By Tori Gantz | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday that Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward has to comply with a subpoena and turn over her phone records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection. Ward had argued that the House Select Committee Investigating the […]
Surging numbers: Driving an Electric Vehicle doesn’t need to cause Range Anxiety
By Hailey Forbis | – ( Cronkite News) – SANTA MONICA, Calif. – With more electric vehicles humming down highways, states are under increasing pressure to install more public charging stations to make sure the juice keeps flowing. The challenge is particularly acute in California, which adopted a rule in August to gradually phase out […]
‘It’s getting close’: As the megadrought grinds on, Southwest Water in Doubt
By Sydnee Wilson | – ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – NASA satellite photos show how drastically the water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead have receded in just the past few years. They demonstrate the severity of long-term drought and the challenges Arizona will face to conserve and enhance its precious water supply. […]
Biden Reaffirms Dreamers’ DACA Migrant youth Protections, but when will they be Legislated?
By Tristan Richards | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment last Tuesday to DACA, officially posting regulations to extend the 10-year-old program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. The rule, which takes effect Oct. 31, makes few changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood […]
Final ISIS Kidnapper sentenced to Life for Role in Kayla Mueller’s Death
By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News ) – ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A second ISIS militant was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the kidnapping and killing of Prescott native Kayla Mueller, a relief to her parents who pledged to continue fighting for her memory. “Now we can set this behind us,” Carl […]
The Coming Climate Emergency Heath Crisis – From Heat Deaths to Worsening Allergies
By Alexandra Conforti | – ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – As a climate change activist and mental health advocate, Saiarchana Darira studies the effects of global warming not just on the environment but on the well-being of people worldwide. The recent Arizona State University graduate and self-described “environ(mental) health researcher” works as the youth […]
Clean Energy Booming, Coal Plants Closing, despite Supreme Court ruling against EPA
By Morgan Fischer | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court ruled this summer that the EPA could not force power plants to move away from fossil fuels, advocates worried that the justices had removed the “most effective tool for regulating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” They’re still worried. But […]
‘We are Ready to receive You’: Blue States prepare for Influx of Patients seeking Abortion Care
By Cami Parrish | – ( Cronkite New ) – PHOENIX – Health care clinics in states including California, New Mexico, Colorado and Washington are preparing to become “safe havens” for pregnant people living in Arizona and other places where abortions are restricted or banned. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on […]
A Decade of DACA Helped thousands of Young People; Advocates say More Needed
By Daisy Gonzalez-Perez | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – It wasn’t a great job – dishwasher – but Mario Montoya was happy because it was his first job and because he needed money for the prom. But Montoya was happy for another reason, too: The undocumented Mesa resident was only able to […]