Zachary Ziegler

1 month ago | azpm.org | Zachary Ziegler |Paola Rodriguez

This episode originally aired March 8, 2024In 1885, the University of Arizona became one of 52 land grant universities across the country to receive federal land through the Morrill Act, which was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. Those lands were used to create universities that would “benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts” as the United States continued its expansion into the West.

1 month ago | news.azpm.org | Zachary Ziegler |Zac Ziegler |Paola Rodriguez

This photo accompanied a July 10, 2024 social media post in which congressman Raul Grijalva announced he has finished cancer treatments "for now." This is a developing story and statements will be added as they come in. Condolences and memories continue to pour in after an announcement that longtime Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva died due to complications from cancer treatment.

1 month ago | azpm.org | Zachary Ziegler |Zac Ziegler |Paola Rodriguez

This photo accompanied a July 10, 2024 social media post in which congressman Raul Grijalva announced he has finished cancer treatments "for now." This is a developing story and statements will be added as they come in. Condolences and memories continue to pour in after an announcement that longtime Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva died due to complications from cancer treatment.

Jan 5, 2025 | news.azpm.org | Zachary Ziegler |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry. Today on The Indicator, what's behind the water issues in rural Arizona? TRANSCRIPT-(SOUNDBITE OF DROP ELECTRIC SONG, "WAKING UP TO THE FIRE")DARIAN WOODS, HOST:This is THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY. I'm Darian Woods.

Dec 9, 2024 | news.azpm.org | Zachary Ziegler

The Arizona Department of Transportation is working with transportation groups along the route to take the next steps for a federal program meant to expand rail infrastructure around the country. Those steps include estimating the cost of a new rail line between Tucson and Phoenix and coming up with a plan to develop the service. ADOT has completed other studies and held public meetings on the idea in the past, and a department spokesperson said the path they chose is not a new one.