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Hobbs, Dems plan to codify protections for birth control
Gov. Katie Hobbs is joining Democrats in Phoenix and Tucson on Thursday to announce a measure they plan to introduce in the Arizona Legislature next year. It’s called the Arizona Right to Contraception Act.
June 22, 2023
What it could mean for the Chiricahuas to get national park status
The Show spoke to Tiffany Powers, head of interpretation, education and visitor services at Chiricahua National Monument, about how she thinks this move could be game-changing for the biodiverse region. Powers spoke on the monument's history and what becoming a national park would mean.
June 22, 2023
Collections: Phoenix lamp collector getting ready to close up shop
Joe Weaver is an antiques shop owner and lamp collector. Weaver’s antiques shop on north Central Avenue in Phoenix is filled with all kinds of old things — but mostly lamps. Hundreds of them, all rare and restored by Weaver himself.
June 22, 2023
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water rights case
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government does not have to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.
June 22, 2023
San Manuels fortune was once tied to copper mining. Some want marijuana to be its revival
In the 1950s, a master-planned community was built near the Pinal and Pima county line in southeast Arizona just for copper workers and their families. San Manuel saw its mine close decades ago. Now marijuana growers are trying to make it a company town once more.
June 22, 2023
Corporation Commission approves permit for natural gas plant expansion
The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a permit that will allow a project to expand a natural gas plant near Coolidge to proceed.
June 21, 2023
Groundwater pumping adds notable wobble to Earth’s spin
Groundwater has weighed heavily in the balance of policies regarding drought, tribal rights and land development. Now research suggests groundwater pumping is knocking the Earth itself slightly off-balance.
More news from the Arizona Science Desk
June 21, 2023
How rural AZ needs to balance tourism, environmental damage
Tourism has grown into a major industry throughout the West, and continues to bring people to Arizona. It can also have profound effects on the environment if not carefully managed.
June 21, 2023
Court says law criminalizing per-signature petitioner pay constitutional
The unanimous decision overturns a lower ruling and says that the 2017 law does not violate the First Amendment rights of petition circulators.
June 21, 2023
Record number in U.S. are strained by housing costs
A new report shows even as high interest rates slow the growth of home prices nationwide, more American households are cost-burdened than ever before. And Arizona is among the hardest-hit states.
June 21, 2023
Navajo Nation declares sober living scheme an emergency
The president of the Navajo Nation has declared a public health state of emergency. It’s for tribal members affected by the fraudulent behavioral health schemes targeting them in the Phoenix area.
June 21, 2023
Transportation Board approves 5-year plan with over $9B in investments
The Arizona Transportation Board has approved its new five-year program, which includes more than $9 billion in transportation investments.
June 21, 2023
Black bear that killed AZ man was healthy, exam shows
A black bear that killed a 66-year-old man near Prescott last week was unprovoked when it attacked, an official necropsy has found.
June 21, 2023
Air pollution advisories in Phoenix are common during ozone season
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued another ozone air pollution advisory for Phoenix. There is some correlation between higher temperatures and increased ozone, but it’s not direct.
June 21, 2023
Disability advocates celebrate a major Supreme Court win
Advocates celebrated earlier this month when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that kept intact one of the few ways people with disabilities, older adults and their families can protect their rights when a federally-funded program like Medicaid isn't safely administered.
June 21, 2023
Q&AZ: Can you get Valley fever again once youve had it?
Valley fever is well-known in Arizona. Late summer and fall is its peak season. Through KJZZ's Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked, Isn’t it true if you’ve had Valley fever previously you won’t get it again?
June 21, 2023
Phoenix artist maps anatomy of birds, animals and insects
The Show kicks off a new portion of Saguaro Land with a look at how Phoenix artist and educator Monica Aissa Martinez incorporates maps into her work.
June 21, 2023
Psychedelic therapy will require safe, culturally sensitive spaces
The Show spoke with Moana Meadow, the head of a psychedelic facilitation center in California, on the future of psychedelics like magic mushrooms and ketamine in mental health care.
June 21, 2023
About 149,000 Arizonans have been removed from AHCCCS so far
The Show talked more about the AHCCCS process of determination in Arizona with Carmen Heredia, director of AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program.
June 21, 2023
As interest rates remain high, where does the AZ housing market stand?
The Show took a look at the state of the housing market in the Valley and spoke to TIna Tamboer, senior housing analyst with the Cromford Report, about this.
June 21, 2023

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