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Senate passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in win for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Arizona Republic By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez   The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package co-negotiated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, setting the stage to enact a...

Sinema touts bipartisan victory after Senate OKs infrastructure bill KTAR By Danny Shapiro   U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, a lead Democratic negotiator for the highly anticipated $1 trillion infrastructure bill, called the plan’s passage by the Senate on...

Sinema touts bipartisan victory after Senate OKs infrastructure bill KTAR By Danny Shapiro   U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, a lead Democratic negotiator for the highly anticipated $1 trillion infrastructure bill, called the plan’s passage by the Senate on...

Infrastructure Bill Gives Sen. Sinema Bipartisan Victory Associated Press By Jonathan J. Cooper   Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has faced unrelenting tension with activists in her party over her insistence that bipartisan deal-making is still the way to...

Congress unleashes service dogs for veterans with PTSD Roll Call By Mark Satter   After nearly a decade of bureaucratic slowdowns, advocacy efforts and stalled legislation, veterans may be getting increased access to one of the more effective treatments for...

These downtown phoenix concert venues survived the pandemic. What that means for music fans Arizona Republic By Ed Masley   Two of the Valley's most beloved music venues, Valley Bar and Crescent Ballroom, will return to full capacity this month after more than a...

High-speed internet. Road upgrades. Electric vehicle chargers. What the infrastructure bill could mean for Arizonans Arizona Republic By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez   The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that could pass the U.S. Senate by this weekend would have...

Biden extends freeze on student loans as progressives push to cancel them Politico By Michael Stratford   The Biden administration announced Friday that it would extend the pause on federal student loan payments until the end of January following growing pressure...

Navajo County seeks $25-million grant to boost broadband in White Mountains White Mountain Independent By Peter Aleshire   Navajo County recently put the finishing touches on an ambitious plea for $25 million in federal funding to improve broadband speed and...

Sinema, Grijalva work to pass bill in honor of late congressional staffer KVOA  By Eric Fink   Alexander Lofgren loved the outdoors.   In April, he and his girlfriend, Emily Henkel were on a hiking trip in Death Valley when the accident happened. Emily...