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10/15/2024

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she would not seek re-election in March but her campaign continued to spend over $100,000 on trips and meals in the ensuing months.

10/15/2024

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10/15/2024

Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer for the Atlantic, was among the first to reveal the DoD’s unusual intervention in an Arizona housing bill. She tells The Show more about it.

10/15/2024

New numbers from legislative budget analysts show the state brought in $425 million more than was forecast since this summer. While they project further economic growth in the current fiscal year, that growth is expected to be slightly less than 2%.

10/15/2024

The world of comic books continues to be popular. But, some fans don’t think the genre gets its due, and is worthy of more respect as an art form.

10/15/2024

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10/15/2024

Experts say smugglers are treating migrants more harshly and bringing them on paths that could be more dangerous in extreme summer temperatures.

10/15/2024

Walgreens says about a quarter of its stores are unprofitable. Big pharmacy chains are struggling with growing retail competition and lower prescription payouts.

10/15/2024

Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines dot the Navajo Nation. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has decided to take action on seven mines, the federal agency still has a long way to go.

10/15/2024

The Grand Canyon Institute released a report on the impact of the state's 2.5% flat tax, since it was enacted by former Gov. Doug Ducey and implemented in 2023.

10/15/2024

Border security is seen as a strength for Republicans and a weakness for Democrats. But along Arizona’s southern border, a wave of mayors and county officials are backing a Democrat — Congressman Ruben Gallego’s campaign for U.S. Senate.

10/15/2024

Contributor Herb Paine says voters should be thinking about what really matters when they assess the economic policies of the 2024 presidential candidates.

10/15/2024

Couples hoping to take part in the Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together program for undocumented spouses are asking the court to let it resume.

10/15/2024

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry recommends that 2- to 5-year-olds should have an hour a day of non-educational screen time, and three hours on weekends.

Managing children's screen time has become a growing concern for parents. With almost everyone spending more time in front of screens than before, experts are emphasizing the need to create healthy habits early on.

10/15/2024

Until recently, the yellow-billed cuckoo bird hadn't been seen in Arizona since the 1970s. Due in part to a less-than-ideal environment for them, Arizona stops are out of the ordinary for these birds.

10/15/2024

The University of Arizona got a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help protect babies from a deadly condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis.

10/15/2024

Phoenix is selling two city-owned lots in one of the few remaining historic neighborhoods near downtown.

10/14/2024

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren announced that he’ll address ongoing efforts to recall him from office and the sexual harassment alleg*tions made by his Vice President Richelle Montoya.

10/14/2024

Election officials in Pima County say some county residents will receive their mail-in ballots a few days late this year amid a clerical issue with the county's election department.

10/14/2024

Current revenue are about $425 million higher than initially projected, however only a little more than a third of that will be available in the coming years.

10/14/2024

Both Republicans and Democrats are trying to marshal Native American voters in Arizona, which could prove decisive to winning the key state.

10/14/2024

Supporters of the Democratic candidate for Maricopa County recorder are trying to persuade Republicans to vote for him over his GOP opponent, mirroring efforts made by Democrats at the top of the ticket.

10/14/2024

Whooping cough has been spreading across the U.S. in recent months. And in Arizona, the number of cases is now at the highest level the state has seen in nine years.

10/14/2024

Roughly 40 million eligible voters in the U.S. are disabled, including thousands of Arizonans. That’s according to a new report from Rutgers University. And this population is feeling excluded from the electoral process.