Election Day essentials: The do’s and don’ts for spotting disinformation
PHOENIX – Over the past few decades, people’s attention spans have decreased due to constant distractions from phones and other devices. This epidemic of short attention spans affects how people consume media, and in turn, how they get their information and navigate disinformation.
‘Eternally complex problems’: Bipartisan advocates talk affordable housing
PHOENIX – A bipartisan group of housing reform advocates, from current and former state lawmakers to government leaders, gathered Thursday to talk about solutions to the lack of affordable housing in Arizona.
Mesa mayor joins White House panel on hate in ‘horribly divided country’
WASHINGTON - Mesa Mayor John Giles joined local officials, Cabinet secretaries and community leaders at the White House Thursday - the 21st anniversary of the first post-9/11 hate crime, in Mesa - to call for renewed efforts to combat violent extremism and rising hate crimes.
Experts press case for forest management to head off wildfires
The science is in and the time to act on forest management is now if the government wants to avoid more catastrophic wildfires, a panel of wildfire experts told a House committee Thursday.
Officials: IRS response to taxpayer calls down sharply, wait times up
Taxpayers are losing the ability to hold the IRS accountable because of steep declines in the “powerful” agency’s ability to respond to questions and complaints, the agency’s national taxpayer advocate said Wednesday.
