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Lower Income, Hispanic Neighborhoods Lag On Vaccinations
A March report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention praised only two states for their efforts in getting vaccines.

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A March report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention praised only two states for their efforts in getting vaccines.

Health researchers on Wednesday urged caution despite the state's lifting of restrictions on businesses and government.
This year's limited capacity at Cactus League contests had a series of ripple effects on Tempe's economy.
The Translational Genomics Research Institute has launched a new project with the Arizona Department of Health Services on COVID-19 & pets.
A federal eviction moratorium that was scheduled to end Wednesday has been extended through June 30.
It started out as a chance encounter. It ended as a special moment for a young boy. Those who knew GCU's Oscar Frayer aren't surprised.
Tribes in Arizona will get another $88 million in housing grants – the most of any state – from the $450M in tribal housing assistance.
In the sky islands of southeastern Arizona, the Chiricahua leopard frog persists, only made possible by a team more than 200 miles away.
A showdown is looming on the Colorado River. The river's existing management guidelines are set to expire in 2026.
In Arizona, the group counts 43 incidents of discrimination targeting people of Asian descent since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.
Sales of recreational marijuana are surging at Arizona retailers that, after selling medical marijuana for nearly a decade.
After nearly 30 years of playing Indigenous characters, Gary Tsoodle finally played someone from his Kiowa Tribe.
Schools across the state reopened Monday, and many were offering in-person instruction for the first time since the pandemic began
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought even more challenges for a local health clinic's all-volunteer staff, as well as greater demand for help.
Martin Truex Jr. has had an illustrious NASCAR Cup Series career, with 27 victories and the 2017 Cup championship.
For many fans of Arizona State men’s basketball, the state of the Sun Devils in March probably seemed incomprehensible four months ago.
Lexi McNabb, a junior at Seton Catholic Preparatory in Mesa and a combo-guard on the girls basketball team, competed in HoopHall West.
They’ve endured postponements, positive COVID-19 tests, program shutdowns and four-game weeks.
Republican lawmakers from border states called for a return to the Trump administration’s get-tough immigration policies.
Republicans have assailed it as a wasteful, partisan measure, and that was reflected in the final House vote Wednesday.