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Attempts to protect Arizona's groundwater and rivers meet legislative resistance Ian James, Arizona Republic Replay Video UP NEXT The Arizona Legislature has taken up a range of water-related measures this year, but some bills that would strengthen the state’s water rules to protect declining groundwater and desert streams have run into opposition and have failed to move forward. Republican and Democratic legislators introduced several bills that would establish some groundwater rules in unregulated rural areas where there are no limits on pumping and where water levels are...

That's up 14.7% from the previous week's tally of 44,130 COVID-19 doses administered. As of March 9, 13.18% of people living in Stearns County are fully vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna). Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday, March 9 that Minnesota is expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine after reaching its goal of inoculating at least 70% of people 65 and older. The state will expand eligibility to the next tw...

This woman's name has been on the long-running lawsuit to reform Arizona foster care. Who is she? Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic © Mark Henle/The Republic Margaret Tinsley lent her name to the cause, but the hard work was done by attorneys with Children's Rights, a nonprofit out of New York, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and several local attorneys. For six years, hers was the first name on the lawsuit that sought to change Arizona's child-welfare system. It was Tinsley v. Flanagan. Then Tinsley v. McKay. Then Tinsley v. Faust. Margaret Tinsley's rol...

Detectives investigate substantial property damage and by request of local fire departments, and their presence doesn't indicate arson, officials say.

USA TODAY has rounded up a list of online tools related to the COVID-19 vaccination process in Spanish and other languages.