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The Parker Dam in Arizona looking towards California. The electric transmission lines from the dam are all on the California side and provide power to the Golden State. The construction of the dam formed Lake Havasu.

The Buzz: The damming of the lower Colorado River

Jul 19, 2024 We preview the new season of Tapped, AZPM's podcast about water in the southwest.
Many Southern Arizona residents employ water-saving techniques, like rainwater harvest.

The Buzz: Re-using finite resources in Southern Arizona

Jul 12, 2024 People go to notable lengths to get as much as they can out of some of the area's limited resources
Deportation of I.W.W. Strikers from Bisbee, Arizona. From the Los Mineros Photograph Collection.

The Buzz: Revisiting an historic Arizona labor dispute

Jul 5, 2024 A look back 107 years to the deportation of pro-union miners from Arizona mines.
The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics

Jun 28, 2024 Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.
Water from the Colorado River flows through an irrigation canal at an alfalfa farm near Eloy, Arizona.

The Buzz: Efforts to reduce our use of finite resources

Jun 21, 2024 We look at efforts to reduce the use of plastic, water and fossil fuels.
Saguaro cactus amid mid-afternoon sun.

The Buzz: Coping with Extreme Heat

Jun 14, 2024 As summer temperatures get dangerous, we look at efforts to keep people safe.
Water availability is one of the most pressing economic issues in the state of Arizona.

The Buzz: Arizona's Economy and Water

Jun 7, 2024 We speak with economic experts about Arizona's economy, with attention paid to how water plays a role.
The Buzz looks at what it costs to run a U.S. Senate campaign in Arizona. We also explore the question of how effective those ubiquitous campaign signs are.

The Buzz: How political campaigns spend their money

May 31, 2024 We dive into the spending of those seeking Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat.
A home under construction in Marana in a development owned by Meritage Homes. March 2021.

The Buzz: Housing Round Table Discussions

May 24, 2024 We talk with experts in homelessness and housing to talk about Southern Arizona's crisis.
What planners want The Homing Project in Tucson to look like.

The Buzz: Helping those who would otherwise be homeless

May 17, 2024 We highlight two efforts aimed at getting people off the streets in southern Arizona
A "for rent" sign.

The Buzz: Large corporate homeownership and housing prices

May 10, 2024 As the cost to rent or buy a home in Southern Arizona skyrockets, corporate ownership can receive blame.
Police and protestors clash at 2:00 a.m. on Park Avenue on the edge of the University of Arizona campus as officers worked to break up a pro-Palestine encampment on campus. May 1, 2024

The Buzz: Protests at Arizona's universities

May 3, 2024 Clashes on campus have lead to arrests, changes in policy around on-campus gatherings.
Better understanding the motivations of top-dollar donors.

The Buzz: Where do campaigns get their money?

Apr 26, 2024 We look at two top-of-the-ballot races for their Arizona donations
The Mormon Battalion historic marker on Alameda Street in downtown Tucson.

The Buzz: Historic Markers Around the State

Apr 19, 2024 We wrap up a series of stories from around the state by telling three historic stories.
A picnic area has been closed during an eradication effort at this site in Pima County.

The Buzz: Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Apr 12, 2024 Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.
Opioid overdoses in Arizona spiked during March, the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hit a high of 500 in August. Advocates worry that the epidemic, involving both prescription and illicit opioids, is both aggravated by pandemic conditions and masked by them.

The Buzz: What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

Apr 5, 2024 The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?

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