Advocates say the president's new executive order targeting homelessness is a step toward institutionalization. But the mom of someone with mental illness says it’s a promising one. Plus, how scientists track where metro Phoenix’s ozone pollution actually comes from.
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Daniel Torok/White House/White HousePresident Donald Trump signed an executive order last month that marks a major change in the way the United States handles homelessness and serious mental illness. Disability advocate J.J. Rico, CEO of Disability Rights Arizona, says this order is a blatant attack on people with serious mental illness. -
Mariana Dale/KJZZPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order last month that marks a major change in the way the United States handles homelessness and serious mental illness. Many see it as a move backward toward forced institutionalization of people with mental illness. But others say the system we have now has gone too far the other direction — and it isn’t working. -
Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez/KJZZEarlier this summer, a rule change at the Environmental Protection Agency essentially got rid of a rule that would have reclassified metro Phoenix’s air pollution status into a worse level. But, how do we know where ozone pollution actually comes from? -
Getty ImagesUtah lawmakers passed a law which gives people more power to challenge the government if it interferes with their religious beliefs. That law is being put to the test in the courts by an unexpected group — a very small religion that’s been targeted by law enforcement for using psychedelic drugs. -
Lauren Gilger/KJZZThe CDC says the Western region has the highest level of COVID-19 activity in the country based on wastewater testing. California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado all have high levels, but the agency says Arizona’s level is very low. -
Five Star DevelopmentA $2 billion hotel development project in Paradise Valley is facing foreclosure. The Ritz-Carlton has been under development for more than a decade, but this foreclosure — along with legal action — means the drama may well continue for at least a little longer.
