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$10M for Nogales police after migrant releases
Governor Katie Hobbs announced Thursday the Nogales Police Department would receive a $10 million grant to obtain communications technology for border security.
Sept. 22, 2023
Chandler raises financial inventive for homeowners to take out grass lawns
Chandler has increased the incentives for homeowners to get rid of their grass lawn. The move is one of several rebates the city is using to encourage people to conserve water.
Sept. 22, 2023
Elections commission adds new disclosure requirements for political ads on air, in print
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is moving to ensure the next time you see a political commercial you won't have to guess who really is paying for it. More to the point, you won't have to squint or speed read.
Sept. 22, 2023
The fight over AZs shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits
Two federal lawsuits filed over former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision last year to place thousands of shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border have been dismissed after the state said it would pay the U.S. Forest Service $2.1 million to repair environmental damage.
Sept. 22, 2023
Asteroid sample returns to Earth on Sunday in UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. The OSIRIS-REx mission is led by researchers from University of Arizona.
Sept. 22, 2023
Richer to judge: Deny Kari Lake access to ballot signatures
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is asking a judge to deny losing Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake access to signatures on early ballot envelopes. Bryan Blehm, Lake's attorney, argued that Lake needs the ballot envelopes to check if they match the voter's signature on file. The trial is set to resume Monday.
Sept. 22, 2023
Photos: See inside Arizona State Fair before it opened on Friday
This year's Arizona State Fair runs Sept. 22 through Oct. 29, with the usual range of rides and games in the Midway to the Coliseum concert series to demolition derby and rodeos in the grandstand.
Find more things to do this weekend with KJZZ Hotspots
Sept. 22, 2023
LGBTQ elders are at high risk of social isolation, loneliness and suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention month, and one population sometimes overlooked are LGBTQ elders.
Sept. 22, 2023
Flagstaff council, gun store in dispute over ad
What does the First Amendment say when it comes to advertising in city-owned spaces? What about when that advertising depicts something some people might consider violent?
Sept. 22, 2023
Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in AZ
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona next week to deliver a democracy-focused address that will also pay tribute to the late John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who represented the state in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades.
Sept. 22, 2023
Newscap: Open primaries could restore sanity to politics
Two potential ballot measures surfaced this week: One would overhaul Arizona’s elections with open primaries and ranked voting; another would enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution.
Sept. 22, 2023
From Eggo to Dunkin to SunnyD, breakfast brands are getting boozy
Now you can get alcoholic coffee and tea drinks from Dunkin’ Donuts. Or if breakfast food is more your thing, you can try the frozen waffle-inspired offering from Eggo.
Sept. 22, 2023
Allies use social media to reunite Native American families with those caught up in fake sober homes
For months, fraudulent sober living homes have targeted tribal communities across the western United States, coercing vulnerable Native American people into coming to facilities in Phoenix. A victims’ advocate says grassroots organizations like hers have been relying on social media to connect Native families looking for loved ones who’ve ended up unhoused.
Sept. 22, 2023
Interest but no buyer set for Turf Paradise racetrack
Turf Paradise in Phoenix will stop live horse racing at the end of the month. The racetrack at 19th Avenue and Bell Road is for sale, after a prospective buyer backed out.
Sept. 22, 2023
Navajo Nation among tribes getting $40M to clean up wells
Indigenous communities have long been unduly burdened by environmental pollution. Now, the Biden administration has sent nearly $40 million to help tribal communities plug and remediate orphaned oil and gas wells.
Sept. 22, 2023
University of Phoenix students get $37 million in federal loans forgiven
The U.S. Department of Education is forgiving $37 million in federal student loans borrowed by roughly 1,200 people who went to University of Phoenix. And the department is still approving applications from those who the Federal Trade Commission says were hoodwinked into enrolling about a decade ago.
Sept. 22, 2023
Auditors: AZ fire agencies didnt implement programs
State auditors say they’ve been urging the Fire Marshal’s Office since 1988 to set up a legally required safety inspection program for schools and public buildings. A new review of the Marshal’s parent agency says it still hasn’t happened.
Sept. 21, 2023
Over 200 homeless after recovery community closes
A huge addiction recovery community in Tucson shuttered suddenly this week, leaving more than 200 people homeless as Arizona investigates widespread Medicaid fraud largely affecting Native Americans, authorities said Thursday.
Sept. 21, 2023
Social media helps reunite Native American families with those caught up in fake sober homes
For months, fraudulent sober living homes have been targeting tribal reservations across the western U.S., including the Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe, coercing vulnerable people into coming to facilities in Phoenix.
Sept. 21, 2023
MVD homeless tele-office office helps hundreds to get IDs
The Arizona Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division says it has helped hundreds of people get state IDs in the first month since it opened a new office to serve homeless populations.
More Arizona housing news
Sept. 21, 2023

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