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Last November Russell Pearce became the first Arizona Legislator to be recalled from office. This week Pearce announced he would run for state Senate again in the newly redrawn District 25. Tyler Montague, who took part in the Jerry Lewis campaign, and political analyst Chris Herstam talk about Pearce’s choice to run for Senate.
Sept. 20, 2013
Terri Perez and Martin Gonzales are residents of the Homedale neighborhood of southwest Phoenix (Photo by Paul Atkinson - KJZZ) Dumping and debris are an ongoing issue in the southwest Phoenix neighborhood of Homedale.
Sept. 20, 2013
Opponents of proposed reproductive health laws are planning a protest at the state capitol Wednesday. They call the bills some of the harshest and most dangerous in the country. KJZZ's Paul Atkinson reports.
Sept. 20, 2013
The annual Pat’s Run will be held in Tempe later this month. But runners across the country will also be honoring the late Pat Tillman. The crowd of runners at 2011's Pat's Run Tempe. (Photo courtesy Pat Tillman Foundation) On April 21, thousands of runners will fill the streets of Tempe to raise money for the Pat Tillman Foundation.
Sept. 20, 2013
Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall previews the upcoming baseball season. Hall says that on opening day, the team want to send fans home with a good taste in their mouth, but it’s equally as important for the baseball team to finish the season strong.
Sept. 20, 2013
The City of Glendale is asking the National Hockey League to give it a break. The city owes the league $25 million for the Phoenix Coyotes. The league bought the Coyotes at a bankruptcy auction in 2009.
Sept. 20, 2013
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas abused his power and will lose his license to practice law. That’s the ruling a state bar disciplinary panel made yesterday. One former prosecutor will also lose her license, and another will be suspended for six months.
Sept. 20, 2013
The United States is missing out on tremendous untapped potential among Mexican tourists. That’s one of the findings of a recent study conducted by the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a bill into law that will generally ban abortions after 20 weeks. Her move came over objections that the bill amounts to the state practicing medicine. And, some experts say the bill shows that Arizona has become a national leader in the anti-abortion movement.
Sept. 20, 2013
Latinos are the largest ethnic minority group in the Southwest and the fastest-growing group nationwide. More than one-third of Latino students are English Language Learners and, according to Department of Education data, they consistently perform poorly on state tests and have lower graduation rates than whites and Asians.
Sept. 20, 2013
A local pro sports team is taking the use of social media to another level. The Phoenix Suns begin their regular season tonight at US Airways Center with a team on the floor, and another in cyberspace.
Sept. 20, 2013
The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security held a hearing Tuesday on state governments enforcing immigration law. Witnesses at the hearing included Arizona State Senator Steve Gallardo; former U.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Arizona House of Representatives narrowly rejected a move aimed at disbanding the police department in a polygamist town. A bill before the House would have created a process to replace local police agencies with the county sheriff’s department if at least half of its officers lost their law enforcement certifications during an eight-year span.
Sept. 20, 2013
Bri Valdivia has been with KJZZ since September 2010 and became the the producer for Here and Now in July 2011. Bri Valdivia (Photo by Bill Nash)While a student at Arizona State University, Bri served as Station Manager of KASC.
Sept. 20, 2013
If you look up Saturday and think the moon is brighter, it is. KJZZ’s Al Macias explains it will be the biggest and brightest of the year. AL MACIAS: At 11:34 p.m. Saturday the moon will be about 221,800 miles from Earth.
Sept. 20, 2013
In the waning days of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers defeated a bill on HOA parking restrictions. It dealt with an issue many Arizonans think about – where to park your car at home. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie files this report.
Sept. 20, 2013
Valley real estate prices are rising, but many homeowners still likely won’t make back what they paid for their house for a while. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports. MARK BRODIE: The median price for a Valley home was just under $135,000 in March.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona Senator John McCain says the U.S. Supreme Court case that led to unlimited independent campaign expenditures will lead to scandals. He also called the court’s decision in the Citizens United case “uninformed.
Sept. 20, 2013
It looks like President Obama's name will appear on the Arizona ballot in November. Secretary of State Ken Bennett says he got an e-mail from Hawaii officials late Tuesday, confirming they have an original birth certificate for the president.
Sept. 20, 2013
Police agencies fanned out across the state this Memorial Day weekend trying to keep drunk drivers off the road. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Terry Ward reports. TERRY WARD: Statewide, more than 1,700 officers were on DUI detail this holiday weekend.
Sept. 20, 2013
