With so much construction, why is affordable housing so scarce in Phoenix?
PHOENIX – Phoenix is booming, but much of the new housing is unaffordable to people who aren’t wealthy.
Rosie the Riveter 2.0: Welding, wielding power in male-dominated industry
GOODYEAR – Rachel Miller is her generation’s Rosie the Riveter, becoming a welder in an industry where there are still few women.
Tourism tension in Instagram age: $1 billion in AZ taxes, challenges to preservation
PHOENIX – Tourism continues to expand in Arizona, a boon for jobs, development and tax revenue, but the growth presents challenges to preserving the natural beauty that draws visitors to the state.
Burning questions: How to deal with 157-degree dashboards, dead batteries and blowouts
PHOENIX – From draining batteries to tire blowouts, the intense heat of the Arizona sun damages cars.
Phoenix police roll out more body cameras; 950 officers now have them
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Police Department continued its rollout of body-worn cameras, issuing the devices to about a dozen officers Wednesday in the Cactus Park Precinct in north Phoenix.
Hawaii at their fingertips: Middle-school students take virtual field trips
PHOENIX – Virtual technology that is changing industries from manufacturing to medicine is being incorporated into virtual field trips in a collaboration between Arizona State University and Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii.
Arizona acupuncture board takes on the opioid crisis
PHOENIX – Arizona’s acupuncture board is certifying auricular acupuncturists for work in chemical dependency programs.
Vapors, oils and brownies: AZ Supreme Court decision boosts medical marijuana industry
PHOENIX – In the wake of a state Supreme Court decision allowing extracted marijuana products, the foundation of the industry’s future may rest on concentrates, or extracts.
Arizona ranks 46th for childhood well-being, Kids Count report says
PHOENIX – The annual Kids Count report ranks Arizona 46th in the nation for childhood well-being, 43rd for economic well-being, with lack of affordable housing as a key factor.
Salt River Project prepares businesses for monsoon season
TEMPE – Power outages at home are upsetting, but they can cause severe economic damage to businesses. The Salt River Project is helping decision-makers prepare their companies before monsoon storms start.
Ducey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law
WASHINGTON - Gov. Doug Ducey touted Arizona's first-in-the-nation universal licensing recognition law at the White House Thursday to a receptive audience of governors and the president, who were there to talk about their ideas to improve workforce mobility.
Trump plan for tariffs on Mexican goods finds little support in Arizona
Arizona lawmakers, business officials and experts Friday blasted President Donald Trump's threat to impose a tariff on Mexican goods in hopes of cutting immigration, calling his plan everything from "terribly damaging" to "unhinged."
