Arizona has seen growth in clean energy jobs under Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, at a cost Republicans call wasteful

WASHINGTON – The 2-year-old Inflation Reduction Act gives incentives for clean energy projects. Democrats tout job growth and progress against climate change, but Republicans remain skeptical at the high cost.


Innovation can be a challenge for museums. Here’s how 3 in Arizona are trying to bring in visitors

PHOENIX – Museums in Arizona, including the Phoenix Art Museum and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, are employing different strategies to bring people to their businesses. Meanwhile, the new Southern Arizona Museum of Science and Technology is struggling.

Interior of a modern art gallery with diverse artworks, including a colorful house-like installation and multiple framed photographs. The installation is made of panels have geometric designs, including a black horse-like figure on a yellow background. The house has an archway entrance and a small wooden ramp in front. To the left of the installation, a white flag is hanging from a wooden beam.

The rise of Guardian Caps: Protecting players, reducing concussions but facing pushback

PHOENIX – Guardian Caps have shown promise in decreasing head injuries but face mixed reactions from players, coaches and experts regarding its effectiveness.

ASU star Cam Skattebo wearing Guardian Cap

Former ASU WR Brandon Aiyuk’s gamble pays off with San Francisco 49ers

TEMPE – Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers ended months of uncertainty by agreeing to a four-year, $120 million extension to secure the former Sun Devil’s future.

Brandon Aiyuk is wearing a black t-shirt and a gold chain stands at a podium with San Francisco 49ers, LEVI'S, and SAP logos in the background during a press conference.

Arizona and Canada strengthen ties through new Phoenix trade office

PHOENIX – In May, Gov. Katie Hobbs welcomed Mary Ng, Canada's minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development, to Phoenix to announce the opening of a new Canadian trade office. The office will be in Phoenix because of the growing business between Canada and Arizona.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announces a new Canadian trade office in Phoenix in May. Canada Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng, left, joined Hobbs for the announcement. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Katie Hobbs' office)

Arizona ‘fake elector’ leverages notoriety selling mug shot merch as GOP convention delegates flock to Trump souvenirs

MILWAUKEE – Vendors sell Trump merchandise at Republican National Convention, celebrating the former president and his controversial legal battles.

Shot glasses shaped like Donald Trump for sale by Anthony Montgomery at the RNC (Republican National Convention) on July 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Amaia J. Gavica/Cronkite News)

Gen Z skeptical of Social Security in leadup to election

WASHINGTON – Gen Z and Millennial workers in Arizona are pessimistic about the future of Social Security.

Concerns about the future of Social Security gnaw at voters, and younger workers doubt they’ll ever collect benefits despite the payroll taxes they’re paying into the system. But that’s not driving their choices in the 2024 elections. (Photo by Douglas Sacha/Getty Images)

Nostalgia meets nightlife: Phoenix’s Cobra Arcade Bar, Stardust Pinbar highlight retro gaming resurgence

PHOENIX – Phoenix nightlife is thriving with retro gaming spaces such as Cobra Arcade Bar and Stardust Pinbar. Firebird Pinball repairs and restores arcade and pinball machines and has seen an increase in interest in nostalgic games.

“The Simpsons” Pinball Party game at Cobra Arcade Bar on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Stella Subasic/Cronkite News)

Report: Alex Meruelo is stepping away from Arizona Coyotes’ ownership

PHOENIX – Alex Meruelo and the Coyotes were set to bid on and secure a 110-acre plot of land to build an arena and an entertainment district in north Phoenix. However, the auction was canceled and now Meruelo has told Coyotes staff he is walking away from ownership, according to a report.

The Arizona Coyotes had an arena and entertainment district planned in north Phoenix before an auction was canceled by the Arizona State Land Department. (Rendering courtesy of Arizona Coyotes)

Arizona hits record low unemployment but Biden hasn’t seen political payoff from emphasis on job growth and workers

WASHINGTON – As President Biden tries to shore up support among working class Arizona voters in the critical swing state, voters don’t seem inclined to give him credit for low unemployment. And thousands of manufacturing jobs – promised under the CHIPS Act – are on hold.

Although Arizona’s unemployment numbers are at a record low, concerns about the economy have contributed to President Joe Biden still trailing Donald Trump in state polls. (File photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous

WASHINGTON – Law enforcement officials from the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks lobbied members of Congress not to allow heavier trucks on roads. The shipping industry wants to put more freight in each load, but opponents say that would endanger other drivers.

Trucks drive on SR-189 in southwest Arizona on March 10, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation)

Social equity: Critics say Arizona’s cannabis program did ‘exact opposite’ of what voters intended

PHOENIX – Arizona legalized recreational marijuana and established a social equity ownership program. Critics say the state failed to establish a fair program. We explain how it happened.

Alicia Deals, left, checks in on her colleague, who goes by K.T., while he sorts and packs online orders, on June 3, 2024, at the Cookies dispensary in Tempe. (Photo by Stella Subasic/Cronkite News)