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September 2013
This past summer was the hottest ever in Phoenix, according to the National Weather Service.
Mikhail Chester is an assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainability engineering at ASU. (Photo by Nick Blumberg-KJZZ)
During the height of the heat, few places in the U.
September 27, 2013
The mayor of Washington, D.C. is nominating the chief financial officer for the city of Phoenix to the same post in the District of Columia. In a statement accompanying the announcement, Mayor Vincent Gray called Jeffrey DeWitt a "skilled manager and leader," citing his experience working with the Wall Street credit-rating agencies to maintain and improve a large city’s bond ratings.
September 26, 2013
The Arizona Supreme Court has reaffirmed the right of state voters to make their own laws, and they are telling state lawmakers they acted illegally in refusing to adjust state aid to public schools for inflation.
September 26, 2013
Police officers in Flagstaff
will no longer arrest transients who ask for handouts. The City Council agreed
this week to settle a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of
Arizona, who said the arrests were an unconstitutional infringement of free
speech.
September 26, 2013
Arizona
home prices were up again in August, according to the home data provider
RealtyTrac. It says median home prices
were up 20-percent from a year ago, putting the state in the top five in the country
for increasing prices.
September 26, 2013
Despite several attempts to punish johns who engage in
teenage prostitution, lawmakers have so far failed to approve legislation. Now,
a governor’s task force is making new recommendations on sex trafficking in
hopes they can be the first step to breaking the gridlock.
September 26, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National
Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of a rented helicopter as
it attempted to land near a ranch northwest of Flagstaff on Wednesday.
September 26, 2013
A rookie Tucson
police officer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female
inmate at the Pima County Jail. Police spokesman Chris Widmer says Benjamin
Gaballa, who was terminated after the allegations surfaced last month, was
taken into custody on Wednesday.
September 26, 2013
Starting Oct.1, Americans can buy health plans set up by President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Arizona residents without insurance will have 106 new plans to choose from when enrollment begins next week, and those who live in metro Phoenix will have even more options.
September 25, 2013
The Southwest’s lengthy drought has led to serious
discussions recently about how much water will be available from the Colorado River, an extremely significant source, considering seven states including Arizona use it.
September 25, 2013