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The results of November’s down ballot races for the Arizona House and Senate could affect where tens of thousands of children go to school or how well their schools are funded.
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Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZLast week, the Bureau of Reclamation inked three historic water conservation agreements in Santa Fe with the Gila River Indian Community, which thinks it can step up to help take some strain off Lake Mead and stabilize the Colorado River Basin. Less than a week later, they’re already breaking ground on two of these projects. -
KJZZSome members of AHCCCS, Arizona’s version of Medicaid, will soon be eligible for a new benefit: housing. The agency has launched a new program that it hopes will address homelessness in certain at-risk populations.
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Phoenix artist Jen Urso called a map, "Guide to Running While Female in Central Phoenix." At first, it looks like a hand-drawn map of Central Phoenix, but look closer, and there are a lot of memories buried in it. -
As Phoenix continues to set heat records and the future of water in Arizona remains uncertain, some researchers are looking for ways to keep trees healthy with less water. They want to make sure Arizona has more trees to provide shade from the sun, but conserve resources at the same time. -
To talk about the upcoming retirement of a longtime Arizona congressman, Arizona connections in the case against former President Trump and more, The Show sat down with former state school superintendent Jaime Molera and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera. -
Brian Reed, creator of S-Town, was sued and legally obligated to prove that the podcast qualified as journalism. The suit was eventually settled, but the question of "What is journalism?" haunted him. Now he has a new podcast produced in partnership with KCRW called Question Everything. -
Parts of Arizona are havens for stargazers, with their dark skies and lack of light pollution. But, are those dark skies really devoid of color? -
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that Arizonans can vote on a ballot measure that would get rid of partisan primary elections in the state. -
Deciding Phoenix City Council District 7: Bridgeman, Galindo-Elvira, Hernandez, Nowakowski, QuiñonezResidents in Phoenix City Council District 7 will vote in two races: a special vacancy election to choose a member to serve until April 2025, and a regular election to choose a member to serve a permanent four-year term starting in April 2025. Some candidates are running in both elections. -
Betty Guardado and JJ Martinez and running for Phoenix City Council District 5. The boundaries in this Phoenix district are roughly 19th Avenue to 43rd Avenue from Northern Avenue to Camelback Road, and 43rd Avenue to 99th Avenue from Camelback Road to McDowell Road. -
Adaptive sports equipment can cost thousands of dollars and is often not covered by insurance. -
Ayensa Millan and Debra Stark are running for Phoenix City Council District 3. The boundaries are roughly Bell Road south to Dunlap Avenue and Interstate 17 west to State Route 51.
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Many of Helene’s effects are individual and heartbreaking, such as the deaths of children, grandparents and others. But the storm's impact is also so outsized that it’s clearly visible from space. -
Remnants of Hurricane Helene shut down a North Carolina factory that supplies critical IV fluids to hospitals across the country. There's no timeline for when production will resume at the facility. -
U.S. employers added more than a quarter million jobs in September, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Here's what to know about the data. -
Pitt and Clooney play competing Hollywood "fixers" in this Apple TV+ film. The movie feels lazy and low-key, but these charismatic actors deftly deliver mocking silences and barbed asides. -
Wisconsin has long been a presidential swing state, but thanks to new maps, it's now also a potential swing state for the legislature for the first time in 15 years.
