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Experts: Slight 2022 Arizona health insurance gains …

10/2/2023
The number of Arizonans with health insurance rose in 2022, a post-pandemic bump that experts say has likely turned sharply south in the year since, as COVID-19 benefits have been phased out.

Senators urged to step up after Supreme Court ruling …

10/1/2023
Crystalyne Curley told a Senate panel Wednesday that the Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and that the tribe’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long.

Maricopa County air quality raises health concerns …

9/30/2023
On Aug. 30, the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter issued a 2023 environmental report card that cited the American Lung Association’s report ranking Phoenix air the seventh worst city in the country for particle pollution and fifth worst for ozone level.

Tribal water infrastructure needs more than a one-time …

9/24/2023
The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is a welcome first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands, but it’s only a first step, an Arizona official testified Wednesday.

Yuma official says cost of caring for migrants ‘not …

9/21/2023
Yuma County cannot continue to bear the cost of caring for immigrants that are flooding across the border without help from the federal government, a county official testified Wednesday.

Arizona snail found only in Quitobaquito Springs may …

9/17/2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that a snail found only in Arizona be listed as an endangered species after effects of drought and border wall construction have reduced populations.

Phoenix Sky Harbor workers vote to strike, file OSHA …

9/16/2023
Two groups of airport workers are speaking out about what they say are dangerous working conditions and low wages at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Migrant deaths climbed with temperatures in July; …

9/4/2023
Migrant deaths in the Arizona desert spiked in July, when the remains of 42 undocumented individuals were found, the most for that month in more than a decade, advocates and medical officials said.

Big fight for a little bird: Pygmy-owl gets threatened …

7/25/2023
Federal officials this week granted threatened species status to the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, capping 17 years of “litigation and controversy” from advocates fighting to win protection for the 6-inch raptor.

Camp Not-A-Wheeze offers youth with asthma outdoor …

6/27/2023
At this camp nestled among pine trees in northeast Arizona, kids ride horses, pet goats and hold chickens. They play outside with pollen and dust swirling around them – all triggers for their chronic disease.

State budget negotiations said to be close as Arizona …

4/14/2023
Three months into Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ stint as Arizona’s 24th head of state, negotiations with GOP leaders in the Legislature on a budget are close to completion, Hobbs said Wednesday at a news conference to celebrate the first 100 days of her term.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used ‘off label’ to …

1/11/2023
CAVE CREEK – Gordon Brown used to be a licensed psychologist and U.S. Navy petty officer 1st class. But a severe blow to the head caused bleeding on the brain and led to surgery in 2002 that …