By ANASTASIA REYNOLDS Cronkite News PHOENIX – Robert Batke came to The Crossroads Facilities, a recovery housing program, hoping to overcome substance abuse. Next he needs to find a job, something that’s been difficult for him since moving from Alaska in April.
By LAURIE LILES Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Latino voters went to the polls Tuesday focused on immigration reform and jobs, according to a pre-Election Day poll of Latino voters across the nation and in 10 key states – including Arizona. The
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014By THOMAS MITCHELL Cronkite News TEMPE – It’s been 26 years since Notre Dame football won a national championship, but the cost of tickets for Arizona State’s Nov. 8 home game proves the Fighting Irish are still in high
By: ArizonaLatinos.com Staff Latino voting has steadily increased over the past six years, and a new report predicts that it will reach 14 percent of the electorate in Tuesday’s election. That’s up from 8 percent in 2008, according to ONE
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014By RACHEL LUND Cronkite News PHOENIX – Like 60 percent of Arizona voters, Jeff McMahon, a Democrat from Tempe, is on Arizona’s permanent early voting list. Unlike a large percentage of early voters, McMahon is vigilant about walking his
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014By HELEN TRACEY-NOREN Cronkite News Nathaniel George said that he knew he was going to marry his husband the first time he laid eyes on him more than eight years ago. Being Navajo and a Flagstaff resident, the chance
By LAUREN LOFTUS Cronkite News PHOENIX – The people who brought medical marijuana to Arizona four years ago now want marijuana legal for everyone over the age of 21. The Marijuana Policy Project has filed paperwork with state election officials to form a committee
The U.S. State Department’s prestigious Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists is sending a group of international media professionals to Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to witness media coverage of the American electoral process. Named in
PHOENIX — Cox Charities has announced its selection of 90 non-profit organizations to receive grant funding, including the Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the CO+Hoots Foundation in Phoenix. In the Phoenix-area, $463,500 was awarded to 66 non-profits. Since the program’s inception in
By: Dr. Nicolas Porter I am often asked, “What life event was the most impactful on you as a person and eventual successful business person?” This is a tough question for me because I feel like my entire life, from
