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Republican legislators attempt to address Arizona …

1/29/2024
PHOENIX — Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are trying again to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by limiting the ability of cities and towns to set minimum standards for single-family homes.

Chandler conversation event to focus on criminal …

7/18/2023
Conversations on Criminal Justice, a non-partisan community conversation on issues affecting the state of Arizona ,is exploring how homelessness, mental health and substance abuse are handled in the …

Tempe native serves as Navy submariner

7/4/2023
Tempe native and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kiel Kaiser supports the 123-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety.

Overhauling city zoning regulations not happening at …

6/13/2023
PHOENIX — Efforts to address the rising cost of housing at the Capitol this year have imploded, at least in part because conservative Republicans are unwilling to override local regulations, even with the consent of affected communities.

Deal reached to overhaul legislation on Arizona …

6/10/2023
PHOENIX — A Republican state senator pushing a major overhaul of city zoning rules he contends will spur construction of more affordable housing has reached a deal on a slimmed-down plan with the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, whose opposition had halted the effort for the past six months.

Senate president Petersen heaps praise on Hobbs during …

5/21/2023
PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs took major heat from many Democrats for negotiating a state budget package with Republican legislative leaders that did not include any changes to the state’s new universal school voucher program.

Gilbert mayor vows continued fight against housing …

2/15/2023
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson is vowing to continue to fight against a housing bill wending its way through the Arizona Senate.  Arizona Senate Bill 1117, sponsored by Sen. Steve Kaiser, …

Promising disability program leaves many homeless

9/17/2022
After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford.

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections and …

9/3/2022
The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall. Like past covid waves, this …

Shelter Sickness: Migrants see health problems worsen …

8/20/2022
Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar’s 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled.

Private equity involvement in hospices raises …

7/30/2022
Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift over the past decade, with more than two-thirds of hospices nationwide now operating as for-profit entities. The ability to turn a quick profit in caring for people in their last days of life is attracting a new breed of hospice owners: private equity firms.

Gun tax exemption advances

2/16/2022
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to help make the purchase of guns just a bit more affordable. By a 6-4 margin, the House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to exempt the sale of …