PHOENIX – As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met by fierce resistance from the Republican governor and GOP-dominated Legislature, which are looking to strip elected utility regulators of their power to set energy policy in one of the nation’s sunniest states.

Utilities are well on their way to meeting Arizona’s 15% renewable energy mandate by 2024. Environmentalists worry that progress would stall if power companies aren’t forced to keep installing green technologies at a time when Arizona faces more extreme heat from climate change. “Why in the world would the Legislature want to get in the way of something that is so clearly good for our economy and benefits the

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Trump endorses Mo Brooks among Alabama GOP Senate contenders

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California aims to fully reopen its economy on June 15, Gov. Newsom says

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Senate gives Biden a big tool to work around GOP filibuster

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Study: Drought-breaking rains more erratic, rare in US West

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Florida lawmakers plan $200M to clean, close leaky reservoir

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida lawmakers have proposed spending $200 million to clean up and close the wastewater reservoir that triggered evacuations of homes and businesses amid fears it would burst open and cause massive flooding.

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Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content

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Biden boosted by Senate rules as GOP bucks infrastructure

WASHINGTON – With an appeal to think big, President Joe Biden is promoting his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan directly to Americans, summoning public support to push past the Republicans lining up against the massive effort they sum up as big taxes, big spending and big government.

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Stanford wins championship for all those teams that couldn't

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Five conjoined kittens born in Arizona animal rescue

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Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade

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Overlooked Arizona refused to be counted out until last shot

SAN ANTONIO – Aari McDonald's small shoulders carried Arizona through a rebuilding project to the brink of a national championship.

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Tavatanakit holds off charging Ko in ANA Inspiration

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COVID-compliant courts aim to clear backlog of jury trials

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Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title

SAN ANTONIO – Tara VanDerveer hugged each of her Stanford players as they climbed the ladder to cut down a piece of the net.

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West has been the best in this year's NCAA Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Tournament has been dominated by the East, mixed with the occasional championship foray by a school from the Midwest.

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Rahm heads to Masters with clear head as a first-time father

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Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers

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Pressure mounts on corporations to denounce GOP voting bills

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Arizona reaches NCAA title game with 69-59 win over UConn

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Stanford tops South Carolina 66-65 to reach title game

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Irdai standardizes technical notes for health, motor insurance policies

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Biden's 'Jobs Cabinet' to sell infrastructure as GOP resists

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‘Just don’t go’: B.C. renews plea against leisure travel ahead of long weekend

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Wie West, Feng back on leaderboard at ANA Inspiration

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Gov. Ron DeSantis rails against President Biden’s immigration policy

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis railed against the Biden Administration’s immigration policies during a news briefing in Titusville on Thursday.

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'One and done': Gov. Gavin Newsom receives Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Baldwin Hills

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The Latest: Atlanta Braves to expand capacity for home games

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LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts season

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Brutal NYC attack renews Asian American volunteers' efforts

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Hats off: Donskoi scores 3 in 1st, Avs beat Coyotes 9-3

DENVER – Joonas Donskoi scored three times during Colorado’s five-goal first period, and the Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 9-3 on Wednesday night in front of home fans for the first time this season.

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Dems aim for July vote as Congress digs in on infrastructure

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No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case

SEATTLE – A federal judge decided Wednesday not to impose prison time on a former member of a neo-Nazi ring that made threats against journalists, finding that the 21-year-old — who concealed his transgender identity from his co-conspirators — had already suffered enough in his young life.

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2 more lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson bring total to 21

HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 06: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans scrambles with the ball against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half at NRG Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) HOUSTON - Two more civil lawsuits have been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, bringing the total number of lawsuits to 21.The lawsuits were filed Tuesday afternoon in Harris County.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to get COVID-19 vaccine this week

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Now that Florida is making coronavirus shots available to people age 40 and up, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he’s going to get his vaccine this week.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks $1,000 payments for in-person teachers, principals

PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is requesting the Florida legislature approve $216 million to provide $1,000 bonuses for principals and classroom teachers.

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LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts season

A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday:

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz investigated by DOJ over alleged relationship with girl, 17: reports

Matt Gaetz is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over an alleged relationship he shared with a 17-year-old girl, according to U.S. media reports.According to a New York Times report, three people briefed on the matter said investigators are working to determine whether Gaetz, 38, had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him.The people told the Times that investigators are examining whether Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws.

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1st-timer Arizona joins mainstays in women's NCAA Final Four

Arizona has been having fun and playing good basketball, all the way to its first women's NCAA Final Four. The Wildcats will now play the team that has been there more than any other.

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Stanford rallies to beat Louisville 78-63, reach Final Four

SAN ANTONIO – Lexie Hull scored 21 points and Stanford reached the Final Four by rallying for a 78-63 victory over Louisville on Tuesday night.

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GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denied any criminal wrongdoing.

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GOP governors ignore Biden's latest plea on mask mandates

President Joe Biden's pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states.

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WATCH LIVE AT 10 a.m.: Gov. DeSantis to highlight progress on Everglades restoration project

MIAMI, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to share an update on restoring the Everglades and cleaning up the state’s dirty waterways.

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2 more space fans get seats on billionaire’s private SpaceX flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize.

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‘Completely unacceptable:’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to forbid ‘vaccine passports’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.

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Renewals hit, uptake rate for new policies surged amid covid: Nikhil Apte

Mint, Nikhil Apte, Chief Product Officer - Product Factory (Health Insurance), Royal Sundaram General Insurance, said it is extremely important to motivate policyholders and help them understand the importance of the renewal of policy during uncertain times, especially during the pandemic.What was the impact on policy renewals during covid time?We observe a challenging time for our policyholders, at the same time consumer behaviour displayed by the policyholders also need to be understood. Firstly, on one side customers are facing unprecedented health risk as their family members, relatives, neighbours getting admitted to hospitals.

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McDonald powers Arizona past Indiana and into Final Four

SAN ANTONIO – Aari McDonald scored 33 points and No. 3 seed Arizona beat fourth-seeded Indiana 66-53 on Monday night to earn its first trip to the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament.

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Gov. Murphy urges caution amid spike of COVID-19 cases

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. - More than 4 million people have received a COVID vaccine in New Jersey and that number is about to increase as eligibility is set to expand.Foot traffic in and out of Gloucester County’s mega-vaccination site was as brisk as the early spring breeze. Pepsi Feliciano got her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine."I work from home, so I stay in my house.

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GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards

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