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Phoenix Sky Harbor workers vote to strike, file OSHA …

9/16/2023
Two groups of airport workers are speaking out about what they say are dangerous working conditions and low wages at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Arizona COVID-19 cases double since June, as virus …

9/11/2023
First lady Jill Biden’s positive COVID-19 test this weekend was the latest, and most high-profile, reminder that cases are once again on the rise in the U.S. and in Arizona, where new infections per week have more than doubled since early July.

ESA program added almost 50,000 students in the past …

9/10/2023
The state added nearly 12,000 students to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program in the last quarter, bringing total enrollment to 61,689 at the end of June and renewing debates about the costs and benefits of the program.

Migrant deaths climbed with temperatures in July; …

9/4/2023
Migrant deaths in the Arizona desert spiked in July, when the remains of 42 undocumented individuals were found, the most for that month in more than a decade, advocates and medical officials said.

State Supreme Court to hear abortion case; providers …

8/26/2023
Arizona abortion providers said Thursday they will conduct business as usual while the state Supreme Court considers a challenge to state law that could lead to the restoration of a 19th-century ban on abortion.

Student loan repayments will hit economy; how hard …

8/14/2023
When federal student loan payments resume this fall, they are expected to pull as much $71 billion in otherwise disposable income out of the economy every year, $5.3 billion of which will come from Arizona.

Big fight for a little bird: Pygmy-owl gets threatened …

7/25/2023
Federal officials this week granted threatened species status to the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, capping 17 years of “litigation and controversy” from advocates fighting to win protection for the 6-inch raptor.

Phoenix area inflation cools, but still higher than …

7/13/2023
 Phoenix-area inflation has cooled since its peak last summer, but the region’s 4.4% increase since last June is still higher than the national average of 3% over the same period, new data shows.

Phoenix plans to give as many as 600 unclaimed …

7/9/2023
PHOENIX – Phoenix officials plan to proceed with an agreement to donate up to 600 unclaimed firearms in the city’s possession to the National Police of Ukraine, despite a request from …

Camp Not-A-Wheeze offers youth with asthma outdoor …

6/27/2023
At this camp nestled among pine trees in northeast Arizona, kids ride horses, pet goats and hold chickens. They play outside with pollen and dust swirling around them – all triggers for their chronic disease.

State budget negotiations said to be close as Arizona …

4/14/2023
Three months into Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ stint as Arizona’s 24th head of state, negotiations with GOP leaders in the Legislature on a budget are close to completion, Hobbs said Wednesday at a news conference to celebrate the first 100 days of her term.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used ‘off label’ to …

1/11/2023
CAVE CREEK – Gordon Brown used to be a licensed psychologist and U.S. Navy petty officer 1st class. But a severe blow to the head caused bleeding on the brain and led to surgery in 2002 that …