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Nationwide Debate Intensifies Over Cell Phone Bans in Schools Amid Safety and Focus Concerns
As schools across the nation grapple with the encroachment of cell phones in classroom settings, the debate over student focus versus parental contact continues to intensify. An array of schools and districts, including those in Arizona, are taking action to enforce cell phone restrictions during school hours, with varying degrees of stringency. In an April decision that underlines the complexity of this issue, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill aimed at curtailing cell phone use in schools, leaving the choice to individual school administrations, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix.
FBI Issues Alert for Missing Arizona Teen Believed to Have Traveled to Iowa to Meet Online Acquaintance
The FBI has issued an alert for Liliana "Lily" Munguia, a 17-year-old Arizona native, who appears to have flown to Iowa with the purpose of meeting someone she connected with online. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, Munguia left her father's house, located in the vicinity of Bapchule on the Gila River Indian Reservation, in the early morning hours of Aug. 5.
Popular Spice Used in Arizona Being Recalled Over ‘Dangerous Toxin’
Food safety experts across Arizona are sounding the alarm over the latest food safety recall. This time, the recall affected a popular spice used in kitchens across our state. Several brands of this popular spice were found to have elevated levels of a dangerous toxin, which poses a significant health risk.
Florida, Arizona women oppose states setting abortion policy
About 7 in 10 women in Florida and Arizona say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new KFF Women's Health Survey. Why it matters: The survey offers a glimpse at sentiments held in the two closely watched states where abortion rights measures will be on the ballot this November.
AI, cellphones and millions for schools lost — then recovered
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Educating Arizona! 🌞 When Madeleine Parrish and I launched this newsletter in April, we promised to deliver exclusive stories and powerful watchdog journalism. This week’s edition is a testament to that promise. Read on for deep dives into cellphone policy, artificial intelligence and an expensive — but reversible...
Doug Ducey comes back to Trump after defying him in 2020 and certifying election
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is endorsing former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake in the 2024 election, saying he is putting “differences aside.” Ducey once denounced Lake’s election denialism and defied Trump’s request to overturn the results of the election in Arizona, where President Joe Biden won the state in 2020. […]
Arizona children dying from fentanyl at alarming rate
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — More children in Arizona are dying from exposure to the deadly drug fentanyl. The Department of Child Safety says 34 Arizona kids under 5 years old died from the drug last year and that number is expected to rise. Fentanyl has taken over the streets in...
Air Force Bucks EPA Order to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals' in Arizona, Citing Supreme Court Ruling
Air Force lawyers are fighting an emergency order from the Environmental Protection Agency requiring the service to clean contaminated drinking water in Arizona, pointing to a recent Supreme Court ruling that restricts regulatory agencies as a justification to dodge the mandate.In a letter last month, lawyers for the Air Force argued that a landmark June decision by the court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo -- which reduced regulatory agencies' power by pushing authority to the courts to interpret ambiguous laws, referred to as "Chevron deference" -- makes the EPA's order asking the service to clean contaminated water from the...
Noah Fifita among top QBs nationally on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch list
Arizona redshirt sophomore added to his place among the best quarterbacks in college football entering the 2024 season by being named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Wednesday. Fifita previously earned spots on several other preseason watch lists, All-Big XII and All-American. Fifita was previously named to the...
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