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May 2017
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For parents who lose a child, the experience is difficult enough without health-care providers adding to their grief. But according to a new study from Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, a researcher with ASU’s School of Social Work, many families with children who are dying have negative experiences with their health-care providers.
May 9, 2017
Opponents of a newly-signed law to expand Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts — basically school vouchers — have launched a campaign to refer the law to the ballot.
May 9, 2017
How does that Sesame Street song go? Who are the people in your neighborhood? Or from Jules Dassin, who said: "There are 8 million stories in the naked city."
May 9, 2017
How many emails do you have in your inbox right now? How many of those should you have already replied to? To some people, not replying to an e-mail quickly — or not receiving a reply quickly — can cause some angst.
May 9, 2017
President Trump recently signed into law a bill that includes a 2.1 percent pay raise for members of the military.
May 9, 2017
What does the future hold, economically-speaking, for Arizona? A panel of economists will gaze into their crystal balls at the annual Economic Outlook Event put on by ASU’s WP Carey School of Business.
May 9, 2017
The new state budget just approved by Gov. Doug Ducey could mean that Planned Parenthood funding from the government will be cut off in the future. Cathi Herrod, president of Center for Arizona Policy, is not shy about expressing displeasure with Planned Parenthood.
May 9, 2017
At any given time in Maricopa County, about 6,000 people are homeless. It might be surprising to learn that most homeless are sheltered.
May 9, 2017
After more than a year of investigating, Phoenix police have named a suspect in the “Serial Street Shooter” case. Two new murders are linked to the investigation. Police booked 23-year-old Aaron Saucedo on 26 separate felony counts, all related to shootings from 2015 and 2016.
May 8, 2017
Gov. Doug Ducey is expected to sign a $9.8 billion state budget today. Teachers and education advocates, though, had pushed hard for it to include more money for teacher pay — $34 million per year, to be exact.
May 8, 2017
