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CDC and WHO sound global measles warning
Following decades of progress and a 2000 declaration that the disease had been eliminated in the U.S., health officials are sounding a global alarm: Measles is regaining ground, and the recent polarization of vaccines isn’t helping.
Dec. 22, 2022
Expect high COVID-19 vaccine costs when federal support ends
Arizona currently lags the nation’s already low 14% booster rate and faces one of this winter’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks. Now, an editorial in the journal JAMA Health Forum warns of an impending condition looming in the new year: sticker shock.
Dec. 22, 2022
Glendale and Phoenix mark areas as Clean Zones for Super Bowl ads
With the Super Bowl coming up in February, Phoenix and Glendale have designated areas that will have stricter rules on advertising.
Dec. 22, 2022
Groundwater restrictions put in place near Kingman
Restrictions have been put in place on large-scale farming in western Arizona as a part of a bid to protect dwindling groundwater supplies.
Dec. 22, 2022
Arizonans want action to solve homelessness, AZ Town Hall report says
Arizona Town Hall held dozens of meetings around the state this year on the topics of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. The events drew more than 2,000 participants, including many who have experienced homelessness.
Dec. 22, 2022
How Phoenix is trying to recruit and retain for tough to fill positions
Bonuses, higher starting salaries and telework options are among tools Phoenix is using to recruit — and keep employees.
Dec. 22, 2022
Mexico implements first interagency health command office in Sonora
Mexico is implementing a new program meant to better coordinate health care across the country, and it’s being piloted in Sonora.
Dec. 22, 2022
Is year-old eggnog safe to drink? The Show finds out
Christmas is almost here, so it’s time for a little indulgence — public radio style. And that luxury comes in the form of sampling year-old eggnog.
Dec. 22, 2022
Classic Christmas movies reflect more than just holiday joy. What they say about the Cold War
Vaughn Joy is a researcher at University College London, where she’s writing her thesis on Christmas movies. And she says they've changed dramatically over the last few decades.
Dec. 22, 2022
SOAPBOX: I believe
Since he was a kid, local writer Dan Hoen Hull has had a complicated relationship with Santa Claus. But as we’ll learn in the latest installment of our SOAPBOX series, he’s always known that there was more to the Christmas holiday.
Dec. 22, 2022
NewsCap: Little hope for Lake and Hamadeh election lawsuits
This week saw developments in the court cases involving Kari Lake and Abe Hamadeh. And Gov. Doug Ducey decided to tear down the shipping container wall at the southern border.
Dec. 22, 2022
Navajo energy company sues railway over transportation problems
One of the largest coal producers in the country has sued a major freight railroad, alleging it breached a contract to transport coal overseas.
Dec. 22, 2022
Gov. Ducey agrees to take down border shipping containers
Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to remove all the shipping containers he has installed along the border. A press aide says the move comes as a deal was made with the Biden Administration.
Dec. 22, 2022
Illustrated SOAPBOX: A speck of poverty
On KJZZ's Illustrated SOAPBOX, we're turning over the the pen to our listeners. For winter 2022, artists tackled the theme EATING CHRISTMAS. Kim Porter is a writer/performer and zealous developer of other people's stories.
Dec. 22, 2022
Katie Hobbs has promised abortion action starting day one, but shell likely face challenges
Democrat Katie Hobbs has promised to push for abortion rights when she’s sworn in as Arizona's governor in January. But in a deeply divided political climate, will Hobbs be able to make good on her promises?
More Arizona politics news
Dec. 22, 2022
Border crossing in Nogales quiet as asylum seekers wait
Wednesday marked the day Title 42, the pandemic-era restriction on asylum at the border, was supposed to end by court order. That date is in limbo again after the Supreme Court put a temporary hold on the termination at the request of a filing by 19 GOP-led states, including Arizona.
Dec. 21, 2022
USDA grants $5M each to two AZ sustainable food efforts
The USDA has granted two Arizona groups almost $5 million each to support efforts to increase climate-smart agriculture. One is led by the University of Arizona, and the other involves all three state universities.
Dec. 21, 2022
Kelly, Lummis introduce bill to clean up abandoned hard rock mining sites
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming have introduced the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act.
Dec. 21, 2022
Tom Horne will be Arizonas new superintendent of public instruction. Heres his plan for schools
Democrats secured most of Arizona's top offices, but one race that Republicans won was superintendent of public instruction.
Dec. 21, 2022
Wife and children of ousted Peruvian president arrive in Mexico
Family members of Peru’s recently ousted president have arrived in Mexico to receive political asylum. Their arrival comes as tensions grow between the two countries.
Dec. 21, 2022

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