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House GOP leaders plan to put their state spending plan and tax-cut package up for a vote Monday. It's unlikely, though, that they currently have the votes to pass the budget. <br><small><b>→ <a href="https://kjzz.org/politics" target="_blank">More Arizona Politics News</a></small></b>
June 4, 2021
Journalist Amy Silverman has dedicated much of her career to writing about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She also has been a catalyst in curating live storytelling here in the Valley. Now, she’s bringing those two things together as part of her project for a visiting fellowship at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard.
June 4, 2021
The U.S. Senate is considering a number of options related to infrastructure spending as the Biden administration attempts to get Republican cooperation.
June 4, 2021
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. The Show discussed the week in news with former Corporation Commission Chair Kris Mayes and Stan Barnes of Copper State Consulting.
June 4, 2021
The Arizona Legislature is on deadline.
Lawmakers have until the end of June to pass a spending plan for the state in the new fiscal year that starts on July 1, and Gov. Doug Ducey isn’t pleased with how long the process is taking.
June 3, 2021
Colleges and universities in the U.S. have been hit hard by the impact of the pandemic, especially when it comes to the number of international students who were enrolled. But having a new administration in the White House has increased movement on shifting policies and lobbying on behalf of colleges and universities.
June 3, 2021
Between 2017 and 2020, 100,000 manufacturing jobs were created from Nevada through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma — about a third of the nation’s job growth during that period. To learn about the manufacturing expansion in our state, The Show spoke with Allison Grigg, executive director of the Arizona Manufacturers Council.
June 3, 2021
Home prices in the Phoenix area are gangbusters right now. The Show heard from two perspectives on the area's housing market to learn why the market is booming and how long this will last.
June 3, 2021
Theaters and performing art centers hit hard by the coronavirus are now looking to a brighter fall. The state’s largest theater company, the Arizona Theatre Company, just announced their 2021 season starting in the fall, and its themes are appropriate for the pandemic year we’re emerging from.
June 3, 2021
Hiking Mount Everest has become one of the more common bucket list items in recent decades, with nearly 800 people on average trying to reach the summit annually. But because there’s a limited amount of time for reasonable weather, the paths can get extremely crowded. In 2019, accomplished hiker Mark Synnott saw the tragedy that can lead to.
June 2, 2021
