Arizona is struggling to keep young talent that’s trained in the state here. Why that is and what can be done to reverse the trend.
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Walk alongside Tempe Town Lake right now, and you'll see what looks like a mirage in the distance. Artist Laura Spalding Best has been out here every day with a cooler and a hat painting somewhere north of 120 old street signs to create the mural.
Nov. 18, 2019
Two men were killed at the scene, and a third died at a local hospital. Another person was wounded. Witnesses told authorities that the attack was carried out by masked gunmen who arrived in a dark sedan.
Nov. 18, 2019
Voter registration figures released Monday show the Green Party with 6,406 members in Arizona. It fell short of the required membership tally to appear on 2020 ballots.
Nov. 18, 2019
Two pro-school voucher nonprofits are threatening to sue the Arizona Department of Education for failure to send on-time payments to parents whose kids use a special program to attend non-public schools.
Nov. 18, 2019
It’s been a little more than a month since Allister Adel was appointed Maricopa County attorney, replacing now-Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery.
Nov. 18, 2019
Across the country, charter schools are growing, and teachers’ unions are working to stop them. The debate is taking center stage in states around the country, but the divide between charter schools and teachers unions wasn’t always there. The Arizona Republic’s Craig Harris went to seven states to delve into this issue, and find out what it means for Arizona.
Nov. 18, 2019
Starting Monday, school resource officers will be offered training on adolescent mental health and what they can do to intervene effectively and safely.
Nov. 18, 2019
More rural Arizona high school students are graduating in four years than in the past, but fewer are passing at least one AP exam.
Nov. 18, 2019
The recent killings of American families from a Mormon offshoot group living in Mexico generated horror in the U.S., but in his latest column, Phil Boas argues that what happened in Mexico affected that country and its people in a more dramatic way.
Nov. 18, 2019
Four state lawmakers have filed the first House bill of the upcoming 2020 legislative session. The quartet of Democrats is looking to repeal a 2016 law which prohibits cities and towns from regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb.
Nov. 18, 2019
A well-known messaging platform is under fire in India and an independence celebration takes on additional meaning this year.
Nov. 18, 2019
When NAFTA took effect in 1994, young men began leaving for the U.S. where they could make more money in a few months than they could in a year. The story of their journeys has been told many times in the years since, but what about the women they left behind?
Nov. 18, 2019
Mexico and the United States are in an embittered battle with drug cartels, but some are calling into question its effectiveness as well as the media coverage.
Nov. 18, 2019
Phoenix Public Library said it forgave overdue library fines Monday. But you’re not totally off the hook. If you have a book that’s more than 51 days late, you will get a bill for the replacement fee.
Nov. 18, 2019
Workers in Queen Creek are employing new technology to solve a traffic flow problem. The public works department is using drones to solve an issue near Queen Creek High School.
Nov. 18, 2019
A couple who manage a Chandler assisted living facility have pleaded guilty to vulnerable adult abuse. The charges stem from the August death of a resident who went two days without air conditioning.
Nov. 18, 2019
Saturn’s moon Titan is larger than the planet Mercury and is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere. Now, researchers have published the first complete geologic map of its surface.
Nov. 18, 2019
The city of Phoenix got its name for rising on the ashes of the ancient Hohokam civilization. As part of our Q&Az program, a listener asked how other Valley cities - specifically Tempe - got their names.
Nov. 18, 2019
A new study examining mental health in the workplace found 75% of Generation Z workers reported leaving a job because of their mental health.
Nov. 18, 2019
When someone is arrested for animal cruelty or neglect, Phoenix takes possession of the animal, and the person has 10 days to request a court hearing to request to get the animal back. But in the cases of people arrested for a non-cruelty offense or if they’re hospitalized and unable to care for their pets, there is no policy.
Nov. 18, 2019