Arizona Republic editor Phil Boas wrote that Phoenix-area artists will soon tell the story of the ancient Huhugam people, who thrived in this place hundreds of years before air conditioning.

The Scottsdale Independent reported that Esperança, a Phoenix-based nonprofit whose mission is to improve health and restore hope both locally and globally, announced David Schlinkert as its newest volunteer on the board of directors.

U.S. News & World Report reported that the midterm election results say more about where different categories of people live. And trends in voting among groups say a lot about where the futures of the two main political parties are going.

The Arizona Republic reported that progress is being made in the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Project discussions that will lead to Arizona’s Drought Contingency Plan, but much remains to be worked out.

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Morrison Institute's Distinguished Fellows Program

The title and role of Distinguished Fellow was created in July 2012 as a way to utilize the institutional knowledge and innovative thinking of Arizona leaders.

Cronkite News reported that former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and two-time former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick joined more than 80 other newly elected House members for freshmen orientation Tuesday, as Democrats prepare to seize control of the lower chamber for the first time in eight years.

The New York Times on Nov. 10 reported on the too-close-to-call Arizona race for the U.S. Senate and other close races, with Democrats making inroads in the traditionaly solid red Republican state. The article read, in part: 

Chamber Business News reported that according to Pew Research Center, 51 percent of registered voters say they are more enthusiastic about voting than usual.