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WASHINGTON — Voters are much more likely to support U.S. Senate candidates in the November midterm elections if they have a plan to avoid an automatic cut to Social Security benefits in 2032, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation. “Senators elected this fall will be in office in […]
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PHX Hip-Hop named the 75 best Arizona rappers. The goal: Elevate artists and connect a community kjzz.org
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President Trump wants to rename New Mexico to New America kjzz.org
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. The extended “district work period” is intended to give incumbents from both political parties time to meet with constituents and fundraise back home before voting in this year’s midterm elections ends […]
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Maricopa County is hiring more than 4,000 temporary election workers kjzz.org
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In the Tucson Unified School District, the percentage of test-taking students who scored high enough to be classified as proficient in English more than doubled — from 10% in 2025 to 24% in 2026. Rather than a big leap in fluency, however, the test results reflect the Arizona Department of Education lowering the grade needed to pass.
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New maps reveal massive gaps in access to affordable birth control across the U.S kjzz.org
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Arizona’s billion-dollar and growing school voucher program took center stage Tuesday night as state Treasurer Kimberly Yee and former schoolteacher and community college president Teresa Leyba Ruiz sparred over how they would lead Arizona’s public schools as the next state schools chief. The program, known formally as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, is projected to cost the […]
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Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official KJZZ
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When Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, was a state senator, he tried to abolish Medicaid in the Grand Canyon State because it cost taxpayers too much to provide health insurance for low-income Arizonans. “When we allow the generations in the future to be robbed and enslaved to pay for the healthcare costs of […]
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TEMPE – Data shows that less Americans are drinking alcohol each passing year. Despite this, local business owners are confident that the bar and restaurant industry can still thrive.
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The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this year’s elections, but President Donald Trump was right to attack the ruling, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a wide-ranging White House press conference Tuesday. Concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence are […]
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WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that also featured a tense exchange between GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. With the November midterm elections fast approaching and the parties […]
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LONDON – While Arizona State’s football team has been exploring the London sites before the team’s game at Wembley Stadium against Kansas in the Union Jack Classic, coach Kenny Dillingham has been sequestered in his hotel room, focused on building a winning game plan.
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A political action committee founded by the head of one of Arizona’s largest charter school networks is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly violating campaign finance law by using funds from his company to donate directly to Republican candidates. Glenn Way is the CEO of Charter One LLC and the chairman of the Educational Freedom […]
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A massive earthquake hit southern Arizona in 1887 and changed its water supply forever kjzz.org
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TEMPE – The Cardinals hired former Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur as their new coach because of his innovative offense and creative play calling. Arizona witnessed those skills in his head coaching debut, but it was the Cardinals defense that keyed a stunning 26-14 Arizona victory against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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MESA – Suns’ Dillon Brooks is known for his villain persona on the court, but off of it, he takes pride in giving back to the community and youth. He hosted a basketball camp in Mesa for kids ages 6-16.
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Cougar shadow returns to Superstition Mountains as fall approaches. Here's how to see it kjzz.org
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States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country. The new federal policy goes into effect Friday and broadens the discretion of immigration […]
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