Articles by Jamie Cochran/Cronkite News
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Arizona schools scrambling, again, to hire teachers as classes loom
Jamie Cochran/Cronkite News | July 21, 2015 2:07 pmArizona officials say there are at least 1,000 vacant teacher positions to fill, with just weeks left until the school year starts around the state.
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Phoenix home sales surged in the month of June
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | July 21, 2015 12:07 pmA June bloom in home closings is signaling good things to come for Phoenix’s housing market.
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6 Arizona cities among nation’s highest for homes with backyard pools
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | July 17, 2015 5:07 amValley cities are making a splash on a new list of places where homeowners love pools the most.
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Phoenix home market a tough sell for millennials
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | July 13, 2015 11:07 amYoung people are still having a hard time unlocking doors in the Phoenix housing market.
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6 frightful things babysitters do (and the secrets to finding your own Mary Poppins)
Emily Cummings | July 13, 2015 9:07 amWe’d love to have a weekly date night, but who in the world is going to watch the kids?
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Governor, general: Brnovich wears two hats as acting governor for day
Nihal Krishan/Cronkite News Service | July 9, 2015 10:07 amAs governor, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich would declare every day Grateful Dead Day and take down SkyNet, the self-aware computer network that menaces mankind in the “Terminator” movies.
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Availability of high-speed Internet influencing home prices
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | July 7, 2015 10:07 amLogged-in and loading: House hunters want their Internet and they want it fast.
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Tinder for politics: How one app is engaging young voters
Shelby Slade | July 1, 2015 12:07 pmA new app is looking to get people interested in politics again by combining the swipe-abilty of Tinder and the open forum of Facebook into one experience.
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Renters, rent payments on rise nationwide
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | June 30, 2015 2:06 pmThe rising cost of rent might be lowering hopes for renters saving to buy a home.
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SCOTUS: OK to apply anti-discrimination theory to housing act
Sloane Kingston/Contributing Editor, That Real Estate Show | June 26, 2015 2:06 pmThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday to preserve a key tool promoting racial equality in housing while fighting discrimination.