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A group of Arizona lawmakers who are also moms want the right to use campaign cash to cover child care costs when they’re on the campaign trail.
May 13, 2024
The Peak Fire was reported Saturday evening and hasn’t made much progress since then, according to authorities. Fire crews expect to have it mostly contained early this week.
May 13, 2024
A plan submitted by Arizona, California and Nevada to save 3 million acre feet of Colorado River supply over the next two years has been adopted by the federal government.
May 13, 2024
Arizona’s near-total abortion ban dating to 1864 can’t be enforced until September, following a state Supreme Court order Monday. The delay increases the likelihood that the controversial law may never go back into effect.
May 13, 2024
Arizona is facing a shortage of nurses; and the state could feel the sting of empty positions as early as next year.
May 13, 2024
The rise of artificial intelligence-generated audio statements poses major ethical and moral problems. To address this concern, a group of ASU researchers have developed a prototype of a microphone that would authenticate voice recordings as human speech.
May 13, 2024
Last year’s fatal shooting of a Tohono O’odham man in southern Arizona by U.S. Border Patrol agents is one example of what federal authorities call a critical incident. Congress’s watchdog wants more done by Customs and Border Protection to insure the independence of those sent to investigate these incidents.
May 13, 2024
Many in the U.S. may celebrate Mother’s Day with brunch, flowers or a card. But every Mother’s Day weekend, one Navajo family has a more hands-on observance, filled with hard hard work to help preserve a centuries-old Diné custom that’s in decline today.
May 13, 2024
The Forest Service is treating about 5,000 acres on the Coconino National Forest this week with prescribed burns northwest of Flagstaff.
May 13, 2024
Testing will start in Phoenix and gradually expand to Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Paradise Valley, the company said. The vehicles will operate in autonomous mode, but the human drivers will be ready to take over if needed.
May 13, 2024
An Arizona State University music professor recently released a new album, which she describes as an exploration of identity. So much so that it’s the name of Deanna Swoboda’s latest album.
May 13, 2024
Over the last three years, Arizona has received $1.3 billion from the federal government to support early childhood education and child care in Arizona. Now, those pandemic relief funds are running out.
May 13, 2024
Democrats in Legislative District 8 picked former Tempe City Councilwoman Lauren Kuby to run for state Senate in the district, which covers parts of Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
May 13, 2024
A controversial new law Ukrainian officials hope will help in their war effort against Russia goes into effect on Saturday. At the same time, Ukraine may be getting some more financial help in its fight against the Russian invasion.
May 13, 2024
Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services breaks down what's in store at the Legislature this week, including housing bills and the Secure the Border Act, with The Show.
May 13, 2024
Ellie Wolfe with the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson joined The Show to talk more about the pro-Palestinian protests at University of Arizona, where police shot what appeared to be rubber bullets as protesters threw rocks and water bottles at SWAT vehicles.
May 13, 2024
Republicans in the state Legislature say a strict immigration enforcement measure is necessary because of what they say has been the federal government’s failure to secure the border. But Elvia Díaz says it will result in racial profiling.
May 13, 2024
Heat is deadly for older adults experiencing homelessness, which means figuring out ways to cool off this population quickly and safely. Here's what the state’s largest mass shelter is doing to get ready.
May 13, 2024
Members from the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico are calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on an already-passed bipartisan Senate bill to renew aid for downwinders through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, which is set to expire next month.
May 13, 2024
Nearly 50 projects are on a public art list in Phoenix that would cost more than $25 million over the next five years. Some of the money will come from voter-approved bonds and a grant, but most projects will be funded by an ordinance the City Council adopted in 1986.
May 13, 2024
