Last Minute Push in Recall Election

The campaigns of Senate President Russell Pearce and opponent Jerry Lewis are making an all-out push to get people to vote in Tuesday’s recall election.

Can Politics Be Removed From Redistricting Process?

Some of the original backers of the Independent Redistricting Commission say the Governor and state Republican senators went too far in removing its chair.  Colleen Mathis was dismissed earlie

Glendale Couple Struggles After Losing State Medicaid Insurance

Arizona lawmakers approved phasing out a Medicaid program for 6.000 Arizonans with serious medical conditions.  Bill and June Nelson were hoping to survive six months until they could enroll i

Pearce and Lewis: What Contrasting Styles Tell Us

Senator Russell Pearce and challenger Jerry Lewis displayed contrasting styles in a Mesa Chamber of Commerce Debate.   The two are on the ballot in next month's recall election of Pearce.

Pearce and Lewis: What Contrasting Styles Tell Us

Senator Russell Pearce and challenger Jerry Lewis displayed contrasting styles in a Mesa Chamber of Commerce Debate.   The two are on the ballot in next month's recall election of Pearce.

Intercity Rail Possible for Phoenix to Tucson

Scott Omer, the director of ADOT’s Multimodal Planning Division, and Serena Unrein, Public Interest Advocate for the Arizona PIRG Education Fund talk to Paul Atkinson about the possible Intercity R

Border Governor's Conference - 20 Years

Paul Atkinson fills in for Steve Golstein...Twenty years ago the annual Border Governor's Conference started as an opportunity for governors along the US/Mexico border to meet and find solutions to shared problems. Shannon O'Neil, the Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about the importance of participation in the conference.

Sources Outside AZ Contribute to Ozone Problem

Tackling the valley’s ozone pollution problem isn’t so simple.  A lot of it is locally produced.  But as KJZZ’s Paul Atkinson reports, we don’t have control over other sources.

Ozone Exceeds Levels 28 Times Over Summer

The beginning of fall usually means the end of the valley’s ozone problem.  And this year was a doozy.

Looking for Work Requires Understanding of Hiring in the Digital Age

Getting a job these days isn't as easy as it once was.  Job seekers are finding a whole 'nother world when it comes to hiring.  Instead of applying in person and filling out a paper appli

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