Rep. Eli Crane, R-Oro Valley, said he misspoke when he used the term “colored people� during debate on the House floor, and he tried to change the record to make it “people of color.� But critics were not swayed, calling his words “racist and repugnant.�
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Oro Valley, said he misspoke when he used the term “colored people� during debate on the House floor, and he tried to change the record to make it “people of color.� But critics were not swayed, calling his words “racist and repugnant.�
Staff for congressman Eli Crane, who represents Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House, will offer office hours in cities throughout the district over the next month.
Two sessions are currently scheduled in Coconino County. Members of Crane’s staff will meet with constituents in Sedona on Friday, March 7, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Community Library Sedona in the Village, 25 W. Saddlehorn Road. They will meet with constituents in Flagstaff on Monday, March 24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the main downtown public library at 300 W. Aspen Ave.
It has been two months since Doug Burgum, President Donald Trump’s new secretary of the interior and former governor of North Dakota, ordered his staff to review protected federal lands with an eye toward increasing extractive activities such as oil, gas and uranium production. Read moreTrump administration threats hang over northern Arizona’s newest national monument
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that. And that’s before factoring in an error in the data published on DOGE’s website that mislabels a contract as $8 billion, which was later corrected in the federal database to only be $8 million. Read moreDOGE says it’s saved $55 billion, but data show much less
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The panel voted 14-13 along party lines, with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., voting in favor of Kennedy despite expressing concerns last week about Kennedy’s history of anti-vaccine advocacy. Read moreSenate panel approves RFK Jr. nomination
As the confusion sparked by President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze temporarily all federal grants continues, the City of Flagstaff released a statement emphasizing the importance of stable… Read moreCity of Flagstaff responds to federal funding freeze
President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on a wide range of imports, including oil and metals, in the coming months, expanding his plans to enact sweeping trade levies well beyond those set to hit China, Canada and Mexico on Saturday. Read moreTrump vows tariffs to hit Saturday with more in coming months
