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1 week ago | 
arizonaagenda.com | Alysa Horton |Nicole Ludden |Curt Prendergast
Arizona’s “No Kings” event at the state Capitol in Phoenix drew thousands of rally-goers who protested a wide variety of grievances related to the Trump administration. And they had no shortage of reasons to protest — from continued ICE raids to the president’s felony record.
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2 weeks ago | 
arizonaagenda.com | Nicole Ludden |Alysa Horton |Hank Stephenson
The budget bills are here. Republican Rep. Matt Gress made good on his promise to deliver the sprawling pages of confusing numbers yesterday afternoon. The House Appropriations Committee is set to meet at 10:30 a.m. today to go through the budget in (hopefully) digestible language. As House members voted on a few remaining bills yesterday, Gress made his way to the media table for an impromptu press conference on the budget.
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2 weeks ago | 
arizonaagenda.com | Nicole Ludden |Alysa Horton
Arizona’s House Republicans are set to drop the first draft of budget bills today. Before you get too excited, there’s one big problem: Senate Republicans have a completely different plan. The House is reconvening from break, and its budget guru, Republican Rep.
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3 weeks ago | 
arizonaagenda.com | Nicole Ludden |Alysa Horton
Arizona’s lawmakers haven’t done much work in the past month. Legislators have sporadically come to the Capitol for one-day workweeks since the House and Senate announced different vacation schedules on May 7 as they take time to hammer out a budget. And by “they,” we mean the few legislative leaders and fiscal hawks who actually get a say in what goes into the state’s massive spending plan for the next year. Yesterday, House members met to vote on a few remaining bills and adjourned until June 16.
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1 month ago | 
news-journal.com | Alysa Horton |Anna Cecil |Chloe Gough |Sydney Topf |Aidan Pittman |Natanya Friedheim
On Monday, Janna Rodriguez will close the home day care she runs three hours early to hold a rally. She’s invited elected officials across Long Island to learn about the struggles she and other child care providers face. Rodriguez is one of more than 1,400 people who signed a pledge to close their child care center or call out of work for the fourth annual “Day Without Child Care.”“This is an act of protest,” said Dominique Countee of Community Change Action, the group organizing the event.
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2 months ago | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alysa Horton |Adnan Alam
Communities around Phoenix’s 27th Avenue want better for the area, but what “better” means depends on who you ask. Grand Canyon University and the 27Collab are working to beautify and revamp the area around the Christian university. Photo taken on April 2, 2025, in Phoenix. (Photo by Samuel Nute/Cronkite News) By Alysa Horton/Cronkite News April 24, 2025 PHOENIX – A community of believers prays for the people outside the safe bubble of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
ktar.com | Alysa Horton |Balin Overstolz McNair |Colton Krolak |Bailey Leasure
TUCSON – Friends, family, Tucson community members and dignitaries honored the life of Congressman Raúl Grijalva Wednesday during a funeral Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson followed by a celebration of life. Grijalva was known over his 12 terms for being a progressive Democratic voice. He died March 13 at the age of 77, from complications with his cancer treatment. The pews at Wednesday’s Mass were filled with hundreds of people.
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
ktar.com | David L. Veenstra |Alysa Horton
PHOENIX — Police are investigating a west Phoenix shooting that left one man dead and hospitalized three others on Friday. Officers responded to a shooting near 4100 North Black Canyon Access Road around 11:30 p.m. where they found 25-year-old Tyson Harris with a gunshot wound. Harris was taken to the hospital where he later died due to his injuries. According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers found a second man with a gunshot wound near the original scene.
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Mar 22, 2025 | 
ktar.com | David L. Veenstra |Alysa Horton
PHOENIX — LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona set a new world record for the most LEGO racecars raced in three minutes. The record was shattered Thursday morning in Tempe at the Arizona Mills mall, as members of the Creative Crew worked together to race 375 LEGO cars down a ramp. In total, 260 cars composed of 3,000 LEGO bricks and 1,000 LEGO tire pieces were built by the group in 45 minutes.
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Mar 22, 2025 | 
ktar.com | Alysa Horton |Payne Moses
PHOENIX – As Arizona’s largest university faces federal scrutiny for diversity, equity and inclusion language, it has quietly changed numerous platforms and programs. Some state politicians are calling for more. Community and university organizations have criticized Arizona State University for making changes to its LGBTQ+ resource pages, which now direct to the student-led Rainbow Coalition website. A university spokesperson said no resources were taken away.
