By Zach Alvira Tribune Sports Editor Nearly two weeks after Gov. Doug Ducey closed schools, Mesa Public Schools is prepared to roll out remote learning Monday – but only for high school students. Elementary and junior high...
By Jim Walsh Tribune Staff Writer A unified group of six Mesa City Council members voted to approve a controversial new utility ordinance as Mayor John Giles triumphed over Councilman Jeremy Whittaker, who cast the lone...
By Jim Walsh Tribune News Staff Nearly two years after a split Mesa City Council approved the Arizona State University@mesacitycenter project, the innovative building continues to generate controversy. Councilman Jeremy Whittaker...
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Arizonans forced out of work by COVID-19 may get jobless benefits – but not more than the minimum wage, no matter how much they were earning before. State lawmakers provided additional...
By Jim Walsh Tribune Staff Writer Mesa Mayor John Giles proclaimed a state of emergency last week, joining his counterparts in Phoenix and other East Valley communities in implementing a series of measures designed to reduce the...
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Efforts to enact a no-growth budget to keep the state running in the face of COVID-19 hit a wall late last week after Republican lawmakers in the House balked at extra spending. Both the...
By Christopher Boan Tribune Contributor An unexpected rise in community support has spared Mesa’s United Food Bank from a catastrophic staffing shortfall. That assessment by spokesman Tyson Nansel contrasted sharply with the...
By PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor The closure of Arizona schools in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has created particularly severe challenges for special-needs children, whose parents rely on schools and outside...
By Christopher Boan Tribune Contributor Owning a salon went from being a lifelong dream to reality for Mesa’s Laurie DeBusk four years ago. Now, that dream is turning increasingly into a nightmare for DeBusk, who has seen her...
By Jim Walsh Tribune Staff Writer Some candidates for public office are facing the difficult choice between endangering their health by collecting signatures during the COVID-19 outbreak or missing out on qualifying for the...
