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Firearm deaths are a growing problem, both across the U.S. and in Arizona. Now, a new report finds that gun violence is one of the leading causes of death among adults and children in the state.
March 9, 2023
Marijuana patients living in six Arizona counties have to travel outside them to shop at a medical dispensary. The Arizona Department of Health Services plans to issue a half-dozen licenses on Friday.
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March 9, 2023
Goodyear has long relied on private ambulances, but now the fire department has two of its own.
March 9, 2023
Arizona won't be banning what has been called critical race theory in public schools. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday vetoed legislation that its sponsor says would preclude schools from teaching what its prime sponsor called "pushing a destructive and racist ideology" in our schools.
March 9, 2023
Poison and drug information centers at UA and Banner, along with Arizona Public Health and Safety Agencies, are warning healthcare providers of high concentrations of fentanyl found in illicit drugs, especially cocaine.
March 9, 2023
Over the past month, Arizona has seen the biggest increase in average gas prices in the country. The average price as of March 9, 2023, is nearly $3.90 a gallon — about 42 cents above the national average. Phoenix is seeing even higher averages.
March 9, 2023
Just a week after parts of the state saw up to 2 feet of snowfall, temperatures are quickly rising, with this weekend set to creep into the 80s. Warm temperatures also mean Valley residents will be thinking about air quality when they venture outside.
March 9, 2023
Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol have already seen a few of the bills they’ve passed met with a swift veto stamp from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Now they’re pushing several proposals through the Legislature that go around her completely.
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March 9, 2023
There are a couple of GOP-sponsored bills making their way through the Arizona Legislature that, on their face, aim to protect mothers and children. But Democrats say they are surreptitious ways to add fetal personhood into Arizona law.
March 9, 2023
In Arizona, Alex LaPierre is the co-founder of Borderlandia, a tour company and binational organization committed to building public understanding of the borderlands. He and his wife, who is from Sonora, started the company together to promote understanding in the region.
March 9, 2023
Eviction rates are going back up in Maricopa County. Data from Eviction Lab show filings in Phoenix in January were 23% higher than average. That amounted to more than 7,000 evictions.
March 9, 2023
How much of who we are is real and how much is a story we make up in our brains? Greg Berns wants to help answer that question in his book, "The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent – and Reinvent – Our Identities."
March 9, 2023
Across Mexico, marches on International Women's Day have become an annual tradition, demanding an end to the crisis of killings and disappearances of women and girls in the country. This year, the Hermosillo march also focused on inclusivity within feminist movements.
March 9, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation is responding to a state request and suspending ramped up releases from a major reservoir along the Colorado River.
March 9, 2023
Have you ever tried mesquite sap ice cream? At one Hermosillo ice cream shop, now you can. On a mission to make regional flavors a greater part of people’s everyday diets, two friends are serving up a new take on traditional ingredients.
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March 9, 2023
The Arizona Corporation Commission did not have the power to cut APS profits over bad customer service.
March 8, 2023
Glendale officials say the list of what residents can recycle has grown, thanks to the city’s new partnership with the company Waste Management.
March 8, 2023
A bill co-introduced by Congressman Greg Stanton of Arizona seeks to allow DACA recipients to work on Capitol Hill.
March 8, 2023
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne gave an update to the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday afternoon. He's established a hotline for parents that allows them to report "inappropriate lessons that detract from teaching academic standards."
March 8, 2023
In January, water policy analysts hoped that the Legislature would take action on Arizona’s shrinking groundwater supplies. But it appears that lawmakers will back burner the issue once more.
March 8, 2023