The Phoenix mayor said withdrawing from the global agreement to fight climate change would harm public health and economic prosperity.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that she and other attorneys general are filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's federal spending freeze.
PHOENIX — A recent order from President Donald Trump's administration to pause all federal grants and loans could leave the Phoenix Police Department and the Phoenix Fire Department bereft of over $35 million dollars in funding, the mayor's office said Tuesday.
The Justice Department has been ordered not to pursue new cases, settlements or legal action in ongoing cases, according to media reports.
After four years, the U.S. Department of Justice probe into Phoenix cops is likely toast with little reform to show for it.
The temporary funding pause was temporarily blocked by a federal judge shortly before it was set to begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Arizona.
Other Arizona Democrats in Phoenix and in D.C. seem less concerned about the incoming president's immigration priorities.
The Phoenix City Council will meet with attorneys behind closed doors next week to review a Justice Department memo targeting "sanctuary" cities.
The district cited declining enrollment and "significant budgetary challenges" as reasons why the closures of Heard and Dunbar schools are necessary.
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Trains crossed over the Salt River Bridge for the first time, marking a new milestone as testing expands south toward the Baseline Road end-of-line.