lured by Climate, Cost of Living

By Madison Alder | Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – Arizona’s population grew by nearly 100,000 in 2015, driven largely by growth in Maricopa County which saw the second-largest increase among counties in the nation, according to new Census Bureau estimates. The bureau’s 2015

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‘Everybody is Safe’ in Arizona Offices After U.S. Capitol Lockdown

‘Everybody is Safe’ in Arizona Offices After U.S. Capitol Lockdown

By Jessica Swarner | Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – Arizona lawmakers praised the response of U.S. Capitol Police after a gunman was shot Monday as he tried to enter the Capitol Visitor Center, triggering a brief but tense lockdown. “Beyond grateful that

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