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debt, Biden, student loans, Pell Grant, Grijalva, Lesko, Department of Education, ASU, NAU, Arizona Students’ Association
Feb 2, 2023

ASU, NAU, UofA lead in resolving challenges

Challenges are nothing new to Arizona. No matter the challenge — drought, disease, economic prosperity and many other s— transforming problems into opportunities has been our state’s hallmark. At every step, Arizona’s public universities have helped lead the way. 

death row, inmate, capital punishment, lethal injection, clemency, Board of Executive Clemency, Antwan Davis, Beyond Borders, Department of Economic Security, commutation, ASU, Arizona Justice Project, Middle Ground Prison Reform, Donna Hamm, pardon, prison
Jan 5, 2023

Clemency advocates push for more attention, resources, additional board member

When it comes to recommendations from the Board of Executive Clemency, advocates for clemency say former Gov. Doug Ducey fell short in responding to requests for pardons and commutations. 

job growth, unemployment, Kaiser, Fernandez, jobless, Epstein, Senate
Nov 18, 2022

Arizona expected to add over 100,000 jobs, but home prices limiting growth

Arizona will have added more than 100,000 jobs by the end of the year, with 86,000 of them in metro Phoenix, economist Dennis L. Hoffman said at Wednesday’s 59th annual ASU/PNC Bank Economic Forecast Luncheon. Arizona continues to have a pro-growth economic setting with a competitive tax structure, but declining housing affordability, as well as inflation and interest rate hikes threaten to slow[...]

Lake, Hobbs, election, PBS, ASU, debate, interview, vote
Oct 14, 2022

Lake says she’ll skip PBS interview after ultimatum

After learning that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs was offered the opportunity for a one-on-one interview with Arizona PBS, GOP nominee Kari Lake says won’t do her own interview with the station anymore. 

Lake, Hobbs, elections, Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission, PBS, Hobbs, debate, election, gubernatorial race, Kavanagh, PBS, Simons, debate, governor, election, Super Bowl LVII, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NFL, Super Bowl, fentanyl, Mexico, MLK
Oct 14, 2022

Clean Elections looks for new partner after fallout over Hobbs, Lake interviews

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is looking for a new gubernatorial event partner because Arizona PBS scheduled an interview with Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs without commissioners’ knowledge after Hobbs declined to debate Republican opponent Kari Lake.

Kavanagh, PBS, elections, debate, ASU, Kavanagh, Lake, Hobbs
Oct 13, 2022

Kavanagh announces intended legislation to defund Arizona PBS

A Republican state representative announced plans to introduce legislation that would cut off funding for Arizona PBS in response to the station giving Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs a one-on-one interview.

vote, Lake, Hobbs, debate, PBS
Oct 12, 2022

Lake interview cancelled as debate drama continues

On Wednesday morning, Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake was set to sit down for a one-on-one interview co-hosted by Arizona PBS and the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission at 3:30 in the afternoon, after Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs declined to participate in a gubernatorial candidate debate. But by the end of the day, that plan was off.

Afghanistan, refugee, Arizona, ASU, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Osama bin Laden, China, Kabul, immigration
Oct 4, 2022

Afghan refugees, many with uncertain immigration status, struggle with daily life

Thousands of Afghan refugees who have come to the United States to escape the Taliban over the past two decades struggle with day-to-day tasks like finding jobs, opening bank accounts and getting driver’s licenses.

monkeypox, CDC, LGBTQ, HIV/AIDS, Wendy Rogers, Phoenix Pride
Sep 29, 2022

Combating hate and blame: LGBTQ activists fight stigma around monkeypox

LGBTQ activists in Arizona are stepping up efforts to fight stigma and intolerance amid the global outbreak of monkeypox – even as they work to get more people vaccinated against the viral disease, which is contracted through close or intimate contact.

Sep 16, 2022

Climate change contributing to worsening drought 

Climate change is causing hotter temperatures in Arizona and other areas of the Southwest, leading to drought conditions that are leaving Colorado River states grappling with what actions to take next. 

ASU, hazing, fraternity, sorority, Jack's Law, Jack Culolias, Kavanagh, Tempe Town Lake
Sep 6, 2022

No one should have to die trying to join a fraternity  

Jack's Law, named after an Arizona State University freshman who died after drinking excessive amounts of alcohol while pledging a fraternity, makes hazing illegal in Arizona.

DACA, Dreamers, Prop 308, immigrants, cartels
Aug 26, 2022

Two DACA recipients work for nonprofit advocating for Prop 308

Two Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients have transformed trauma into hope and action.

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