The waitlist for child care subsidies in Arizona continues to grow. We’ll hear why that matters — and some ideas to get families off the list. Plus, the Show's holiday gift guide for the book lovers in your life.
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Getty ImagesThere are more than 10,000 kids in Arizona on a waitlist for assistance to pay for child care. Arizona reinstated its waitlist last summer after federal pandemic money ran out. -
Michel Marizco/KJZZPima County’s Restoration to Competency program was meant to prepare people with mental illness to face trial. Reporter John Washington found it puts overwhelmed jail staff in a dangerous position. -
David Sailors/Getty ImagesIn Benson, four of the six City Council members are now facing recall elections. A group of residents called Committee for a Better Benson gathered enough signatures to force the recall vote last week. -
Ambar Favela/KJZZ/illustration | staff | With new BBC logos, 11-05-2019The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out this week to an opposition political leader from Venezuela. -
Jason Maggio/HandoutLeo Diven Legay is a senior at Northern Arizona University and the editor-in-chief of the Lumberjack, the student newspaper. Normally, he writes about environmental issues or things that are happening in Flagstaff. But, recently he felt the need to write something much more personal. -
Ecco Press, MCD Books, Pantheon Books, Workman Publishing Company/HandoutValley-based writer and critic Mark Athitakis recommends books for the holiday season.
