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SAG-AFTRA Arizona members rally as part of national strike for TV, film worker protections, higher wages
PHOENIX – Members of the Arizona-Utah chapter of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rallied in Phoenix on Sunday to demand increased benefits and residuals, prohibition of artificial intelligence content and protections against unauthorized use of their likeness. SAG-AFTRA local leaders and members were joined at the U.A. Local 469 union hall by leaders of […]
Arizona’s lawmakers are among the most, and least, likely in U.S. House to vote by proxy
WASHINGTON – Two years after the House allowed proxy voting as a pandemic precaution, two Arizona lawmakers remain among the House’s most active proxy voters, while two others are among the stubborn minority that has never cast a vote by proxy. A Cronkite News tally of more than 700 roll call votes since May 27, […]
Border numbers hit highest level in 20 years, as end of Title 42 looms
WASHINGTON – Border officials apprehended the most migrants at the southern border in at least 22 years last month, presenting a new challenge for the Biden administration’s plan to end enforcement of Title 42 just weeks from now. The 221,303 migrants stopped in March brought the total for the first half of fiscal 2022 to more than […]
Arizona families face first month without child tax credit payments since July
WASHINGTON – January was the first month since last summer that Arizona low-income families did not get a check under the expanded Child Tax Credit program, leaving parents scrambling for help and advocates worrying about an increase in poverty. From July through December, the Treasury Department sent about 795,000 payments a month to Arizona families, […]