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5 days ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer
It’s easy to spot the signature sleek white design of a self-driving Waymo on the streets of Phoenix. The whirring cameras and sensors, including the black hat-like device on top that displays a rider’s initials, are hard to miss. Now, they’ll be even easier to spot, and a little less antiseptic. Recently, Valley residents have spotted some of the ever-present robot cars emblazoned with new artsy designs.
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5 days ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer
In South Phoenix, the days of narrowly avoiding yellow construction cones and struggling to find parking lots along Central Avenue are almost over. After six years — and efforts to scuttle the project entirely — the Valley Metro light rail expansion into the area will be finished in less than a month. How will these changes impact your daily commute? Phoenix New Times has the answers. Here’s what you should know about Valley Metro’s South Central expansion.
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5 days ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer
Last year, far-right Republican Justin Heap won the election as Maricopa County recorder by harping on election integrity. He called Arizona’s elections a laughingstock and flirted with the election denialism that has consumed his party. When he was in charge, he said, he’d secure the county’s untrustworthy elections and follow the letter of the law. How’s that been going? Not great.
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1 week ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer
When President Donald Trump “appointed” Kari Lake to lead Voice of America in December, she vowed not to make the broadcasting agency “Trump TV.”But now, that’s exactly what the news-anchor-turned-twice-failed-candidate is trying to do. In a social media post Tuesday night, Lake announced a “partnership” between the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA, and the far-right news outlet One America News Network.
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1 week ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Morgan Fischer
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, he’s been attempting to systematically change the entire U.S. government. Using billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency as its machete, the Trump administration has slashed grants, laid off thousands of employees and dismantled entire government agencies. While a Republican-controlled Congress has essentially stood by and let it happen, many Democratic state attorneys general have picked up the slack.
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