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.
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.
"Above all else, believe us"
Advocates say doctors can show biased behavior toward autistic adults
Virtual tour of Anne Frank’s house offers new way to teach about the Holocaust
It utilizes virtual reality to guide visitors through the Netherlands home of Anne Frank.
Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill
The bill requires cities and towns to tear down homeless encampments and charge the person or people living there with trespassing if they’re on private property.
Baseball is back! Cactus League expects full crowds, significant economic impact with 2023 spring training
The Cactus League has been forced to pivot the last three years with the global pandemic and MLB lockout changing the way the league brought in its revenue.
‘It’s not just about salary’: Workers’ market gives employees opportunities, help against inflation headwinds
Hourly wages in the state grew 5.7% from December 2021 to December 2022.
In a pickle: Major League Pickleball launches season in Mesa
The popular recreational game, which has been described as a combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, now has become a fast-growing professional sport.
Building the future: Trade occupations encouraged as demand for skilled labor grows
The Arizona Commerce Authority estimates that by 2030, the number of people employed in construction and manufacturing jobs in the state are expected to rise 30% and more than 20%, respectively.
‘We were always sovereign’: Hia-Ced O’odham seek federal recognition as a tribe
Descendants of those four surviving families are working to gain recognition.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates independent prison oversight commission
The commission will be responsible for inspecting the department’s prison facilities and its records.
SRP solar plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to offset 1 billion pounds of CO2 each year
Salt River Project has partnered with Clēnera a private renewable energy company, to bring Arizona its largest solar plant by 2024.
Student gumshoes at GCU collaborate with Phoenix police to create shoeprint database
Forensic scientists can identify shoeprints left at crime scenes, including what type of shoe and what size the suspect wears.
High school students build a road-worthy electric vehicle
All the parts for the roadworthy EV the students are constructing this semester came from Switch Vehicles in California.
Forest Service resumes cleanup of abandoned mines near Prescott after pause
The project, which was split into two because of funding issues and to avoid interfering with the owls, began in December 2021.
