On a 7-4 vote Friday the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a measure which limits the messages on freeways and other major roads in the state to those "directly related to transportation or highway public safety.''
Read More »House committee advances bill to limit messages on freeways, major roads
Three years on, Covid no longer grabs headlines, still poses a threat 
Almost three years after the first Covid cases were detected in Arizona, here’s what we know: It hits the elderly hardest, it spikes in summer and winter, it killed men in Arizona at sharply higher rates than women and new strains continue to evolve.
Read More »Maricopa County sees large spike in flu, Covid and RSV 
Arizona's most populous county is warning of a significant rise in cases of the flu, Covid and other respiratory illnesses.
Read More »Indian Health Service steps up push for Covid, other vaccines 
The Indian Health Service announced that all tribal members covered by the federal agency will be offered a vaccine at every appointment when appropriate, under a new vaccine strategy.
Read More »ADHS data: Many kindergartners enrolled without measles vaccines didn’t have exemption forms
Arizona Department of Health Services data shows that about three in every 10 kindergartners who enrolled during the most recent school year without measles vaccines didn't have exemption forms.
Read More »Bill seeks committee to study cost, availability of vaccines in Arizona 
Recent outbreaks of diseases in schools and elsewhere illustrate Arizona’s challenges when it comes to getting residents vaccinated, according to Maricopa County’s top health official.
Read More »House lets foster parents’ kids skip vaccines
A bill allowing Arizonans to become foster parents even if their own children haven't been immunized is headed to the governor after passing the House following a lengthy debate.
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