Greta Forslund
Greta Forslund GREH-tuh FORS-lund (she/her/hers)
News Digital Producer, Phoenix

Greta Forslund expects to graduate in May 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in digital audiences. She is the executive editor of The State Press, named the No. 1 online independent student news publication by SPJ for 2021. She has interned at The Arizona Republic, Wenatchee World/Wick Communications and the Arizona Capitol Times.

Latest from Greta Forslund

Phoenix again ranks among most polluted; people of color more likely to be exposed and develop health issues, report says

PHOENIX – The Phoenix metro area has been ranked as the fifth-most ozone-polluted city in the United States, according to the most recent State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. The report emphasized people of color are especially affected by air pollution and related health issues.

The Phoenix metro area has been ranked as the fifth most ozone-polluted city in the United States, according to the most recent State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. (File photo by Kasey Brammell/Cronkite News)

Arizona governor signs executive order banning discrimination based on hair style or texture

PHOENIX – The CROWN Act, banning hair-based discrimination in the workplace, was enacted in Tempe and Tucson in 2021. Gov. Katie Hobbs’ executive order extends those protections to state workers. She hopes the order inspires similar legislation “across the board.”

Gov. Katie Hobbs sits at a desk and signs an executive order surrounded by community members in support of the order.