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The end of this year’s legislative session was later than expected and more contentious than expected.
March 2013
Uranium
mining companies are showing renewed interest in the Navajo Nation. The
Farmington Daily Times reports several companies have begged the Tribe for
permission to once again mine the uranium-rich land it sits upon.
March 04, 2013
For more than a decade, the public radio project StoryCorps
has been inviting America to sit down and chat.
Lisa Polito, left, and Leslee Dean are traveling with StoryCorps -- which is parked at Phoenix Art Museum through March 23.
March 04, 2013
Pinal
County Supervisors are negotiating a new budget, but funds are tight and
spending for some departments will be frozen to make ends meet. Pinal County’s
spending plan for the next fiscal year starting in June is expected to reach $400 million -- that’s a slight increase over the last budget.
March 04, 2013
Six Arizona School districts are
facing some hefty federal fines if they don’t clean up asbestos contamination
in classrooms and administration buildings.EPA inspectors
found a variety of violations, including cancer-causing asbestos fibers in walls
and floor tiles at some school buildings.
March 04, 2013
We are pleased to begin sharing the conversations from StoryCorps Phoenix, the project that
records the stories from everyday people.
James and Marion Durham (Photo courtesy of StoryCorps)
The StoryCorps Mobile Booth is parked
at the Phoenix Art Museum and has been very busy.
March 04, 2013
A group of Arizona preservationists has unveiled its list of most endangered historic places in Arizona.MARK BRODIE: So, there are lists you want to be on, and lists you probably
want to avoid. This morning, we’re gonna talk about one of the latter.
March 02, 2013
The Roosevelt School District is the only one in the Valley that will benefit
from a recently awarded federal education grant. The money will be used to help
boost math scores among elementary students.
March 02, 2013
Some southwestern businesses affected by the ongoing drought
may be eligible for federal loans. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie has more.
MARK BRODIE: The U.S. Small Business Administration will offer low-interest
federal disaster loans to small, non-farm businesses in Arizona, and certain
counties in California, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada.
March 01, 2013
Prosecutors will ask the nation’s highest
court to allow a convicted murderer’s execution to go forward.
Edward
Schad was scheduled to be put to death at the state prison in Florence on Wednesday.
March 01, 2013
Arizona’s
military bases are preparing for the federal budget axe under sequestration. Officials
at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale said they’ll significantly reduce flying that
is not related to pilot training.
March 01, 2013
