Beginning this month, unemployed SNAP recipients in Pima County will have 90 days to find employment or risk losing their food assistance. As many as 40,000 Arizonans will be affected by this time crunch as the Arizona Department of Economic Security works to reinstate Able Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) requirements for individuals on SNAP or the…
One of the defining moments of the rivalry between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University happened not on the basketball court, but in legislative halls and Board of Regents meetings. A key player in the process to establish a medical school in Arizona was William R. Mathews, editor and publisher of the Arizona…
Rainbow-colored telavera animals crowd the outside of Casa Maya de Mexico in the self-described “artist colony” of Tubac where metalwork shaped into suns and moons, paper mache skeletons from Día de los muertos, and wooden religious figures join them. María Troy, who has worked at Casa Maya de Mexico for the last two years, helps bring…
Five Arizona counties lead the state in number of deaths from prescription opioids overdoses, mimicking a trend of opioid abuse nationwide. Data from Arizona Department of Health Services for drug-induced deaths show people in rural areas are more likely to overdose on prescription pain medications than those in cities. The drug-induced deaths can be seen in…
Phil Pinedo and his brother Jesus have trained horses for over 50 years. Out of the 35 races they participate in a year, the races at Rillito are not only a yearly tradition for them but something they love to do in their hometown. The Pinedo brothers are Southern Arizonan natives and grew up…
