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Arizona

Is your car spying on you?
Aug 29, 2024

Cars are spying on their owners – how to stay protected

Cars today are full of convenience and new technology, capturing wide-ranging personal information in the process. General Motors Insurance, which first launched in Arizona, uses data collected from vehicles to […]

Aug 1, 2024

Questions abound in Lake, Gallego Senate race

With Lake now headed to the general to face Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego, the question remains whether Republicans outside the MAGA hardline will coalesce around Lake. The race also puts the Senate majority on the line.

May 10, 2024

Budget needs an ounce of oral health prevention

Luckily, nearly all dental diseases are preventable with the right care and attention. This is a problem we can solve, and covering comprehensive dental care in AHCCCS is a smart move for our state.

Aravaipa Hotshot Katie Williamson, left, instructs a Wildfire academy student using a chainsaw, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Prescott, Ariz. Forecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse.
Apr 11, 2024

Wildfires bigger, prompting changes in firefighting workforce

An annual wildfire training academy in Prescott marked a record-setting year, with more than 1,000 people turning out in March for a week of classroom time and work in the field. 

Mar 7, 2024

Legislature ignores short-term rental bills

Efforts to regulate Arizona’s short-term rental marketplace appear to have failed this year with no Republican or Democratic bills on the issue getting a hearing in legislative committees.  

Feb 8, 2024

Let’s allow innovative technologies, funding address housing shortage

“A housing market that meets the needs of workers and families is a foundation for economic development, financial stability, and wealth building opportunities.” Those are qualities of a healthy community. It’s time to get creative, break out of the traditional mode of single-use facilities, and allow innovative technologies and funding to address our structural housing supply shortages. 

Jan 24, 2024

Personal stories, not politics on issue of abortion

In Arizona, amidst a critical juncture in the abortion debate, let's prioritize human faces, real experiences, and compelling narratives for compassionate policymaking. Only by appreciating the personal side can we safeguard women's rights and well-being, avoiding a future where women's rights become history. 

Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor
Dec 1, 2023

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.

indictment, Cochise County Board of Supervisors, Peggy Judd, Tom Crosby
Nov 30, 2023

Resigning office under indictment could be poor strategy

Indicted Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby has no plans of resigning after the state grand jury charged him and his colleague Supervisor, Chairwoman Peggy Judd on two felony counts for delaying certification of the 2022 election.

wildfires, forests, Forest Service
Nov 30, 2023

Climate resilience demands healthy forests 

Now, more than ever, we need to manage our forests actively to make them able to withstand the conditions we are facing.

rattlesnakes, I-11, freeway expension,
Nov 30, 2023

Arizona rattlesnakes could be affected by I-11 construction

The Interstate 11 corridor proposed expansion cuts through desert land, which experts say could cause continuing concerns for wildlife, such as rattlesnakes. The proposed project, which doesn’t have a clear timeline, would run from Wickenburg to Nogales and could potentially connect to I-11 in Nevada. However, a portion of the project cuts through desert land, which experts say could cause[...]

missing Native Americans, task force,
Nov 29, 2023

New Mexico creates new council to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans

New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with implementing a state plan for responding to cases of missing or slain Native Americans, with top state officials vowing Tuesday that the work will lead to more people being found and families gaining closure.

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