The now-former chief of staff for Scottsdale’s mayor may sue the city over his firing. The controversies surrounding this city’s government. Plus, a professor argues that we should treat migrant deaths as structural homicides.
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Sky Schaudt/KJZZThe full House of Representatives will start voting on bills that have already passed through the Senate and vice versa. It means no bills will be debated in committee this week, but that doesn't mean there won't be topics to debate. -
Arizona State University/HandoutFor a while now, ASU professor Gabriella Soto has been working to count migrant deaths at the border in Pima County. Soto knew the work they were doing was important, but in 2011, they realized just how important. -
Getty Images/StockOn March 21, Scottsdale fired Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s chief of staff. Lamar Whitmer had been on suspension during the roughly two-month investigation that led to his firing. Now Whitmer is considering a lawsuit against the city. -
Chelsey Heath/KJZZIt’s already hot in the Valley of the Sun this spring — we’ve been breaking temperature records back to back — after living through the hottest winter on record. -
Sky Schaudt/KJZZBakers and pastry chefs are facing an unprecedented chocolate shortage. Prices are up, shipments are down, and dessert specialists like Tracy Dempsey are being forced to get creative as one of the year’s most chocolate-centric holidays approaches — Easter. -
Getty Images/StockIf you spend enough time scrolling through TikTok, you might stumble into a curious corner of the algorithm: people making videos of themselves openly asking the internet to help them find friends
