Matt Kling
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Arizona Gas Prices Leveling Off
The price at the pump continues to be significantly higher than this time last year.The average price of unleaded gasoline in Arizona is $3.16 a gallon. That’s up a penny from last week.Michelle Donati with AAA Arizona said prices could continue to increase over the summer.“We’re not out of the woods yet," Donati said. "If you look at the West Coast, prices remain very → Read More
Republican State Senators Holding Out on Budget Vote
Several Republican state senators are holding out on voting on a state budget because they want other legislation advanced.Paul Boyer said he won’t vote until his bill gets passed. Boyer’s bill would allow adults sexually assaulted as children more time to sue attackers. Meanwhile, Michelle Ugenti-Rita said she’s holding out over her bill to repeal a vehicle registration tax. → Read More
Vaping Regulation Bill Vote Postponed In State House
For the second time this week, a vote on anti-vaping legislation was postponed in the House. The bill would raise the state’s legal age for buying e-cigarettes to 21, but a rival bill in the Senate, backed by health advocates, would regulate vaping products like tobacco.Rep. John Allen says he’s still amending the bill. He said he’s working with stakeholders, including → Read More
Phoenix Police Warn Of Phone Scam Involving Online Dating
Phoenix police are warning residents about a new phone scam.It involves a person claiming to be from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and tells intended victims that they broke the law when they communicated on an online dating site with what they thought was another adult, but was actually a minor. The caller then says a payment to a website would make the receiver → Read More
Parts Of Tonto National Forest To Undergo Prescribed Burn
Firefighters are set to conduct a controlled burn on parts of the Tonto National Forest beginning Monday.The two-day prescribed burn will cover approximately 800 acres of the Tonto National Forest northeast of Payson. Prescribed burns are conducted when weather conditions and fuel moisture content in the vegetation are favorable. → Read More
Dueling Bills In Arizona Legislature Target Vaping Products
Backers of competing proposals in the Arizona Legislature designed to boost regulation of vaping products are facing off over the issue.On one side is legislation backed by the vaping and tobacco industries that would boost the legal age for buying cigarettes and vapor products to 21.The proposal from Republican Rep. John Allen would ban vaping products at schools while → Read More
Arizona Rep. Grijalva Affirms Urgency Over Unaccompanied Minors At The Border
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said that more unaccompanied minors are attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. He said as many as 300-350 minors a day are crossing and referred to HHS. He also said there aren’t any sustainable solutions to curb the issue.Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva said Azar should be listened to and Congress should be taking more → Read More
Robot Delivery Service Launches On NAU Campus
A new delivery program launched on Northern Arizona University’s main campus where students can have their food delivered by a robot. → Read More
Q&AZ: Why Doesn't Arizona Have A Bottle Or Can Deposit Program?
Ten U.S. states have beverage container deposit laws, where customers pay 5 to 10 cents per bottle or can and then get the money back for recycling them. Several state legislatures across the country have introduced beverage container deposit bills. But Arizona does not have a program, and there are no measures to create one in the current Legislature. Listeners Elaine and Sue → Read More
Circle K Says Some Arizona Stores Are Out Of Gas
Some Circle K convenience stores in Arizona are out of gas. The company says unforeseen circumstances are leading to the shortage, but the company does not say what or what locations are impacted.In a statement provided to KJZZ, Circle K says it’s working hard to get its fuel supply back to full capacity as soon as possible, and that it apologizes for any inconvenience to its → Read More
Arizona-Based Marijuana Company Seeking Massive Expansion
An Arizona company that grows, processes and sells marijuana in several states is buying another company to create what’s expected to be one of the largest operations nationwide. Harvest Health and Recreation is acquiring Illinois-based Verano Holdings, which would give Harvest 70 dispensaries across nine states as well as 13 cultivation sites and 13 manufacturing → Read More
Dolphinaris Arizona Won't Return To OdySea In The Desert
Dolphinaris Arizona, the dolphin attraction located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservation that shuttered after the deaths of four dolphins in its first two years of operation, is officially not reopening. → Read More
For-Profit Argosy University To Close, Including Phoenix Campus
Argosy University, a for-profit college with a campus in Phoenix, announced Friday its shutting down due to financial reasons. The closure of its Phoenix campus would affect about 450 students.Teri Stanfill, executive director of the Arizona State Board of Postsecondary Education, said the state steps in to assist impacted students. → Read More
Jaguar Attacks Woman Trying To Take Photo At Arizona Wildlife World Zoo
Authorities say a jaguar attacked a woman who crossed a barrier while trying to take a photo Saturday at a wildlife park near Litchfield Park.Wildlife World Zoo authorities say emergency responders took the woman, whos is in her 30s, to a hospital to treat cuts on one of her arms and hand.Zoo officials say the jaguar never got out of her enclosure and won't be put down because → Read More
Measles And Mumps Cases Confirmed In Arizona
Two infectious diseases have found their way into Arizona, and the state's health department is urging residents to make sure they are vaccinated.The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Pima County Health Department confirmed a case of measles in a 12-month-old baby, while the Cochise County Health Department is confirming a case of mumps in an elementary school-aged child. → Read More
Auto Insurance Rates Up In Arizona
The cost of car insurance has gone up, and Arizona is among 40 states to see an increase in the past year.Drivers in the Phoenix metro area pay around $1,400 annually for auto insurance, that's about $100 more than the statewide average, but $70 less than the national average.In the Phoenix area, rates are almost three percent higher than last year, according to a study from → Read More
ICE Drops 2 Bus Loads Of Migrants At Phoenix Greyhound Station
Authorities say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dropped two bus loads of migrant families in Phoenix on Saturday at a bus station.Two drop offs took place Saturday at a Greyhound bus station near 24th Street and Buckeye Road. The Arizona Republic reported members of a Valley church set up refreshments for the families before mapping out places to stay. → Read More
Lyft, Ford Motor Company Add Electric Scooters To Scottsdale, Mesa
Two more companies are bringing hundreds of rental electric scooters to metro Phoenix cities.On Friday, Lyft, the popular ride share service, launched its own scooter share program in Scottsdale and Mesa.Mesa also has more competition as Spin, which is owned by the Ford Motor Company, also launched a fleet of scooters in the city on Friday.This comes days after Lime announced its scooters are… → Read More
New Bill Proposes Installing Waterless Urinals In State Buildings
While water conservation is a hot topic in the legislature, one lawmaker has proposed a way to save on water — one flush at a time.State Rep. Bob Thorpe is proposing in a bill to switch all the urinals in men’s bathrooms in state buildings to waterless, no-flush units. The new urinals would be installed within two years of the bill's passage. → Read More
UA Research Finds Single Parents Treated Differently At Work
Past research has found that women who are mothers and the primary caregiver tend to lose money per child while men tend to gain money as the typical bread earning father. But in most cases the thought comes to mind that these parents are married.New University of Arizona research finds that single parents do not get the “motherhood penalty” or the “fatherhood premium.”When talking about single… → Read More