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A house with desert landscape.

New rule may affect buying a home in Arizona starting in August

Aug 4, 2024 Those looking to buy a new home may need to sign a contract with a real estate agent beginning this month.
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Albertsons-Kroger merger on hold

Jul 25, 2024 Arizona and other states are challenging the merger.
Southwest Airlines passengers wait to depart at Dallas Love Field.

Southwest Airlines says ‘assigned and premium seating’ will replace open seating plan

Jul 25, 2024 After some 50 years, Southwest passengers will soon encounter a different process when they book and board a flight.
Arizona has long been a hotspot for golfers looking to keep up their game as weather elsewhere turns cold. But, for just as long, the state has been working to limit water use by golf courses. How much of a part does golf play in Arizona's water issues?

Dry but alive: Rethinking golf's green lawns

Jul 24, 2024 Golf is a commonly blamed culprit of Arizona's water woes. How much water goes to the state's courses?
An unemployment insurance claims office.

AZ unemployment drops, remains at record low

Jul 18, 2024 The rate drop counters common seasonal trends.
Items on shelves at a grocery store. Shrinkflation is defined as a sneaky form of inflation, where, instead of just raising prices, companies shrink the amount of the product they provide in packages.

How to fight shrinkflation? Pay attention to unit prices at grocery stores

Jul 9, 2024 Some manufacturers are making the packaging smaller but charging the same prices as they were prior to the reduction in size.
A sprinkler runs on a hot day in Phoenix.

Tucson's new conservation program aims to save water by removing ornamental grass

Jul 8, 2024 Apartment complexes and commercial buildings are being urged to remove grass landscaping and conserve water — in exchange for a rebate from the city.
The number pad and cash dispenser at an ATM.

International athletes watch from sidelines as U.S. peers cash in on NIL deals

Jul 6, 2024 In July 2021, the NCAA approved a policy that allows college athletes to monetize their NIL.
Deportation of I.W.W. Strikers from Bisbee, Arizona. From the Los Mineros Photograph Collection.

The Buzz: Revisiting an historic Arizona labor dispute

Jul 5, 2024 A look back 107 years to the deportation of pro-union miners from Arizona mines.
Water from the Colorado River flows through an irrigation canal at an alfalfa farm near Eloy, Arizona.

The Buzz: Efforts to reduce our use of finite resources

Jun 21, 2024 We look at efforts to reduce the use of plastic, water and fossil fuels.
Tucson City Hall

Tucson special election for proposed sales tax canceled

Jun 18, 2024 The city's mayor and council unanimously moved to cancel the election during a Tuesday meeting.
A home for sale in the Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona.

Report: Tucson-area housing market at low risk of downturn

Jun 17, 2024 The report ranked Pima County among the least vulnerable to price drops in the country.
Romaine lettuce grows in neat rows on a farm in Yuma, Arizona. About 80% of the nation's wintertime vegetables come from the area.

As farmers age and the number of farms shrinks, new growers struggle to get started in the agriculture industry

Jun 16, 2024 The average American farmer was 58 years old the last time the U.S. Department of Agriculture checked.
Trucks drive on SR-189, near Nogales, on March 10, 2022.

Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous

Jun 15, 2024 Backers say the idea would improve the supply chain.
Lucid Motors' Air.

NLRB files complaint against Arizona EV manufacturer Lucid Motors

Jun 12, 2024 The government accuses Lucid of launching a multi-pronged campaign to squash legally protected unionizing efforts in early 2023.
Water availability is one of the most pressing economic issues in the state of Arizona.

The Buzz: Arizona's Economy and Water

Jun 7, 2024 We speak with economic experts about Arizona's economy, with attention paid to how water plays a role.

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