Arizona's Child Protective Services agency will get emergency funding to hire more caseworkers and other employees, but Department of Economic Security Director Clarence Carter says additional mone
Recent data show Arizona's first ten years in biosciences have been a boon for the state, with jobs growing in related industries even while the recession pounded other sectors.
Teen drivers would not be allowed to use their cell phones,
or other electronic devices after getting their licenses, under a proposal
moving through the Arizona legislature.
Arizona
universities and colleges are among the
thousands being evaluated by the White House. Today the federal government launched
a website that will help future students and parents decide what college to attend.
The interactive website is part of
the Obama Administration’s effort to make higher education institutions more
accountable for cost and quality.
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is
stepping up her effort to place more restrictions on gun ownership ahead of the president's State of
the Union address.
A court system for homeless
people is expanding in Maricopa
County. It was created
seven years ago to resolve minor offenses. Now the system has a new name and can be found in every town in the
county.
As Major League Baseball's pitchers and catchers report to spring training camps Monday, the sound of construction on the Chicago Cubs' new facility in Mesa is music to the ears of baseball fans.
The Phoenix
Suns continue to have one of the worst records in the NBA’s Western Conference,
but the organization is trying to find other ways to attract fans to games.
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