Clean Elections Commission approves settlement with GOP Corporation Commission candidates

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission has approved a proposed settlement with three candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Beat the Odds Institute emphasizes need to better educate Latino students

Latino student education is among the top priorities of The Beat the Odds Institute. The research agency has been focused on finding ways to improve education in the last five years. The Institute is emphasizing its efforts on the education of Latino students -- now more than ever.

Consumer spending up among AZ Hispanic population

A new report shows that Arizona’s Hispanic population will account for $40 billion in consumer spending this year, and this number is expected to rise.

Thursday 9 O'Clock Special

George Gershwin started as a song plugger on Tin Pan Alley and became one of the most important American composers of the 20th Century. Unforgettable songs written for stage and screen that spanned both popular and classical worlds. Fasinatin Rhythm, Lady Be Good, Embraceable You, Summertime, and The Man I Love. What's your favorite Gershwin tune? Hear it tonight as we celebrate Gershwin's 114th birthday. Jazz awakes at 8.

Sen. Jon Kyl prepares for his final months in Congress

The U.S. Senate finished a marathon session over the weekend, and then members went back to their home states, where most of them will stay until Election Day, Nov. 6.

A look at the judicial proposition, Prop 115

In our continuing series of conversations on Arizona’s general election races and ballot initiatives, we’re talking about Proposition 115.

Frank Lloyd Wright's archives to move from Scottsdale to New York

Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright is associated with several places in the U.S., but perhaps none so unique as Taliesin West in Scottsdale.

The New Times under new ownership

The Phoenix New Times will no longer be headquartered in Phoenix, and its headline-making owners Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin won't be making the big decisions anymore.

ASU joins global education program

More students form African will be attending Arizona State University in the coming years. The United Nations recognized a global education program Wednesday that included ASU.

YouTube video of fake terrorist threat leads to arrest

A Phoenix man has been arrested in connection with a staged terrorist threat videotaped in July.

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