A new mental health crisis hotline number, 988, launches around the country on July 16, and people who operate Arizona’s existing crisis system say the state is well-positioned to handle the change and anticipated uptick in calls. 

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, our country needs to find that same sense of national unity we once had.

Commissioners, who sit in the directors’ chairs, can and should extend and expand Arizona’s Energy Efficiency Standard to 35% by 2035, providing an encore to the pragmatic framework of an annual increase of energy savings as well as accountability measures such as implementation plans. Only then should they take a bow.

Wondering what Gov. Doug Ducey could do if coronavirus should begin to spread in Arizona? Turns out, quite a lot, courtesy of some post 9/11 fears.

During his time at MAG, Dennis Smith was instrumental in developing the region’s 911 system and led the charge on passing two successful transportation taxes.

The next time you see someone in distress and pull out your phone to record it rather than calling 911, you could risk going to jail.

Cities throughout Arizona will pause Thursday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A bill to arm teachers and administrators could become law, sparking new gun debate

The measure, sponsored by Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa, has been approved by the Senate. Now, lawmakers are tweaking the bill in the House.

As a post-9/11 veteran, Enyart is part of a group that had a 9.7 percent unemployment rate as of September, well above the overall unemployment rate of 7.8 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A state lawmaker wants the one in four Arizona cellphone users who are on prepaid plans to join customers with monthly bills in paying toward 911 service. Legislation by Rep. Bob Robson, R–Chandler, would establish a tax of eight–tenths of 1 percent on prepaid wireless plans that would go into the state’s Emergency Telecommunication Services Revolving Fund.