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The World Health Organization announced last week that it was officially classifying “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition in its 11th edition of its International Classification of Diseases. But not all psychologists agree with the move.
June 27, 2018
Tempe is looking for landlords to take part in a new pilot program starting next week.
June 27, 2018
The Phoenix metropolitan area had some of the most days with polluted air of the ten most populated metro areas in 2016.
June 27, 2018
As Arizona heads toward the August primary election, KJZZ's The Show is inviting candidates in contested races to talk about why they’re running and some of the key issues in their contests. Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan is running for a second term in the office.
June 27, 2018
Early voting for Arizona’s primary election is a little more than one month away, and we’re beginning to see the emergence of a lot of polls, and some of them show a huge percentage of undecided voters.
June 27, 2018
Arizona's Attorney General and the City of Tempe announced a settlement Tuesday ending Tempe's incentive programs to lease land to developers and businesses in exchange for lower property taxes. Mike Sunnucks of the Phoenix Business Journal joins The Show to tell us about it.
June 27, 2018
Arizona ranks 45th in the country for child well-being, according to the annual Kids Count Data Book.
June 27, 2018
Every election year, there are challenges to candidate’s signatures or campaign filings. But this time around, more than a thousand voter signatures are being called into question.
June 27, 2018
Every year, AARP ranks the most livable communities, looking at things like housing, transportation, civic engagement, opportunity and the environment. Turns out, Phoenix has some work to do.
June 27, 2018
The race on separate renewable energy plans is turning a critical curb. One puts the power in voters' hands, and the other in the state corporation commissioners'.
June 27, 2018
Beginning Sunday morning, Arizona's new law banning texting while driving begins, but only for a narrow few.
June 27, 2018
A federal judge has rejected Governor Ducey’s efforts to deny giving licenses to a group of immigrants protected by DACA.
June 27, 2018
When the unexpected happens, some people shut down. Others are cool as cucumbers. We might think that the people who handle crisis well are just born that way or, perhaps, they are just flexible.
June 27, 2018
The Supreme Court this week ruled 5 - 4 in Trump v. Hawaii, which approved the legality of the fourth version of President Trump's travel ban. It was based on that record that the lower courts had found the President's executive orders unconstitutional.
June 27, 2018
Citing dry conditions and a high fire risk, Fire Chief Dennis Light said canceling the fireworks was in the interest of public safety.
June 27, 2018
The board president suggested that several initiatives meant to help enrollment failed and asked whether it’s time to consider closing the campus.
June 27, 2018
Although there are more than 3,000 physical stores in the U.S., Goodwill isn’t primarily a retailer. The nonprofit uses thrift stores to fund their charity work.
June 27, 2018
A new accreditation for the Sonoran liquor Bacanora is meant to insure the quality of the product and make it easier to sell internationally.
June 26, 2018
A group of Mexican legislators and high-rank officials are in Washington. Their visit is not about trade or to meet with president Donald Trump, but to insist on the reunification of immigrant families separated on the border.
June 26, 2018
The University of Arizona College of Nursing was awarded a $1.6 million grant to research the healing potential of the substance curcumin for acute lung injury.
June 26, 2018