Politics

The city of Phoenix's efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions have proven even more successful than expected. Announced at the Go Green Conference, Phoenix's rates were down by 7.2 percent since 2005, 2.2 percent higher than the original 5 percent goal.

In the first study of its kind, professors and researchers with the College of Public Programs Kristy Holtfreter and Michael Reisig looked into fraudulent scams specifically targeting the elderly. They found that the elderly are not more likely to fall victim, but are more likely to be targeted.

The Phoenix City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to recommend approval of Circle K’s liquor license application for a new store on Seventh and Roosevelt streets, a decision that is at odds with the suggestion from the city staff, who recommended disapproval.

Desiree Crawford is a military veteran and single mother of a 6-year-old girl. After high school, she served as a medical lab technician and medic in the U.S. Army and toward the end of her enlistment, she got married and became pregnant. She moved back to Arizona and decided to enroll in ASU's nursing program with help from a scholarship program.

Downtown undergraduate student government President Frank Smith has shown a pattern of intimidation and manipulation of USGD Senators and staff members during the first semester of his term, several USGD members said.

As ASU's smoking ban nears the end of its first semester, concerns are sparking up that students who are now forced into the dirt lot by Taylor Place are littering the area. While some believe a nicer smoking area constructed off campus would promote tidier habits, others think smokers need to make more effort to clean up.

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce director of events and as of just a year ago, an ASU graduate, Taylor McArthur's already full career is about to grow. He is now a State Senate candidate, running on a platform that centers on supporting entrepreneurship and education in Arizona. McArthur, who graduated from the Walter Cronkite School in December of 2012, is running for the Arizona State Senate in legislative district 16.

The final Downtown Devil Discussions event of the semester focused on how effective transportation throughout Phoenix is as well as how often the different modes of transportation are used compared to one another.

Ryan Gabrielson’s investigative reporting for California Watch on Fairview Developmental Center won him the newly developed Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.

A conference at the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse on Friday featured two keynote addresses and three panel discussions about mass shootings in the wake of several high-profile rampage killings throughout the country.