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Phoenix Art Museum is launching a new live music series this month called SOUNDCHECK. It kicks off Oct. 16 with 76th Street, a band that was one of the musical guests at last year’s Stonewall Inn Brick Awards Gala in New York City.

Earlier this year, the Haven, one of the only temporary shelters for unhoused senior citizens in the country, finally opened its doors after years of delays. This was the Haven’s first official summer.

As the government shutdown drags into its third week, advocates continue to raise concerns over funding for federal food assistance programs.

Officer-involved shootings in Phoenix are up under its new chief — and the pressure is on to address it. Chief Matt Giordano has expressed his deep concern and issued a public list of reforms.

Yuma is offering payment flexibility to customers of the city of Yuma affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Arizona is allowing furloughed federal employees to be considered eligible for unemployment insurance.

The Trump Administration on Friday announced another round of layoffs — it appears to have essentially gutted the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, or OSERS, within the U.S. Department of Education.