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Students in the Semiconductor Technician Quick Start training course at Mesa Community College practice while wearing “bunny suits,” the required workwear at fabrication plants.

Phoenix's semiconductor hiring is slow despite federal investment

May 7, 2024 The government is spending billions to support semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. But trainees seeking chipmaking jobs may have to wait.
A woman writes a postcard to the Tucson Mayor and Council asking them to reconsider a city ordinance that requires a permit to distribute food to 10 or more people in city parks on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Despite growing gaps in homeless services, community assistance groups feel unsupported

May 6, 2024 Mutual aid organizers report the feelings of hostility have increased this year.
White flowers are planted around the historic fountain in front of the Old Main building on the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona law bars universities from boycotting Israel

May 6, 2024 A state law passed in 2016 prohibits the state and local governments from adopting investment policies that include boycotting Israel.
The Arizona Capitol building.

Arizona lawmaker punished for using Senate facilities to speak with anti-Semitic talk show host

May 6, 2024 Kern is facing indictment for actions tied to the 2020 election.
Red dresses representing missing and murdered Indigenous women, displayed at the Verna N. Enos Toka Field on the Tohono O'odham Nation, 2018.

District of Arizona works to improve handling of MMIP cases

May 6, 2024 The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is fortifying how they handle cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous peoples.
Rep.-elect Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Congressman Ciscomani on the border, 1864 abortion ban, effort to oust House speaker

May 6, 2024 Congressman Juan Ciscomani spoke with AZPM senior reporter Danyelle Khmara on some of the most salient topics of the day
A helmet for the new Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl brought to you by Gin and Juice by Dre and Snoop.

After Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle

May 6, 2024 It will be the first partnership between an alcohol brand and a college bowl game.
Dr. Eugene Livar, Arizona's first heat officer for the Arizona Department of Health Services, speaks during a news conference held by the ADHS and Governor's Office of Resiliency ahead of Heat Awareness Week at the Escalante Multi-Generational Center Friday, May 3, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz.

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

May 6, 2024 Arizona's new heat officer is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners.
A Bible verse hangs above a kitchen window at Justa Center in Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2024. Justa Center helps unhoused individuals ages 55 and up.

Older adults face homelessness at high rates

May 6, 2024 Here’s how governments, organizations are responding.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Mayor Regina Romero about the impacts of fentanyl on the community at the Tucson 911/311 Call Center on May 3, 2024.

Blinken talks battling fentanyl with Mayor Romero

May 6, 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Tucson Friday and spoke with Mayor Regina Romero about the impacts of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs on the community.
Police and protestors clash at 2:00 a.m. on Park Avenue on the edge of the University of Arizona campus as officers worked to break up a pro-Palestine encampment on campus. May 1, 2024

The Buzz: Protests at Arizona's universities

May 3, 2024 Clashes on campus have lead to arrests, changes in policy around on-campus gatherings.
Governor Katie Hobbs signs the repeal of Arizona's near-total abortion ban from 1864 during a signing ceremony in Phoenix, AZ on May 2, 2024/

Arizona's near-total ban from 1864 is officially repealed

May 2, 2024 Governor Katie Hobbs signed the repeal Thursday afternoon.

AZ Supreme Court overturns sanctions against state Republican Party

May 2, 2024 Justices ruled individuals should not be punished for asking the court to clarify the meaning of laws.
“What we have been able to do with developers is make them understand that not only is there an environmental advantage to saving the trees ... there's also a monetary advantage,” says Rob Kater, owner of Native Resources

As Phoenix makes way for semiconductor factories, this business is saving the native plants that were there first

May 2, 2024 Here's the story of one business at the intersection of conservation and growth amid Phoenix’s semiconductor boom.
Pro-Palestine protestors on the University of Arizona campus on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Students protest at UA for the third day

May 1, 2024 Robbins defends law enforcement’s actions in a University-wide statement and announces UAPD will have a “zero tolerance approach” going forward.
The Tucson Police Department, like many others around the country, is actively trying to find qualified applicants who want to join the force.

A man is charged with causing a car crash that killed an on-duty Tucson police officer in March

May 1, 2024 He’s scheduled to be arraigned May 7 in Tucson City Court.

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