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 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
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
Friday, Oct. 24, 2014By LINXIAO LI Cronkite News SCOTTSDALE – Matt Cottle named his home bakery Stuttering King, drawing inspiration from King George VI’s fight with his stammer. Instead of delivering speeches, the challenge for Cottle is establishing himself in the job
By MORGAN CHAN Cronkite News MESA – It’s 9:15 a.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, and Britt Burns is teaching his fourth CrossFit session of the morning. He spends time with each of the 20 members as they stretch, practice lifting weights
By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona ranked sixth in a new national report on the quality of after-school programs, with the state’s score driven by the large number of poor kids enrolled and by relatively high parental satisfaction. The Afterschool
By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona’s per-pupil spending has fallen 17.5 percent since 2008, the third-deepest rate of K-12 education cuts in the nation, according to a report released Thursday. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report said most states saw
By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona saw the number of kids in its foster care system rise significantly from 2002-2012, a time when most other states were posting sharp drops in their foster care rolls, according to new federal data.
