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Ballots from some dead voters are still legal
The ballot tallies that start emerging on election night will include the votes of at least a few dead people. No, this isn’t Chicago. And it’s not a conspiracy. It’s […]
Some ballots from deceased voters are still legal
The ballot tallies that start emerging on election night will include the votes of at least a few dead people. No, this isn’t Chicago. And it’s not a conspiracy. It’s […]
Hobbs orders ADHS to implement ‘tamale bill’ to avert delay
Gov. Katie Hobbs has directed the Arizona Department of Health Services to immediately begin enforcing the newly effective “tamale bill” after the agency told at-home food vendors it needed to […]
Audit finds vulnerable adult care lacking
After a state-funded audit found significant gaps in the care that elderly people and vulnerable adults receive at care facilities, members of the Legislature are hoping to establish a working group in conjunction with the Governor’s Office to fill gaps in the care system.
Contraceptives will be available at pharmacies without prescription, increasing accessibility for women
Arizona regulators this summer finalized long-awaited rules that allow expanded access to over-the-counter hormonal contraceptives for women over age 18 in the state.
Updated Covid vaccine OK’d, experts urge people to roll up their sleeves
Federal officials Tuesday approved an updated Covid vaccine for use by anyone age 6 months or older, and health officials are urging people to get the shot amid a fall surge in cases.
Judge will let children sue on behalf of transgender people tied to birth certificates
A federal judge will allow several children to sue on behalf of all transgender people born in Arizona to force the state to change the gender on their birth certificates.
Grant addresses students’ mental health issues
Nikki Kontz, clinical director at Teen Lifeline, a crisis hotline and suicide prevention education provider, became a peer counselor after she lost a friend to suicide in high school. And 29 years later, as she oversees the program she started in, Kontz continues to emphasize the enduring importance of creating strong networks of support in schools, involving peers, teachers, counselors and admini[...]
Women can obtain birth control pills from pharmacist starting this week with some conditions
It's official: Women in Arizona can now walk into a pharmacy and get birth control pills. Ditto hormonal rings and patches.
Arizona Health Services: most pregnancy-related deaths preventable
Nearly half of Arizona’s pregnancy related deaths in 2022 were tied to mental health or substance use disorders, with 98% deemed preventable, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. And communities of color and rural communities see disparate effects and a lack of perinatal care.
A year later, uncertainty from Dobbs lingers over Arizona abortion care
The clinics are open, the law is clearer and the number of Arizona abortions is climbing back to levels of one year ago, before the Supreme Court up-ended 50 years of law and reversed the constitutional right to an abortion.
Panelists make outrageous claims in conservative Covid committee
Conservative lawmakers hosted a panel today with speakers who claim that the federal government intentionally lied and mishandled Covid, that hospitals intentionally killed people, and made statements that medical professionals say are untrue.
