Friday is deadline to request mail ballot, arrange for remote voting from hospitals, nursing homes
PHOENIX – Friday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to request a ballot-by-mail or a special election board for voters in hospitals and nursing homes.
‘I need to learn’: Phoenix Rising FC reinstates coach Rick Schantz
PHOENIX - Phoenix Rising reinstates coach Rich Schantz, who apologizes and receives vote of support from Collin Martin.
Out of respect for LGBTQ community, Rising will relinquish home field if they advance to final
PHOENIX – If Phoenix Rising FC wins on Saturday, it said it will relinquish home field advantage for the USL Championship Final out of respect for the LGBTQ community.
Trailblazing Pac-12 shows the way on diversity among head coaches
NCAA Division I Football is deficient when it comes to Black head coaches.
Giles joins mayors questioning reliability of shortened census count
WASHINGTON - Mesa Mayor John Giles joined mayors from around the country Monday questioning the reliability of the just-ended census and demanding that the Census Bureau be given more time to verify its count of the U.S. population.
Groups mount ‘all hands’ push to count people with Census cut short
WASHINGTON - Arizona advocacy groups mounted an "all hands on deck" push to boost last-minute census response rates after the Census Bureau announced plans to end the 2020 census count Thursday, two weeks earlier than expected.
Glendale homeowners association orders removal of Black Lives Matter sign
GLENDALE – A Glendale HOA sent a violation notice to a homeowner for displaying a Black Lives Matter flag on her home, raising questions about the power of HOAs to dictate political expression.
Supreme Court’s Census ruling a ‘bitter pill’ to tribes, advocates
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Tuesday said the Census Bureau can stop its count of the population, a blow to tribal leaders and local advocates for underrepresented communities in Arizona who said they would be hit hardest by an undercount.
Advocates worry ‘food insecurity’ gains could be upended by COVID-19
WASHINGTON - Advocates fear that years of steady improvements in the level of "food insecurity" among Arizona children could be reversed this year by the economic toll of COVID-19, a shift that could have long-lasting effects.
Goodbye, Columbus?: Arizona celebrates first Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WASHINGTON - After years of advocacy by tribal groups, Arizona on Monday celebrated its first Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the proclamation designating the day was just for this year and it still shared the calendar with Columbus Day.
Biden, Harris get on the bus for small businesses in Arizona
PHOENIX – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris, on their first trip to Arizona, dropped by small businesses they say need relief from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pence draws contrasts between Biden, Trump at campaign event in Peoria
PEORIA – Mike Pence campaigned Thursday at TYR Tactical in Peoria, which makes protective vests for military and police, drawing stark contrasts between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
