2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1227+ words) Workers at the bottom of the pay scale in Arizona are going to get a bump in pay in January. New figures Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that consumer prices rose 0.4% in August. That puts the annual…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (968+ words) The state agency responsible for confirming which Arizonans qualify for SNAP benefits reported dropping more than 3 million calls with potential beneficiaries during an 18 month period — as nearly half a million Arizonans who previously received food stamps were cut from the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (359+ words) Last year, Indigenous students filmed a brief land acknowledgment for the Chandler Unified School District. Following a fierce public debate on Wednesday, its governing board members voted to play this video at the beginning of all future meetings and graduation…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (450+ words) Data centers drove some tense back-and-forths during the Wednesday Arizona Corporation Commission debate hosted by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission. Democrats Jonathon Hill and Clara Pratte accused Republican incumbent Kevin Thompson of not doing enough to stop these developments…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (326+ words) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could lead to Mexican gray wolves being removed from the endangered species list. The order instructs the Interior secretary to decide within 90 days if the species has recovered enough to be…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (839+ words) Back in January, federal immigration agents raided each of the 14 Zipps Sports Grill locations across metro Phoenix. They were looking for undocumented workers and ended up arresting dozens of them. But now, nine months later, only one manager has been…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (797+ words) Mesa Democrat Lorena Austin is the first nonbinary Chicane legislator in the country. They are an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, support housing reform, access to higher education, funding free school lunches and more progressive causes. And — according to some…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (912+ words) The two Democrats trying to secure seats on the all-Republican Arizona Corporation Commission and incumbent Kevin Thompson are presenting voters with different ideas on how the state’s top regulator should set utility rates and ensure costs remain affordable for Arizonans....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (170+ words) kjzz.org Phoenix council votes to change name of the Cesar Chavez city holiday to Farmworkers Day The Phoenix City Council voted on Wednesday to permanently change the name of the city holiday that previously recognized the late labor leader…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (272+ words) Former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely is the only Arizona candidate to speak at this year’s Republican National Convention in Dallas. In his speech Wednesday, Feely accused his congressional opponent, Democrat Amish Shah, of supporting a swath of issues Feely called…...