7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (130+ words) Arizona Legislature begins their 2026 session Monday in Phoenix'kawc.org - On Air Now Playing KAWC NPR/BBC News and Information Arizona Legislature begins their 2026 session Monday in Phoenix On the subject of education, lawmakers have to decide if they're going to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (332+ words) This week, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity announced the BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative has awarded an additional $3 million for 10 Arizona registered apprenticeship programs. The initiative aims to fill more than 20,000 construction jobs that the state…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (49+ words) Arizona Gov. Hobbs against tax breaks to build data centers in AZ'kawc.org - On Air Now Playing KAWC NPR/BBC News and Information Arizona Gov. Hobbs against tax breaks to build data centers in AZ PHOENIX -- The end appears near…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (181+ words) Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva has spoken out against about the Trump administration's moves to reduce U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly's rank over a video urging military members not to follow illegal orders. In a post Monday on X, Rep. Grijalva, whose district includes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) PHOENIX --The Trump administration is giving Arizona about two-thirds of what Gov. Katie Hobbs sought in newly available federal aid to help shore up rural health care. New figures from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services show each state…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (214+ words) Arizona workers earning minimum wage will see a pay increase at the start of the new year. Beginning Jan. 1, Arizona's minimum wage will increase by 45-cents, from $14.70 an hour to $15.15. The increase is required under the Arizona Fair Wages and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1295+ words) It isn't a question of money. HB 2079 sponsored by the Prescott lawmaker says any funds for its construction have to be privately raised. And that's been the financial case now for the entire time since the idea was first proposed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1756+ words) Article 11, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution states: "The legislature shall enact such laws as shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a general and uniform public school system." A lawsuit filed in 2017 argues that Arizona's school system isn't really…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (73+ words) Rep. Nick Kupper proposing speed limits on rural roads be at least 80 miles per hour in rural areas, five miles faster than the highest limits now on any Arizona highway. - On Air Now Playing KAWC NPR/BBC News and Information…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (389+ words) YUMA " The Arizona Board of Regents, which governs the state's three public universities, held a special meeting at Arizona Western College in Yuma last Thursday. Why? To pass a $3 million research grant launching the Arizona Hub for Agriculture Innovation. The…...