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Tucson to Offer $2 Swim Lessons to Those who Qualify

Tucson to Offer $2 Swim Lessons to Those who Qualify

The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the American Red Cross Aquatics Centennial Program, will offer $2 summer swim lessons for children ages 6 months to 17 years. Participants must be among the first 1,400 registered

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Arizona Business Leaders Work to Strengthen Ties with Mexico

Arizona Business Leaders Work to Strengthen Ties with Mexico

(Scottsdale, AZ) – Arizona and Mexico are moving forward and forging closer ties, despite heated presidential campaign rhetoric, according to some leading business and Republican leaders in the state. Some leaders in Arizona, known for anti-Mexican immigrant legislation, are challenging billionaire

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Mayor Stanton Calls On Local Businesses to Provide Youth Employment Opportunities

Mayor Stanton Calls On Local Businesses to Provide Youth Employment Opportunities

(Phoenix, AZ)  —  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton hosted an “Engaging Tomorrow’s Youth Today” breakfast for more than 120 business leaders to learn about youth employment opportunities and how they can partner with the City of Phoenix to provide summer internships

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Rally Calls State, Maricopa ‘Ground Zero’ for Voter Suppression Issues

Rally Calls State, Maricopa ‘Ground Zero’ for Voter Suppression Issues

By: Danika Worthington Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – Congressional Democrats and voting-rights activists Thursday described Arizona as “ground zero” for voter suppression, what they said was one of the results of the Supreme Court’s 2013 “gutting” of the Voting Rights Act.

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Audit: 19 Tribal Schools in Arizona Went Uninspected for Four Years

Audit: 19 Tribal Schools in Arizona Went Uninspected for Four Years

(Washington, DC) – At least 19 tribal schools in Arizona went four years or more without the inspections that are supposed to be performed every year by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, according to a recent Government Accountability Office audit. A

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Trump, Clinton Claim Paths To Victory After New York

Trump, Clinton Claim Paths To Victory After New York

By: Lorin McLain It’s no wonder the New York primaries mattered more this year than previous election cycles. After Tuesday night’s blowout by the GOP and Democratic frontrunners, both say their paths to victory are pretty much guaranteed. Donald Trump

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Latin Addiction Presents: Salsa vs. Bachata Night at DeSoto Central Market

Latin Addiction Presents: Salsa vs. Bachata Night at DeSoto Central Market

Which is better: the sweat-inducing beats of salsa, or the smooth, cool rhythms of bachata? If it’s a question you’ve always asked yourself, then hit up the Salsa vs. Bachata night at DeSoto Central Market. It may very well turn

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$5 Dollar Food Festival Arrives in Tempe on April 23rd

$5 Dollar Food Festival Arrives in Tempe on April 23rd

It’s nearing Saturday afternoon and your stomach may be growling. Sure you could go grab a burrito and call it a day, but why would you want to, when you have the Tempe $5 Food Festival at your fingertips? Once

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Seven-Time Grammy Winner, Singer-Songwriter Prince Dead at 57

Seven-Time Grammy Winner, Singer-Songwriter Prince Dead at 57

The world is mourning the loss of a legend this week. The seven-time Grammy winning singer and songwriter Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park Studios residence in Chanhassen, Minnesota on Thursday morning. He was  57. According to a statement

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IRS Referrals for Tax Fraud Prosecutions Continue to Drop in Arizona, Nation

IRS Referrals for Tax Fraud Prosecutions Continue to Drop in Arizona, Nation

By: Samantha Witherwax Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – The number of taxpayers the IRS referred for criminal prosecutions fell last year to the lowest levels of the Obama administration, and the agency said it expects numbers will continue to drop in

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