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A grassroots coalition of Arizona parents and educators filed the final text of a school voucher reform initiative with the secretary of state this week. That was the final step before volunteers can start collecting signatures in order to send the issue to voters.
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Ian McKinney/Cronkite NewsAndy Biggs, Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate, says he wants to get Arizona’s desalination plant in Yuma up and running. -
U.S. Bureau of ReclamationArizonans should exercise caution if planning to hike near Glen Canyon this spring break. The National Park Service has a warning for travelers headed to Lake Powell: Beware of quicksand in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Could good old-fashioned storytelling help adult learners better understand science? A new study by the University of Phoenix looked at how AI helped students better absorb more difficult scientific concepts.
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A new report shows that Arizona is in the top 10 when it comes to online scams. The financial impact of that appears to be higher than previously thought. -
Brayden Burries scored 21 points and hit a pair of clinching free throws with 8.3 seconds left, sending No. 2 Arizona to a 79-74 victory over No. 5 Houston Saturday night in the Big 12 Tournament title game. -
The Respect for Local Communities Act would require public comment and written approval from state and local officials where ICE facilities are planned. Congressional committees would also have to be notified. -
Mexico, Brazil and Colombia jointly called for a pause after almost two weeks of fighting. -
Local farmers have had to account for skyrocketing fuel costs due to Iran war, meaning they've had to watch their resource use carefully. -
Rep. Andy Biggs has a track record of supporting checks on a president’s ability to engage in war activities, but he said President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran are above board. -
Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk last year, conservative groups have been pushing to recognize the Turning Point USA icon throughout Arizona. A measure that would’ve created a Kirk license plate was vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs last week. -
A majority of state senators want to ask voters to double their pay, with the claim that Arizonans may get a better, or at least broader, choice of people to represent them. -
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said he believes the culture at the Department of Defense and a disregard for traditional military safeguards contributed to a missile strike on an Iranian girls' school.
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Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said. -
Israel announced a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while Iran's foreign minister says the country has not asked for a ceasefire as President Trump had claimed. -
Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KCUR listener Justin Marciniak and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Associated with the Frankfurt School, Habermas was a world-renowned thinker on modernity and democracy who helped shape German post-war and post-reunification political discourse. -
While Illinois is trying to keep the team in Chicago's suburbs, Indiana lawmakers are offering a plan to finance a new stadium
