October 2021

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$100 bills
The Phoenix City Council recently approved the Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program. It’ll provide $1,000 a month to about 1,000 low-income families living in the city for a year.
Oct. 4, 2021
Kyrsten Sinema
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reportedly made multiple trips to the White House to talk about the pending budget bill. She was the target of a lot of ire from Democrats over her refusal, at least so far, to back the proposal. Sinema was also the subject of a pair of editorials in the Republic over the weekend.
Oct. 4, 2021
"Saturday Night Live" screen shot
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was a topic on "Saturday Night Live’s" 47th season opener. Cecily Strong donned a blond wig and glasses to portray the senator.
Oct. 4, 2021
roadrunner at border wall
You may have seen an image floating around social media in the last few months — it shows the towering border wall covered in rings of barbed wire on one side. And facing it on the other, seemingly staring up at it, perplexed, is a single roadrunner.
Oct. 4, 2021
syringes
The gap between White and Latino vaccination rates has been shrinking in the U.S. But gains have been uneven, and in Arizona, there’s still a major disparity between the demographics.
Oct. 4, 2021
face masks
Arizona school districts are free to require face coverings in their schools after a Sept. 27 court ruling voided a new state law that would have banned these policies. And now, with an appeal likely, school districts around the state have to decide what to do next.
Oct. 1, 2021
Desert
The Arizona desert could be the home of a new, proposed sustainable city. Billionaire Marc Lore wants to build his city, called Telosa, which he envisions as upwards of 150,000 acres, using environmentally-friendly architecture and a “water system that is resistant to drought.”<br><small><b>→ <a href="https://kjzz.org/sustainability" target="_blank">More Arizona Sustainability News</a></small></b>
Oct. 1, 2021
cortinas de bano
A recently opened exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum is bringing the critically acclaimed works by the Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz to the Valley.
Oct. 1, 2021
David Lujan (left) and Marcus Dell’Artino
Marcus Dell’Artino of First Strategic and David Lujan of Children’s Action Alliance joined The Show to talk about some new state laws being blocked, one potentially heading to the ballot and much more.
Oct. 1, 2021
Chaos Theory First Friday Phoenix
This month, "Chaos Theory" is back at Phoenix First Friday. It's not the interdisciplinary branch of mathematics, but the landmark annual art show at Randy Slack’s Legend City Studios in downtown Phoenix.
Oct. 1, 2021

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