Arizona programs are getting more than $53 million in federal funding to support the fight against homelessness, including $36 million for metro Phoenix. As the region sees continued increases in the number of people experiencing homelessness, more than $36 million in newly announced federal funding is on the way to help fund dozens of...
Read MoreThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released on Tuesday a new report that shows an upward trend in non-fire carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths. The report, Non-Fire Carbon Monoxide Deaths Associated with the Use of Consumer Products 2019 Annual Estimates, covers deaths from 2009 to 2019. Most CO deaths occur in the colder months of the year,...
Read MoreMore money in the classroom improves student performance State superintendent of schools Tom Horne today released a Department of Education study that demonstrates statistically that school districts that put a higher percentage of their budget into the classroom, primarily teacher salaries, do much better academically, compared to districts that have a higher percentage of...
Read MoreToday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription, use – the first naloxone product approved for use without a prescription. Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose and is the standard treatment for opioid overdose. This is...
Read MoreAfter more than a year of attempts to resolve a dispute with the City of Tempe over planned residential developments in a high-noise corridor directly under Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s flight path, the Phoenix Aviation Department has filed a formal complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court. The City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix...
Read MoreHigher than normal amounts of rain this winter and spring may bring extra agony for Phoenix-area allergy sufferers. “The extra rains can create extra weeds, especially ragweed, which is a known irritant for people with seasonal allergies,’’ said Devin Minor, MD, physician executive at Banner Urgent Care. Banner Urgent Care, which has locations throughout...
Read MoreAn Arizona has judge ordered the city of Phoenix to find a solution and clean up the homeless encampment, otherwise known as “the Zone” in downtown. ‘The Zone’ encompasses 10 blocks surrounding the Human Services Campus at 12th Avenue and Madison Street in downtown Phoenix with an estimated 1,000 people have been living on...
Read MoreThe Arizona Board of Regents announced this week that all three of Arizona’s public state universities are proposing tuition increases for the 2023-2024 school year. While tuition for Arizona State University varies depending on the college the student is enrolled in, on average for in state, the tuition for the 2022-2023 school year is...
Read MoreThrough a new Arizona Board of Regents’ Community Grant, Arizona police and firefighting agencies will be better equipped in the future to address recruitment and retention of officers and firefighters – a challenge that has prompted statewide workforce shortages for these essential public safety jobs. This is the first Regents’ Community Grant launched by...
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission today proposed a “click to cancel” provision requiring sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up. That is just one of several significant updates the Commission is proposing to its rules regarding subscriptions and recurring payments. The new click to...
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