AUDIO: CN2Go: Federal dollars will help Phoenix Sky Harbor expand for the future

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THIS IS YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2GO BRIEFING.

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I’M DAMON FAIRALL ( go to story )

Skyharbor funding (Yoori Han)

HOST INTRO:

PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL SOON GET ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HELPS PASSENGERS AND AIRPORT WORKERS. THIS WILL BE THE AIRPORT’S FOURTH TAXIWAY… ALL THANKS TO THE $194 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. AS CRONKITE NEWS YOORI (yur-ee) HAN (hahn) REPORTS, POLITICIANS AND AIRPORT WORKERS SAY THEY NEED MORE ROOM TO GROW AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD.
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NEARLY 125,000 PASSENGERS MOVE THROUGH SKY HARBOR DAILY. THOSE PASSENGERS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH MORE THAN 57,000 JOBS. BUT THE AIRPORT IS LOOKING TO EXPAND…

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“This is a very exciting project”

PHOENIX MAYOR KATE GALLEGO WAS JOINED BY STATE AND FEDERAL POLITICIANS, AIRPORT EMPLOYEES, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO ANNOUNCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2,000 – FOOT TAXIWAY. SHE SAYS THE NEW TARMAC WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER AIRCRAFT FLOW.

“That means your planes are likely to take off more quickly and you’ll spend less time on the tarmac, both landing and taking off.”

REPRESENTATIVE GREG STANTON SAYS PHOENIX SKY HARBOR’S 8000 FLIGHTS PER WEEK BRING NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW VISITORS TO THE STATE MAKING IT A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE. ITS CONVENIENT LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX IS AN ADVANTAGE BUT ALSO A DISADVANTAGE.

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“That also means that land is a little bit scarce and instead of growing larger, we have to grow smarter. And that’s what this investment is all about, growing smarter so that this economic engine can continue to help us create jobs, jobs and more jobs.”

SKY HARBOR HAS A PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND WORKERS LIKE FABIAN SANDEZ WITH THE CARPETER’S UNION SAY THEY ARE EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

“this project will bring good paying jobs, wages to members and their families.”

YOORI HAN CRONKITE NEWS

HOST OUTRO:

THE AIRPORT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET STARTED. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2023. THERE’S NO WORD ON WHEN THE NEW TAXIWAY WILL BE COMPLETED.

Monkeypox stigma ( Geraldine/ Sadie)
HOST INTRO
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS STILL NOT OVER, AND NOW MONKEYPOX IS ON THE RISE. OVER 26,000 CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE U-S., AND NEARLY 480 OF THOSE ARE HERE IN ARIZONA.

MOST CASES SO FAR ARE IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MEN. THAT HAS SOME WORRIED ABOUT A RETURN TO THE KIND OF FEAR-MONGERING SEEN AT THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER EPIDEMIC … 40 YEARS AGO.

HEALTH REPORTER GERALDINE TOR-REL-LAS SPOKE WITH ADVOCATES IN THE L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS OF INTOLERANCE AND BIAS.

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THE STIGMA SURROUNDING THE AIDS CRISIS IN THE 80’S AND 90’S MADE FOR A DARK TIME WITHIN THE L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY… BUT IT WAS ALSO A POWERFUL MOMENT OF MASS MOBILIZATION TO FIGHT DISCRIMINATION.

SOME WANTED TO FORCE THOSE WITH AIDS TO QUARANTINE OR EVEN CARRY AROUND AN ID CARD.

WITH THE RISE OF MONKEYPOX … SOME, LIKE JEREMY HELFGOT (helph-get) WITH PHOENIX PRIDE, SEE ECHOS OF AN UGLY PAST.

“I think the most important thing that we are seeing with this is that history has a tendency to repeat itself… even when that history was unfounded in the first place.”

HE SAYS HE WORRIES THAT LIKE H-I-V AND AIDS, MONKEYPOX IS PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC AS A QUOTE ‘GAY DISEASE’.

THE MONKEYPOX VIRUS IS SPREAD THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH AN INFECTIOUS RASH, SCABS OR BODY FLUIDS. MOST PEOPLE RECOVER IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

DATA SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF CASES TO DATE ARE AMONG MEN WHO HAD SEX OR CLOSE INTIMATE CONTACT WITH OTHER MEN.

“The fact that a particular outbreak occurred prevalently in one community at its start doesn’t mean that it occurred because of that community, doesn’t mean that it quote on quote came from that community, and certainly doesn’t mean that it is limited to that community.”

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ISSUED A GUIDE TO HELP REDUCE STIGMA AROUND MONKEYPOX.

SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE STRESSING THAT MONKEYPOX CAN BE ACQUIRED REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.

“Whether you are a cis, heterosexual female or you identify as queer.. It’s skin-to-skin, we all have skin so, like, let’s protect everybody and get vaccinated when you can.”

THAT’S CASEY SIMON, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTHWEST CENTER. SIMON’S GROUP HELD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL LAST MONTH TO TALK ABOUT STIGMA, HOW TO IDENTIFY SYMPTOMS AND WHEN AND WHERE TO GET VACCINATED.

THE SOUTHWEST CENTER AND PHOENIX PRIDE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO GIVE OUT VACCINES. SIMON SAYS MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE HAVE BEEN COMING IN FOR THE SHOTS.

“To see yesterday that a different demographic was already coming in and getting vaccinated kind of shows me that maybe our acknowledgement of us not learning anything early on and how we’ve all been taking a lot of time to talk about the stigma again and, like, let’s not repeat what we did last time, I think is at least something that’s impacting how we’re responding to this.”

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THAT’S GERALDINE TORELLAS REPORTING. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MONKEYPOX AND GET INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS, VISIT THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES WEBSITE AT A-Z-D-H-S-DOT-GOV.

ASU NIL (Damon / interview)

HOST INTRO:

MORE THAN THIRTY ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETES HAVE PARTNERED WITH STATE BICYCLE CO. IT’S A COMPANY THAT TARGETS NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS DEALS WITH ATHLETES THAT HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. CRONKITE NEWS’S DERRIAN CARTER HAS BEEN REPORTING A STORY ABOUT N-I-L DEALS AT A-S-U AND HE HIGHLIGHTS THE BENEFITS FOR BOTH THE ATHLETES AND THE BIKE COMPANY.

“For the players, it gives them easier, more convenient travel, as long as the monetary value with NIL. For the businesses it gives their company more exposure with the athletes’ strong social media presence. So it’s a win, win for both sides.”

“And what are some of the challenges with NIL moving forward?”

“The lack of uniformity and players retiring while they have deals. I spoke with sports attorney Dan Lust and he mentioned maybe enforcing a federal law that all states should follow and give a national guideline to schools in regards to this new space.”

HOST OUTRO:

THAT’S DERRIAN CARTER. HE COVERS SPORTS FOR CRONKITE NEWS AND YOU CAN READ HIS FULL STORY AT CRONKITE NEWS DOT AZPBS DOT ORG.

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WE HAD HELP TODAY FROM YOORI HAN, GERALDINE TORRELLAS (tohr-ell-us) AND DERRIAN CARTER.

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YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORIES YOU HEARD IN TODAY’S NEWS UPDATE, BY GOING TO CRONKITE NEWS-DOT-AZ PBS-DOT-ORG.

THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2 GO. I’M DAMON FAIRALL.

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