Mesa Arts Center has a new mural from an artist who was at the center of a recent controversy there. Now Shepard Fairey says he has changed his approach to activism. Plus, a social history of Jell-O.
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The head of the House Education Committee said Wednesday that any plan to ask voters to increase pay of public school teachers also must include inserting a right to vouchers for private schools into the Arizona Constitution — a proposal that could blow up the whole plan.
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A recent Newsweek piece painted a dire picture of the housing market in Phoenix. With housing inventory in the Phoenix metro area at its highest levels in about a decade, the piece quoted the CEO of a real estate app warning of a potential crash.
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State lawmakers have approved and sent to the governor a bill that would generally preclude health insurance companies from relying on artificial intelligence to decide whether to deny a claim.
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A new project deep-dives into the cultural history of Jell-O: "Tightening the Jell-O Belt: Food, Faith, and Dietary Friction in the Intermountain West."
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There’s a new mural on the outside of Mesa Arts Center, and the artist behind it, LA-based artist and activist Shepard Fairey, was recently part of a controversy surrounding an exhibit inside the gallery.
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Circle the City looks to help the homeless population by offering a choir along with their more traditional health care services.