November 27, 2019 • Vol. 18, No. 1
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Daisy Mountain Toy Drive Kicks off Black Friday
DMFC collects thousands of toys each year for local children - SEE STORY PG 6
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AT&T Boosts Network Speeds for Carefree 4G LTE Expansion Will Give AT&T Customers and FirstNet Subscribers Better Access to Mobile Internet and Capabilities CAREFREE– AT&T* customers and FirstNet subscribers in Carefree got a big boost in wireless connectivity. We’ve added a new cell tower, built near the intersection of Interstate 17 and Carefree Highway, to enhance the area’s 4G LTE coverage and help give residents and first responders faster, more reliable wireless service. Our investment will help customers get the most out of their mobile devices. “We consistently invest in our network to give our customers the connection and reliability they need to stay connected,”
said Toni Broberg, president of AT&T Arizona. “We’re proud to announce that the Carefree community, as well as its first responders, can benefit from these investments with the addition of this new tower.” We know how important it is for our customers to stay connected. That’s why we’re also boosting network reliability and capacity as we expand our network. This helps Arizona residents get the best possible
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House Panel OKs Update to Mining Law; Critics Say it Will Kill Industry BY KAILEY BROUSSARD CRONKITE NEWS
WASHINGTON – A House committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to an overhaul of a 147-yearold federal mining law that supporters called “antiquated,” while opponents called the update a “point-blank” blow to the mining industry. The Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act would protect national parks and tribal areas from being leased for mining, increase mining royalties and create a fund to clean abandoned mines, among other measures. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, said it is “about bringing mining into the 21st century.”
But Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee blasted the bill as a threat to the mining industry. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, said called it little more than a politically motivated bill that has no chance of getting through the Senate or signed by the president. “It is clear what the true motive of my colleagues is with this bill: To put every mine in the United States out of business,” Gosar said before the committee vote on the bill. Grijalva called those concerns overblown – and familiar. “For my entire life, I’ve seen the mining industry ignore concerns from tribes and local communities, and I have listened to the same industries
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scream bloody murder any time anyone threatened to make them play by the same rules as other industries,” he said. In a news conference before the hearing Wednesday, Grijalva said his bill merely brings hardrock mining regulations in line with those for industries such as coal and natural gas, which face tougher regulations. “You can’t regulate cellphones based on the Pony Express,” he said. “You can’t do what was done then, now. But we continue to do it.” The bill would impose a minimum 8% royalty on mineral production at already
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Michigan to Honor Scholarship of Pinnacle high School senior
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Photos courtesy of DMFM Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Tucson, said outside the Capitol Wednesday that his bill, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act, is about modernizing an “antiquated law.”
Photo by Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News
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