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This week at the Arizona Legislature: Nursing home cameras bill advances despite facility pushback
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1000+ words) Let's begin this morning at the Arizona Capitol where lawmakers are getting ready to vote on some controversial issues " from cameras in nursing homes " to protecting historic neighborhoods from development. Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services joined The Show to…...
Arizona bill to exempt historic neighborhoods from middle housing rules gets new life
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (1275+ words) A measure to protect historic neighborhoods from new development stalled in the Arizona Senate, a fate normally sealing their fate. But it got new life, could now get a Senate vote and if approved, a trip to Gov. Katie Hobbs…...
Arizona officials want waivers for summer gas blend. Expert says that would worsen air quality
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (708+ words) Gas prices are always on our minds here in the Valley, where many people are dependent on their cars to get around. But with gas prices skyrocketing as a result of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, officials are scrambling…...
Mexico is in talks with Arizona, federal officials to bring high-speed passenger trains to Tucson
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (511+ words) Pima County officials are in talks with Mexican authorities, state officials and members of Congress about potentially bringing Mexican passenger rail to Tucson. Mexico is in the process of building hundreds of miles of passenger rail, including sections of high-speed…...
U.S.-Mexico water sharing should change under a dry Colorado River, new report argues
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (582+ words) A new report from a group of Colorado River experts is calling for a change in the way the United States shares water with Mexico. The paper's authors write that the change would give water managers a new degree of…...
What would heat safety regulations mean for Arizona employers?
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (1182+ words) This article was produced as a project for USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism 2025 Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship. Rosendin Electric does work for huge industrial projects including solar farms and data…...
An Arizona commission will consider rules for workplace heat safety this week
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (1426+ words) This article was produced as a project for USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism 2025 Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship. Temperatures in the Phoenix area climb above 100 degrees 111 days out of the year,…...
Arizona workers suffer in extreme heat, but many fear speaking out
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (1540+ words) This article was produced as a project for USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism 2025 Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship. Jesus Reyes has been a day laborer in Tucson for about 30 years. The…...
Arizona workers die from heat exposure every year. Here are a few of their stories
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (313+ words) This article was produced as a project for USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism 2025 Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship. Workers die from heat exposure on the job every year in Arizona, but…...
This Valley tribe is the latest of Arizona’s sovereign nations to get a specialty license plate of its own
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (401+ words) Arizona drivers have lots of specialty license plates to choose from " 114 options to be exact. The largest federally recognized tribe within metro Phoenix is among the latest of Arizona's sovereign nations to be featured. This effort all began three years…...