Arizona has 8th highest homeless rate in the nation

Posted by: Staff March 23, 2023 An estimated 13,553 people will be homeless in Arizona by 2023according to the latest information Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) data.% Arizona figures More than 2% of the nation’s homeless population. in a newly published book lending tree analysis Researchers used the new HUD data to try to […]

Yavapai College REDC Offers Free Courses

Article audio is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Talking Glass Media work. Beginning June 1, 2023, the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC) at Yavapai University is offering a wide range of free certification and support programs through QUEST grants. REDC has secured funding to support eligible learners for needs related to travel, […]

Alarming Rise: Prepregnancy Diabetes Rates Soar in Mesa. Doctor Explains | State

women’s health Big picture: Dr. Adriana Davis Say: “The percentage is woman An increasing number of women are suffering from diabetes before the onset of pregnancy.Diabetes before pregnancy can cause pregnancy complications . ” In the news: A new study shows a dramatic increase in the number of women with diabetes at or before the […]

Forest managers using lightning-caused wildfire near Flagstaff for ecological benefit

Fire managers across northern Arizona are taking advantage of the unusually wet spring conditions to use fire to improve forest health. They employ some of these methods at volunteer fires in the Coconino National Forest, west of Flagstaff. On Friday, the crew was tempering within the fire boundary on the south side of Garland Prairie. […]

Crews appointed to fill LD26 House vacancy

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Quanta Cruz as representative of Legislative District 26 to fill a vacancy in the state House of Representatives. The board appointed Crew on Monday after being recommended by county superintendent Steve Gallardo. Mr. Gallardo represents the region, including LD26 of the county, and his nomination was unanimously approved […]

Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP bills criminalizing homelessness, ranked-choice voting

Gov. Katie Hobbs officially won more than 100 vetoes, rejecting on Monday a Republican-backed bill that would criminalize homelessness and ban ranked voting. Seven bills were added to her tally on Monday, with 106 bills now ending with Hobbes’ veto stamp, well above the rejection rate of his predecessor. The previous record holder was former […]

Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP bills criminalizing homelessness, ranked-choice voting | State

Governor Katie Hobbs is currently vetoing 106 bills in 2023. In this photo, she vetoes a Republican-backed “budget cut” on February 16, 2023.Photo Credit: Arizona Governor’s Office Gov. Katie Hobbs officially won more than 100 vetoes, rejecting on Monday a Republican-backed bill that would criminalize homelessness and ban ranked voting. Seven bills were added to […]

Big Tech-Backed Group Tries To Kill California Bill Because It Could Help Conservative Media

The Chamber of Progress, a tech industry group backed by companies such as Google and Meta, recently issued a statement, conducting an investigation against the California Protection of Journalism Act (CJPA), which found the CJPA primarily a conservative media outlet. Suggested benefits to the organization. On Thursday, the California Congress passed the CJPA. The bill […]