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Lawmakers discuss bill trying to save Oak Flat Arizona mayor pushed members of Congress to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully realize plans without the mine and its financial support Author: Apr 13, 2021 This 2015 photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Arizona mayor pushed members of Congress to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully realize plans without the mine and its financial support The mayor of a small community in Arizona's copper corridor likes to think of Superio...

Associated Press The mayor of a small community in Arizona's copper corridor likes to think of Superior as a town with a mine, not a mining town. Neither can be a reality if Congress passes a bill to rescind a land exchange for what would be one of the largest copper mining operations in the U.S. Superior Mayor Mila Besich pushed members of Congress on Tuesday to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully realize plans for a community center, economic development and tourism that draws on its mountainous surroundings without the mine and its financial support. “Our strategy has always b...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... The mayor of a small community in Arizona’s copper corridor likes to think of Superior as a town with a mine, not a mining town. Neither can be a reality if Congress passes a bill to rescind a land exchange for what would be one of the largest copper mining operations in the U.S. Superior Mayor Mila Besich pushed members of Congress on Tuesday to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully rea...

Native communities confront painful choice: move away, or succumb to rising waters? Students at the Quileute Tribal School play basketball playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington. Photograph: Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT via Getty Images Students at the Quileute Tribal School play basketball playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington. Photograph: Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT via Getty Images Throughout Indian Country, where cultures are tied to land and wa...

   By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America With less than a week remaining in the New Mexico legislative session, state senators are hashing out a proposal that could change the way education is funded for decades by increasing withdrawals from a unique $20 billion public endowment. The initiative advanced Tuesday toward a Senate floor vote that would tap the trust fund to increase spending on preschool and K-12 education by about $250 million a year. Legislative approval would send the proposed constitutional amendment to a statewide vote. The Land Grant Permanent Fund cu...