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September 2020
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As the pandemic goes on with no end in sight, COVID-19 is not the top health care concern among voters in Arizona, according to a recent poll by the Commonwealth Fund. That’s especially noteworthy as new data shows more Arizonans have lost their health insurance recently.
Sept. 28, 2020
John Kurc’s wheelhouse normally is rock stars, concerts or a bride and groom. But, when COVID-19 hit and all of those events stopped, he came to southern Arizona to document the construction of the Trump administration’s wall along our southern border.
Sept. 25, 2020
Financial issues and arena questions are nothing new with the Arizona Coyotes. But those concerns were supposed to be pushed aside when Alex Meruelo took over as the NHL team’s owner in 2019.
Sept. 25, 2020
In response to the decision not to charge the officer who shot and killed Dion Johnson, State Rep. Reginald Bolding said, "We must continue to seek legislative changes to ensure this type of violence is not allowed to continue unchecked."
Sept. 25, 2020
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. The Show discussed the week in news with attorney and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera and Doug Cole of HighGround.
Sept. 25, 2020
Construction pushes forward on President Donald Trump's border wall in southern Arizona, despite a cascade of lawsuits over the environmental impacts and considerations, and after a brutal battle in Washington over how to fund it. But a small group of indigenous protesters, some from tribes not even recognized by the federal government, are not giving up.
Sept. 24, 2020
Devoney Looser is an Austen scholar and author of "The Making of Jane Austen." She’s also a roller derby player who wrote recently about the difference derby made in her life and how much she has missed it during the pandemic.
Sept. 24, 2020
Some institutions of higher learning are feeling pressure to enroll more students, while others are moving toward being even more selective. In his new book, "Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions," Jeffrey Selingo explores what the college admissions process looks like now.
Sept. 24, 2020
It’s about a month into the school year here in Arizona, and we are starting to see many schools begin to reopen in-person classes. But as Lily Altavena reports, it often goes against the state’s health guidelines.
Sept. 24, 2020
Phoenix-area hospitals are generally starting to relax their restrictions on visitors, as the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases the state saw earlier this summer has eased.
Valleywise Health is one of those systems that’s now allowing many patients to have a visitor.
Sept. 24, 2020
