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Phoenix parents fight for passage of ‘Joe’s Law’ to test drivers for drugs, alcohol

PHOENIX – Steve and Tana Smith have agonized over their son’s death for seven months. They want one question answered, but it’s an answer that will never come.


March for Life crowd younger, optimistic for pro-life gains under Trump

WASHINGTON - Paula Mercado, 18, has prayed at Planned Parenthood facilities and taken part in anti-abortion protests in Arizona, but Friday found the Tucson teen on the National Mall with thousands of others pro-life protesters, many of them millennials.


DACA Students Anxious as President Trump Tightens Immigration Controls

PHOENIX – As President Donald Trump signs a flurry of executive actions, DACA students anxiously wait to find out their fate. During the presidential campaign, he promised to put an end to the program that protects undocumented immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children.


ASU broadens recruiting horizons with three from long range

TEMPE — A loud voice echoes at Arizona State’s basketball practice facility in the Weatherup Center, battling the constant squeak of sneakers and the bounce of basketballs.


Civics at a cost: Backers, protesters eye steep tab to get to inaugural

WASHINGTON - After months of searching for an affordable place to stay, Phoenix resident John Stencel was "close to giving up" on his plan of coming here to protest President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.


Gwen Ifill, host of PBS NewsHour, dies at 61

PHOENIX - Gwen Ifill, veteran journalist and co-host of PBS NewsHour, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 61. According to a PBS statement, Ifill had been in treatment for "several months."


Election Day FAQ: Answers to Arizona’s questions about voting

In the run up to Election Day, Cronkite News asked Arizonans to share their thoughts and concerns about the voting process. We turned to our reporters, as well as county and state officials, to answer some of the questions you raised about casting your ballot.

People vote at voting booths

Arizona Horizon: October 31, 2016

Two Arizona artists stop by to discuss their new exhibit focusing on the history of political ads.


Arizona Horizon: October 27, 2016

With just days before the election, two of Arizona's top officials stop by to discuss the race from the county and state levels.


Arizona Horizon: October 21, 2016

Alia Beard Rau of The Arizona Republic, Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services and Steve Goldstein of KJZZ discuss the results of an Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll


Arizona Horizon: October 17, 2016

A new report from the Pew Research Center details the political engagement of Americans with disabilities, with over 34 million eligible to vote. The report, “A Political Profile of Disabled Americans,” found that those with disabilities are more engaged with the current election, but are less likely to vote because of obstacles they face in voting.


Feds won’t press Gold King Mine spill criminal case, angering senators

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Monday questioned the Justice Department's decision not to prosecute officials in connection with the Gold King Mine spill, which dumped nearly 3 million gallons of toxins into the Animas River last year.

Yellow waste water that had been held behind a barrier near an abandoned mine is seen in the Animas River in Durango, Colorado