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Dementia’s dangerous rise leads legislators to ask up to $500,000 for Alzheimer’s

State legislators are pushing a bill to build a state dementia plan.

ENVIRONMENT March 18, 2023

Annual count shows Mexican wolf population reaches record numbers

Recovery of wolves in the wild accelerated at an astonishing rate in 2022.

ARIZONA ELECTIONS GOVERNMENT March 18, 2023

Arizona Republican legislators announce formal opposition to ranked choice voting

The Arizona Freedom Caucus wants to preemptively prohibit any use of ranked choice voting to decide city, state, county or federal elections.

ENVIRONMENT THE BUZZ WATER March 17, 2023

The Buzz: How snowmelt affects Arizona's water supply

How much will a wet winter improve drought conditions around the state?

GOVERNMENT INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS WATER March 17, 2023

Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water

The tribe doesn't have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault.

ARIZONA GOVERNMENT ARIZONA ELECTIONS GOVERNMENT March 16, 2023

Grijalva asks US Attorney General to look into Cochise County elections move

Grijalva wants a federal investigation into the decision to hand off elections work to the County Recorder.

GOVERNMENT GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS March 15, 2023

Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution order

Hobbs has said executions will not be carried out until Arizonans can be confident the state isn’t violating the law.

BORDER GOVERNMENT March 15, 2023

Cochise County getting more border enforcement vehicles

The money comes from an amended agreement with the state.

HEALTH & MEDICINE March 14, 2023

Robotic surgery comes to Cochise County.

Canyon Vista Medical Center gets help for surgeons.

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UA's "chilling" response forces faculty committee to end campus safety investigation

									In a letter to the Faculty Senate, the group details fears of retaliation and "stonewalling" from university leadership. 
								

Meet a Sierra Vista civil rights pioneer

									For Dorothy Coston-Tompkins, it’s about service, investing in people, and creating spaces and opportunities for everyone to have their voices heard. 
								

Crisis stabilization: What happens after the call?

A look at possible next steps for Arizonans in crisis

Cochise County prepares for the end of Title 42

									Officials say that the county lacks resources and direction from federal offices.
								

FROM NPR

The Buzz: How snowmelt affects Arizona's water supply

How much will a wet winter improve drought conditions around the state?

Lambs aren't white and fluffy and other lessons learned at this campus farm

When the spring-only course starts at the University of Maryland, the sheep are pregnant and students wait for the call that their sheep is going into labor.

Here's why Arizona says it can keep growing despite historic megadrought

Arizona has some of the lowest priority rights to the river water of any of the seven basin states.

Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? The 2023 Contest is now open for entries

The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is back!

WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

Tuesday at 7pm

These combat vets want to help you design the perfect engagement ring

When Andrew Wolgemuth served in Afghanistan, his comrades in his special operations platoon came to depend on him for a particular skill set and base of knowledge: diamond engagement rings.