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Tucson, Phoenix won't push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer
WASHINGTON -- On June 13, the federal government's top official for public housing appeared with Tucson's mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief ...
Emergency aid for utility bills was announced June 13. It hasn't been rolled out in Phoenix, Tucson
On June 13, the federal government’s top official for public housing appeared with Tucson’s mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief aimed at making it “as easy as possible” to help residents of public housing “afford air conditioning.”. The new program...
Rising rents lead to spike in evictions in Arizona's Maricopa County
Since March 2023, Maricopa County, Arizona, has led the nation in eviction filings, with one Phoenix judge hearing as many as 500 eviction cases a month. It's part of an affordable housing crisis attributed to rising rents. Kris Van Cleave explains.
Climate change is hitting Arizona’s Indigenous peoples hard
Climate change is having profound effects on the Indigenous peoples of North America. Take Arizona, as an example. The temperature in Phoenix nearly hit 120 degrees this month and has been hovering around 90 degrees for a low. June wasn’t much cooler, and summer 2024 is already rivaling last summer’s brutal heat dome that covered parts of Arizona.
Maricopa County tops economic development list
(The Center Square) – Rankings and data continue to show that Maricopa County is a boon for economic development in recent years. Site Selection magazine ranked the county first in the United States for economic development, as they evaluated investments, jobs created and the overall amount of projects from early 2023 to spring 2024 and gave total points to different counties. Although Maricopa County was the highest, Harris County, Texas, which holds Houston, was close behind. Franklin County, Ohio, which holds Columbus, and Fulton County,...
Maricopa County attorney election: Candidates weigh in on abortion, death penalty
Three candidates are running for Maricopa County attorney. For the Republican nomination, incumbent Rachel Mitchell is running against a former Maricopa County Attorney's Office bureau chief and trial attorney, Gina Godbehere. Judge pro tem Tamika Wooten is running uncontested as a Democrat. ...
What You Need to Know: A Dreaded Summer COVID Surge Is Hitting Arizona
I wish I were writing this from an abstract position—one where I'm talking about the data instead of living a case study. A few weeks ago, I was at a potluck. Little did we know, one of the guests brought more to the party than that quart of potato salad we all enjoyed. A day later, word spread faster than the virus: that friend came up hot for COVID.
San Tan precinct justice of the peace election 2024: Who is running?
Two Republicans are vying for the San Tan precinct justice of the peace seat. Blake King is challenging incumbent Sherwood Johnston. Johnston was sworn into office in January 2023, after...
North Mesa precinct justice of the peace election 2024: Meet the candidates
The race for justice of the peace in the north Mesa precinct includes two people with longtime political experience. Republican incumbent Kyle Jones and Democrat Kiana Sears are running against each other. Jones has served as justice of the peace since 2019 and has held other elected and community leadership...
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