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Nearly 40% of teens reported symptoms of moderate to severe depression last year, amidst the pandemic, but social media has been a key in helping them stay connected.
May 12, 2021
State lawmakers passed and Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law May 11 that would take the "permanent" out of Arizona's Permanent Early Voter List, a program that about 80% of Arizona voters use to receive a ballot by mail. To learn more about the new law, The Show heard from Sen. Martin Quezada, a Democrat; and Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, a Republican who sponsored the bill.
May 12, 2021
In a joint statement, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer voiced their disappointment with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey for signing two voter restriction bills into law.
May 12, 2021
The U.S. government has shared information on alleged crimes committed by Mexican Gov. Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca.
And it’s also asking for information from Mexican authorities about him, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
May 12, 2021
Vaccinations for educators in Sonora, Arizona’s neighbor to the south, are now underway.
More than 70,000 of them will receive the single-dose CanSino vaccine over the next couple of days, according to a release from the Mexican Institute of Social Security.
May 12, 2021
A locally headquartered cannabis company and major funder of the ballot initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in Arizona is cashing in on a multibillion-dollar deal.
May 11, 2021
The Tussock Fire has burned more than 5,000 acres southwest of Crown King. Although the blaze has presented a number of challenges, firefighters have reached 15% containment.
May 11, 2021
More than $5 billion is coming to Arizona state and local governments. The federal funding comes through the American Rescue Plan, also known as the COVID-19 stimulus package.
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May 11, 2021
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, on Tuesday announced the recipients of research & development grants.
May 11, 2021
Nine of the Maricopa County Community College's 10 institutions have now been officially recognized as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, the district announced Monday.
May 11, 2021
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Shortly after Arizona Republican lawmakers approved it on a party line vote, Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday quickly signed a bill that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early ballot mailing list.
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May 11, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in kids 12 to 15 years old, and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee will meet Wednesday to vote on emergency use authorization for the vaccine. Arizona kids could start getting shots as early as Thursday.
→ Q&AZ: What You Need To Know About Getting The Vaccine In Arizona
→ Q&AZ: What You Need To Know About Getting The Vaccine In Arizona
May 11, 2021
The National Association of Realtors says 99% of metro areas it tracks recorded year-over-year increases in home prices. And 89% reported double-digit gains.
May 11, 2021
The surge of migrants crossing into the U.S. has once again raised the issue of whether Congress can address the issues of immigration reform and border security.
May 11, 2021
The Arizona House of Representatives voted to allow a ballot initiative in 2022 that would put the decision in the hands of voters to facilitate in-state college tuition for all graduates of Arizona high schools, including students who qualify as DACA recipients. The passage came as a welcome step to many "DREAMers" and DACA recipients.
May 11, 2021
The National Hockey League postseason gets underway later this week, and the Arizona Coyotes will again be on the outside looking in. That led to what the organization has labeled a mutual parting of the ways with head coach Rick Tocchet after four seasons.
May 11, 2021
The pandemic has forced just about everything to go virtual over the last year, and that includes visits between parents and their children who have been placed in foster care. Eli Hager reported the story for the Marshall Project, and The Show spoke with him about what parental visitation usually looks like for parents.
May 11, 2021
Monique Sandoval is the dressmaker behind Cleo + Clementine, and she’s been creating dreamy wedding dresses in Phoenix for more than a decade. The Show went to visit her new space recently and saw some of her newest collection.
May 11, 2021
For his newest novel, "City of Dark Corners," Jon Talton leaves his recurring character David Mapstone and his usual setting of modern-day Phoenix for the 1930s version and introduces a new protagonist — former Phoenix detective turned private investigator Gene Hammons. The Show spoke with Talton about the book.
May 11, 2021
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told CNN Monday that the Maricopa County election audit lacks credibility.
Hobbs says the Senate Republicans are just trying to “placate” a part of their base.
May 11, 2021
