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Grant addresses students’ mental health issues
Correction: Corrects the name of the grant to say it is the the Thiru Family Trust Momentum Maker Grant grant. Nikki Kontz, clinical director at Teen Lifeline, a crisis hotline...
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Doctor who led Covid response for Navajo Nation in Arizona to become Maine CDC director
Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses
State overpaid recipients of federally funded unemployment program millions
Arizona overpaid recipients of a federally funded unemployment program $307 million more than they were entitled. And two thirds of that was the fault of the state. Data provided to...
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Masks are out at In-N-Out after burger chain bans employees from wearing them in five states
NEW YORK (AP) — The In-N-Out burger chain will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on...
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Voters strongly support educational options including ESAs
There’s a loud corner on social media and on the Opinion page that would have you convinced that the decades-long effort in Arizona to give families access to more educational...
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Woman who faked being nurse practitioner during pandemic gets 5-year prison term
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who faked being a nurse practitioner during the Covid pandemic was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. State prosecutors said 58-year-old Pamela O’Guinn...
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Want the facts about Arizona’s ESA program?
Last year, Arizona expanded access to Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to all families across the state, becoming one of the first states to adopt universal school choice. So far, eight...
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Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise
ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction...
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Arizona senators need to protect the state’s gig workers
Covid hurt the Arizona economy more than it did most states, with the Grand Canyon State ranking 12th in the nation for the biggest increase in unemployment and seventh for...
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Report: Arizona children’s well-being improves slightly but state still ranks among worst
An annual report that measures the well-being of children showed slight improvement for Arizona kids, but the Grand Canyon state remained among the lowest-ranked states. On a national level, fewer...
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Waymo, Uber set aside past rift to team up on robotaxis in Phoenix
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute...
