Democrats here and across the country are campaigning on affordability as inflation and gas prices soar. An economist explains what affordability really means. Plus, the disparity between what students and the general public think about higher education.
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Gage Skidmore/CC BY 2.0We’re about three months away from the end of the fiscal year — when Arizona lawmakers and the governor need to agree on a new state budget. But the Governor’s Office has called off budget talks, accusing GOP legislative leaders of refusing to take part in serious negotiations. -
Getty Images/iStockphotoAffordability is the name of the game for politicians of all stripes heading into this year’s midterm elections. As inflation is keeping prices of just about everything stubbornly high and now gas prices are spiking amid the war in Iran -
Tim Agne/KJZZA new survey finds up to three-quarters of college students — of all political leanings — say their professors encourage them to share their views; it also found 2% of college students say they feel like they don’t belong on their campus because of their political beliefs. -
Arizona America250 Commission/HandoutIn case you haven’t heard yet: This year is the United States’ 250th anniversary. And each state is organizing to celebrate it. Here, it’s as part of the Arizona America250 Commission, and it’s being headed up by former state lawmaker Laura Terech. -
Jesse Welles/HandoutA self-styled troubadour from Arkansas, Jesse Welles rose to fame by making videos of himself playing politically-charged songs while wearing raggedy clothes, standing under a row of power lines. -
Sky Schaudt/KJZZArizona utility regulators earlier this March formally voted to repeal the state’s renewable energy standards. The Corporation Commission, though, had been taking steps for some time that signaled this was the direction it was headed.
