Jun 18 Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In dueling decisions Thursday about free speech, the Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag and struck down an Arizona town's restrictions on temporary signs put up by a small church. Continue reading
Jun 12 Federal agencies pledge another $110 million in drought aid By Juliet Williams, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal agencies pledged another $110 million in aid Friday to help states struggling with the crippling drought after President Barack Obama talked to leaders from seven western states. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:50 Where Grand Canyon rivers converge, economic and preservation needs collide By PBS News Hour Millions come to the Grand Canyon every year to marvel at its natural beauty, but in a remote corner of the Navajo Nation, there's a part of the canyon that few tourists see. A group of developers hopes to change… Continue watching
May 30 Photos: Anti-Islam protest held outside Islamic community center in Phoenix By News Desk Approximately 250 people gathered in front of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix on Friday during evening prayers, carrying signs decrying Islam as well as Sharia law and terrorism. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:55 When school safety drills weren’t so smooth, these students made a training video By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 05 Islamic State claims responsibility for ‘Draw Muhammad’ attack in Texas By Joshua Barajas Islamic State militants claimed responsibility Tuesday for the attack outside a prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest near Dallas. Continue reading
Mar 13 At Phoenix VA, Obama says more work to do for veterans By Jim Kuhnhenn and Josh Hoffner, Associated Press Amid persistent complaints about veterans' health care, President Barack Obama acknowledged lingering weaknesses Friday in the federal government's response to the chronic delays and false waiting lists that triggered a national outcry over the Veterans Affairs health system last year. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:16 Supreme Court weighs process, not politics, of who draws voting maps By PBS News Hour In 2000, Arizona voters changed who has the authority to draw district voting lines. Instead of the state legislature, an independent commission was created in an attempt to reduce partisanship. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a clause in the… Continue watching
Mar 01 Supreme court to hear case on voter-approved redistricting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the drawing of congressional district boundaries. Continue reading
Feb 19 ASU and Arizona PBS’s new project sheds light on the state’s deadly heroin problem By Anna Sillers Arizona is one of the first states heroin reaches when it travels into the U.S. from the southwest border and the state has seen a massive increase in heroin use and overdoses in the past year. A new short film… Continue reading