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Vitalant in need of blood donors, offering vouchers for pizza and Amazon until Dec. 31
For some, the winter holiday season means a busy schedule of travel and celebrations. The holidays also signal one of the toughest times of year to maintain the state’s blood supply.
Dec. 14, 2022
Biden administration appeals landmark case challenging deportation law
This month an appeals court in California heard arguments for a case challenging an old, widely-used criminal statute that makes entering the U.S. after being deported a felony.
Dec. 14, 2022
How Latino voter turnout helped swing big races in 2022
There was a lot of conversation about how Latino voters would cast their ballots in the 2022 midterms. Now that the results are in, The Show spoke with Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha to learn how their votes played out.
Dec. 14, 2022
The U.S. isnt ready for Title 42 ending
Thousands of migrants a day have been crowding parts of the southern border as the impending end to a controversial border policy called Title 42 is set to end next week.
Dec. 14, 2022
Arizona Animal Welfare League takes a data-driven approach to helping its community keep pets
The state’s largest and oldest no-kill animal shelter recently undertook an effort to learn more about the community it serves. And what it found could help shape its work going forward.
Dec. 14, 2022
COVID didnt just hurt test scores — it crushed kids attention spans
Data shows the pandemic lead to many students facing learning loss. But high school math teacher Torie Martin says it’s not just the education progress that’s been lost. It’s students’ ability to focus and their drive to learn.
Dec. 14, 2022
Latest consumer price index report suggests U.S. no longer heading into recession
The latest Consumer Price Index report shows spending shifted last month. As prices decreased at the gas pump, there were still increases in produce and other grocery items. But the index for urban area consumers rose just 0.1%.
Dec. 14, 2022
Why is there an I-10 checkpoint entering CA but not AZ?
There's a checkpoint on the California-Arizona border of Interstate 10. Through KJZZ's Q&AZ project, a listener asked, "Why isn't there a checkpoint when you drive back to Arizona?" Well, there used to be. Here's why the director of the Arizona Department Agriculture thinks their removal was a big mistake.
More Q&AZ questions answered
Dec. 14, 2022
Phoenix approves $500M bond program proposal
Phoenix leaders are closer to sending a $500 million dollar general obligation bond program to voters after approving recommendations presented by a citizen's committee Tuesday.
Dec. 13, 2022
AZ leaders urge Sinema to push Dreamer legislation
More than two dozen Arizona leaders in politics, business, and education want Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to move forward on a framework deal to provide a pathway to citizenship to some undocumented people brought to the U.S. as kids — known as "Dreamers."
Dec. 13, 2022
Mexico puts forward plan to resolve energy dispute with U.S., Canada
The disagreement stems in part from a Mexican reform that privileges the state-owned energy utility over private and foreign producers.
Dec. 13, 2022
AMLO: Relations with Peru are ‘on pause,’ sees Castillo as legitimate president
Peru's impeached former president had sought asylum in Mexico after his failed coup attempt.
Dec. 13, 2022
GCU freezes tuition costs for 15th straight year
Grand Canyon University is once again freezing tuition costs on its Phoenix campus. The school hasn’t raised that amount since 2008.
Dec. 13, 2022
BLM looks at renewable energy sites near Maricopa, Yuma
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed setting aside more than 4,000 acres for renewable energy projects.
Dec. 13, 2022
Nonprofit asks Fish and Wildlife to bring jaguars back to U.S.
The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce jaguars to the Southwest.
Dec. 13, 2022
New road to help traffic between Mesa, Queen Creek
The road hopes to improve traffic flow between Mesa and Queen Creek.
Dec. 13, 2022
High cases of flu and COVID-19 leading to drug shortages
COVID-19, influenza and RSV have been showing up in large numbers this season, causing a shortage in over-the-counter drugs such as pain relievers, cough syrup and some antibiotics.
Dec. 13, 2022
Water officials meeting this week about falling levels of Colorado River
The meeting marks 100 years since an agreement divvied up water among seven states, including Arizona.
Dec. 13, 2022
Judge hears from attorneys in Kari Lake election lawsuit that alleges widespread voter fraud
Republican Kari Lake lost her bid to become Arizona’s governor by about 17,000 votes, but she’s asking a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to declare her the winner of the election. The judge heard from attorneys on both sides Tuesday in the lawsuit that alleges widespread voter fraud in Arizona.
Dec. 13, 2022
This Arizona sheriff says he wants to see Title 42 end
The controversial protocol is set to end on Dec. 21 after almost three years thanks to a federal court ruling in Washington, D.C., that found its use was "arbitrary and capricious." But the battle over its future continues.
Dec. 13, 2022

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