Ray Stern
State Politics and Issues Reporter at The Arizona Republic
State Politics and Issues reporter for the Arizona Republic, covering AZ Legislature. Married 💕to @amysilvermanaz. Formerly @PhoenixNewTimes & EV Trib.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Ray Stern
Arizona dispensaries are required to test cannabis products for potency and contaminants. Testing regulations, implemented in 2020, cover potency and contamination from microbials, heavy metals and pesticides. Eleven state-licensed labs conduct these tests, a decrease from sixteen in the previous year. Dispensaries have to test samples of the marijuana and THC-infused products they sell in Arizona for potency and contaminants like pesticides.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Ray Stern
Tucsonan Bob Huff expresses his grief and questions the meaning of his daughter's death in the Iraq War 20 years ago. Sam Huff, who joined the military after 9/11, died in 2005 from a roadside bomb in Baghdad. Despite his grief, Huff finds solace in knowing other families share similar losses and expresses pride in his niece, who recently joined the Army. Bob Huff of Tucson still struggles to find meaning in the death of his 18-year-old daughter in the Iraq War 20 years ago.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ray Stern
Arizona's health department is taking action against two marijuana testing labs, Full Spectrum Lab and Kaycha Labs. Full Spectrum Lab is accused of violating anti-nepotism laws due to family ties with its largest client, while Kaycha Labs faces allegations of inaccurate testing practices for potency and contaminants. These actions follow previous enforcement against testing labs in Arizona, highlighting ongoing concerns about the reliability of marijuana testing in the state.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ray Stern
Firefighters held containment lines around the Greer Fire on May 17, which had burned a total of 18,617 acres by the end of its sixth day. Though that marked an increase of nearly 3,000 acres from the previous day, the fire has not grown into a massive event like the 2011 Wallow Fire, which scorched more than half a million acres in the same region. Crews continued to protect structures and hold the fire back, despite facing strong wind gusts expected to persist for several more days.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Ray Stern
A targeted car bomb explosion Saturday that heavily damaged a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, which authorities called "an intentional act of terrorism," follows a long history of violence over reproductive rights. But that violence has typically occurred at abortion clinics, not fertility clinics like American Reproductive Centers, the provider that was damaged in Saturday's explosion. The May 17 bombing left one person dead and widespread damage to nearby buildings in downtown Palm Springs.
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