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Building 90 has been referred to as a top priority for "renewal" by officials at the University of Arizona.

Borrowing Approved, Critical Campus Repairs May Start Soon

University leaders say a new funding program for campus infrastructure will be 'game changing.'
Cars moving through Tucson.

Episode 136: Interstate 11 - Should it Go Through Avra Valley?

Hear input from the state, and an Avra Valley resident; also, extending the RTA and new cell phone laws.
An e-cigarette.

UA Trauma Team Looks at Danger of E-cigarette Burns

Report highlights potential for Lithium-ion batteries to cause fires, burning smokers
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the billions spent on housing the poor, and why so few get the help they need.

Frontline: Poverty, Politics and Profit

Investigate the billions spent on housing the poor and why so few get the help they need.
Andy Gardiner pumping water

Victorian Slum House: The 1870s

Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work.

'Woven Through Time' Reveals Cultural Fabric of the Southwest

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A state budget update; Dr. David Alberts retires from the UA Cancer Center; and "A Book I Love" returns.
The badge of the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

Former Pima County Chief Deputy Sentenced to Probation

He pled guilty to reduced charges after indictment on misuse of $500,000.

Independent Lens: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes

Explore how the tentacles of America’s criminal justice system reach far beyond the prison walls.
Schools groups are taking the state of Arizona to court to get funding they say is owed for facilities repairs.

Episode 314: Groups Take State to Court to Pay for Critical School Repairs

And the Sawmill Fire led to evacuations and a $7 million containment effort.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 331

Wildlife Rehab; the Corner Store; Frida's Garden; From the Vault: Mt. Graham
Several of the nine "dreamer" activists freed at the Tucson Greyhound station after three weeks in custody.

Some 'Dreamers' Return to Mexico to Attend College

Tradeoff is taking numerous steps to navigate educational bureaucracy.
The Arizona Capitol Building. January 2017

Legislature OKs $9.8B Budget; Universities Funded

House adjourns at 3:55 a.m. after deal-making abounds in marathon session.

Why Arizona Teachers Leave: Pay Tops Other Reasons

Report explores what some call a teacher crisis faced by the state's schools.
Produce inspected at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Az. (2015)

Arizona Border Counties Form Coalition to Protect Trade with Mexico

Four-county effort emphasizes healthy ties.

McSally Yes; Grijalva, O'Halleran No on Obamacare Repeal

Southern Arizona congressional delegation splits along party lines on key vote.
A view from the Lake Mead side of the Hoover Dam.

Episode 78: Groundwater Supply and Quality

Applying knowledge from ants and bees to human engineering, computing, and more.

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