LATEST NEWS

AZ House speaker punishes Dems for hosting a drag king story hour at Capitol
Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma (R-Peoria) condemned Democratic lawmakers for organizing a drag story hour at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning.
April 30, 2024
Senate could vote to repeal near-total abortion ban
The Arizona Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban dating to 1864. Three Republicans voted with Democrats in the state House of Representatives last week to pass their version of a bill to repeal the law.
April 30, 2024
Mexican official says no retrial of Arizona rancher is a very regrettable decision
Mexico's top official in the Arizona border town of Nogales said Tuesday his country is displeased that prosecutors in the U.S. won't retry an American rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property.
April 30, 2024
First AZ students to get bachelors degrees from community colleges graduate
For the first time in state history, students are graduating from Arizona’s community colleges with bachelor's degrees. Six Maricopa Community College students will walk in upcoming commencement ceremonies.
April 30, 2024
1920s Phoenix buildings could get $200K grant
On Wednesday, the City Council is expected to vote on providing a $200,000 grant to the current property owner. If approved, the money will go toward rehabilitating what is historically called Yaun Ah Gim Groceries.
April 30, 2024
Free transit passes for eligible Tempe, Guadalupe youth are available
Tempe’s annual tradition of issuing free youth transit passes is underway. Current passes will expire a month earlier this year — on May 31 — because Valley Metro is updating its fare box technology. New passes will be valid starting June 1 and run through June 2025.
April 30, 2024
Arizonas 143 nursing homes are subject to new federal staffing mandate. What happens now?
David Grabowski, a professor of health-care policy at Harvard Medical School, talks about the rule and what it means in practice for the nursing homes.
April 30, 2024
How the Coyotes are being received in Utah
Andy Larsen, a sports writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, joined The Show to talk about how are folks in his city feeling about getting this hockey team.
April 30, 2024
State Press reporter describes the scene at the ASU pro-Palestine protest encampment
State Press reporter Sophia Ramirez was at ASU covering protests over the war in Gaza all weekend. She spoke with The Show about what she saw.
April 30, 2024
Jill Biden to speak at Mesa Community College graduation
The first lady of the United States will speak at Mesa Community College’s commencement ceremony next week. Jill Biden will deliver her commencement address at Arizona State University’s Desert Financial Arena on Saturday, May 11.
April 30, 2024
Regulators shut down attempt to reinterpret Arizona environmental rules for power plants
Utility regulators denied a request by Tucson Electric Power’s sister company to exempt a proposed 200-megawatt power plant expansion from environmental review.
April 30, 2024
Colorado River deal means more say for Indigenous people in water decisions
A new agreement between six tribes and the Upper Basin states might give their Colorado River proposal more weight as the federal government considers it alongside a proposal from the Lower Basin states, which includes Arizona.
April 30, 2024
Stephen King is seen as just a horror author. But this ASU professor argues hes much more
Irish teaches courses on popular fiction and literary horror, and she told The Show’s Sam Dingman that there’s more to Stephen King’s legacy than monsters and gore.
April 30, 2024
Uncertainty about the future of coverage for telehealth could hamper its use
Tara Sklar is professor at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of law, where she teaches health law. She joined The Show to talk about the state of patients’ access to telehealth in Arizona.
April 30, 2024
Calls to Arizonas Problem Gambling Hotline have shot up
According to the Arizona Department of Gaming, gross event wagering receipts have totaled approximately $15.7 billion since sports betting was legalized. At the same time, the state has seen a big jump in the number of calls to its Problem Gambling Hotline — 1-800-NEXT-STEP.
April 30, 2024
Deal is near on bill to boost construction of smaller homes, sponsor says
The proposed deal will require cities who have long opposed the Legislature’s efforts to preempt their authority over zoning rules to allow the smaller, cheaper homes on lots within a mile of the central business districts of larger cities.
April 30, 2024
Do you know Arizona? Take our new A to Z Quiz!
How well do you know the Grand Canyon State? Find out with our new Arizona trivia quiz! Get new questions every Tuesday.
April 30, 2024
Phoenixs first 24/7 cooling center to open in an old library cafe
Phoenix had a record 55 days last year with temperatures reaching 110 degrees or higher. The relentless heat led to an unprecedented number of deaths. This year, county and city officials are making some changes they hope will protect more people.
More Arizona heat stories
April 30, 2024
UA encampment calls for Gaza ceasefire, divestment from companies tied to Israel
Students at the University of Arizona have set up a protest encampment on campus calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies tied to Israel — the latest in a string of similar university encampments across the country.
April 29, 2024
Report: U.S. workforce growth since 2000 due to immigrants and their children
A nonpartisan think tank says the size of the U.S. labor force ages 25 to 54 would have shrunk by millions of workers since the start of the century, if not for immigrants and their U.S.-born children.
April 29, 2024

Pages