Expanded telemedicine services for veterinarian care combats access shortage
The new Arizona law was signed by Governor Katie Hobbs in early May.
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Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon
Hobbs told Biden that she is committed to preserving cultural and natural treasures throughout Arizona and said the Grand Canyon is a “culturally sacred place stewarded by Indigenous Peoples for centuries.”
Former Cochise County Elections Dir. gets $130K settlement payout
The county will pay $75,000 of the $130,000 settlement
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"The Legend of Georgia McBride" and the art of drag.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Students build skill and character playing wheelchair basketball; a review of the documentary "Feelings are Facts" and an interview with filmmaker Jack Walsh; and, an amphibious love story from "Stories That Soar!"
Federal grant pushes UA to create new program to support first gen Latino students
The $3 million grant is expected to support the project for the next five years.
That Was Exactly Us: Stories of Latino culture in baseball and empathy through adaptive sports
Sports play a major role in our culture. They can be anything from an expression of life to a vehicle to better understand someone's life.
Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues manufacturers for PFAS contamination
The companies have known about the 'forever chemicals' for decades
Honor your ‘mother’: Working to keep traditional ways, types of Hopi corn
“Corn represents our mother, and we need to take care of her so she can take care of us.”
Room to boom: Pinal County housing grew at fastest rate in state
The number of housing units in Pinal County grew by an estimated 3.5% from July 2021 to July 2022.
Phoenix faces dueling lawsuits over homeless crisis as advocates scramble for more shelter
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2019 that homeless people cannot be criminalized for sleeping outside if no alternatives exist.
Family of man killed by border patrol want justice for their loved one
The family of Tohono O’odham member Raymond Mattia say they regularly called Border Patrol when they needed assistance. They say Mattia was a peaceful man and community leader and don’t understand why agents shot him dead outside his home on May 18.
Post Title 42, some migrants have hope of gaining asylum
With improvements to the federal CBP One app, some migrants who wait along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sonora have hope they’ll get an appointment to seek asylum while others still wait with little change in sight.
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen came after environmentalists sued the government for dropping the red slurry material into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade.
