Isabelle Marceles
Isabelle Marceles Pronunciation (she/her/hers)
News Digital Reporter, Washington, D.C.

Isabelle Marceles expects to graduate in December 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication. Marceles has worked as a communications intern at Feeding Matters in Phoenix, a nonprofit organization that advocates for children with pediatric feeding disorder.

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Tucson, aiming to trim electric bills and hit carbon neutral by 2045 to fight climate change, will explore creating a public utility

WASHINGTON – A feasibility study in Tucson will explore the creation of a public power utility as the city seeks to cut electric bills and be carbon neutral by 2045. The current contract with Tucson Electric Power expires in 2026, and the city wants to ensure utility practices align with its environmental goals.

Photo of an electrical grid on Nov. 5, 2013. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy)

Arizona poised to provide MDMA therapy to first responders with PTSD if the FDA approves the psychedelic

WASHINGTON – Arizona may allow PTSD therapy using ecstasy or molly under workers' comp. FDA approval pending, advocates hope for faster access to this promising treatment.

The FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. (Photo courtesy of FDA)

Feds want to rush aid to public housing residents to stay cool during extreme summer heat, but Tucson and Phoenix are in no hurry

WASHINGTON – Arizona public housing authorities can expand utility assistance for cooling costs during extreme heat, but the Tucson authority won’t be participating this year. Residents face challenges accessing cooling, creating health risks as triple-digit temperatures hit the state.

Richard Monocchio, the top official for Public and Indian Housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spoke at the Martin Luther King Apartments in Tucson on June 13, 2024, to announce emergency aid to help public housing residents pay utility bills. (Photo courtesy of Tucson Housing and Community Development)

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)