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AI in the classroom: does it have a place?

Nov 8, 2023 Some teachers are concerned, others are embracing the technology

Environmental groups raise concerns over proposed border road impact on endangered jaguars and critical habitat

Nov 8, 2023 Environmental groups say they want no new construction, in response to a proposed border road and its potential impact on endangered jaguars and other endangered and threatened species.

Pima County schools ask voters to approve locally-funded initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 TUSD is asking voters to fund everything from student laptops to school safety infrastructure with prop 496. And Sunnyside is asking for voters to approve props 498 and 499 for a host of operations and capital costs that affect students.

Navigating murky waters: how laws and regulations can hinder tribal initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the intersection of preserving tribal heritage, defending precious resources and reforming mining laws.

A generational battle: How a tribe’s concern over uranium mining on ancestral homelands brought Biden to AZ

Oct 27, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the history of the Havasupai people's fight to stop uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

Tap water is cheap. Maybe too cheap.

Oct 25, 2023 That means big spending and costs that will get passed along to the millions of people who use that water in sinks, showers and sprinklers.

A look into the politics of Prop. 413

Oct 23, 2023 How Tucson’s struggle to pass city council raises is part of a bigger political conversation.

An unprecedented water line in an unprecedented place

Oct 19, 2023 In this Tapped episode, Danyelle Khmara delves into the Grand Canyon's water infrastructure challenges and the extraordinary Transcanyon Waterline upgrade, highlighting the complexities of delivering clean water in this iconic natural wonder.

Stopping the violence before it starts

Oct 17, 2023 Cochise County program seeks to educate youth and medical providers about domestic violence

The Buzz: Examining two questionable police incidents in Southern Arizona

Oct 13, 2023 Two recent events have led to criticism of separate law enforcement agencies.

Reviving the Santa Cruz River: A decade of clean waters and ecological resurgence

Oct 10, 2023 From stagnation to splendor: How wastewater innovation breathed life back into a desert oasis

One year later: remembering UA professor Thomas Meixner

Oct 5, 2023 Friends, family, students and colleagues share their most cherished memories they had.

Osiris REx asteroid sample set for fast, fiery return to Earth

Sep 22, 2023 The mission's final stage will mark the end of a seven-year journey to Bennu and back.

Cochise partnership to propose spending opioid settlement funds

Sep 22, 2023 Cochise County will get $11.8 million

Housing and Water: How government, environmentalists and developers shape Arizona homes

Sep 20, 2023 The state's mild winters are often a plus for people who move here. So how does that growing population interact with a shrinking water supply?

Why is alfalfa one of Arizona's biggest crops?

Sep 6, 2023 Three of the 5 Cs that traditionally made up Arizona's economy have to do with agriculture. So how is that industry doing as water gets scarce?

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