2 agriculture-to-urban programs explore conserving groundwater in Arizona by retiring farmland
PHOENIX – Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, and the Arizona Department of Water have both created agriculture-to-urban programs that look to turn unused agricultural land into housing that uses less water than farming does. While both programs intend to tackle the same issue, they differ in some key ways.
Amid rising tensions between world powers, the Panama Canal is still a vital resource for world trade
PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Panama Canal is owned by the Panama government, but is run like a private business. The Panama Canal Authority operates based on principles of supply and demand and provides a service to the maritime trade industry that is worth paying for.
New rules for using purified wastewater give Arizona cities more options
PHOENIX – With dwindling water supplies, cities throughout Arizona are exploring multiple ways to meet residents’ water needs. In March, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality gave municipalities a new tool: Wastewater treated by advanced purification can now flow directly from local water systems into residents’ taps.
‘I couldn’t stop:’ Help for compulsive gambling among Nevada’s Latino population is slim
LAS VEGAS – Latinos face several barriers to getting mental health care for problem gambling in Nevada. Here’s who is impacted, and what is being done about it.
Problem gambling treatment deserts cover rural Nevada. More programs are trying to train and place counselors
LAS VEGAS – Nevada problem gambling extends out of Las Vegas and into the state’s rural areas, but treatment options don’t meet the need, experts say.
Historic school building will now serve Globe as affordable senior housing
GLOBE – Globe recently celebrated the grand opening of the Hill Street School Apartments, an adaptive reuse development combining new construction and renovation to provide 64 mixed-income apartments for people 55 and older.
Life along 27th Avenue: Realities differ for Grand Canyon University, surrounding community
PHOENIX – Communities around Phoenix’s 27th Avenue want better for the area, but what “better” means depends on who you ask.
Trump has left Strategic Petroleum Reserve nearly half-empty, despite dip in oil prices and GOP outcry when Biden tapped it
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden drained over 40% of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to blunt skyrocketing gas prices after Russia invaded Ukraine. President Donald Trump and other Republicans denounced the move and Trump vowed to refill the reserve – millions of barrels of oil stored in vast underground salt domes along the Gulf of Mexico. So far, though, he hasn’t.
‘We should not write unlimited checks’: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego criticizes bill to reallocate taxes to Chase Field renovations
PHOENIX – State legislators and local officials are at odds over a bill that would use tax money for Arizona Diamondbacks’ Chase Field improvements.
Democrats say Trump insiders may have profited off market turmoil triggered by launch, abrupt pause on tariffs
WASHINGTON — Sens. Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff are demanding information about potential insider trading by President Donald Trump’s family and inner circle, including billionaire Elon Musk. They cite the huge profits some traders made after he paused sweeping tariffs that had caused markets to crater.
The Phoenix Zoo aims to attract more visitors with new $5.4 million big cats habitat
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Zoo in April opened Big Cats of Arizona, a $5.4 million habitat paid in part with a grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism.
Arizona wine industry facing Trump’s tariff war effects, amid other market struggles
ELGIN – Arizona’s wine and spirits industry may face hurdles in supplies and production amid President Donald Trump’s tariff war and other struggles within the market.
