Cronkite News Digest for Wednesday, Nov. 20

Here is your Cronkite News lineup for Wednesday, Nov. 20.

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CORRECTION to Nov. 15 story on federal subsidies for the TSMC semiconductor factories

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged CHIPS Biden TSMC that moved Friday, Nov. 15, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in grafs 2 and 18 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Nov. 15 Cronkite News story about federal subsidies for the TSMC semiconductor factories in Phoenix misspelled the name of Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

CORRECTION to Oct. 3 story about Indigenous voting obstacles

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Indigenous Voting Obstacles that moved Thursday, Oct. 3, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the first and second grafs. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 3 Cronkite News story about Indigenous voting obstacles miscast when Native Americans in Arizona gained the right to vote. Indigenous people gained voting rights in the state after a 1948 Arizona Supreme Court ruling.

CORRECTION to Oct. 23 story about Prop. 479, which would continue transportation sales tax

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Prop. 479, which moved Wednesday, Oct. 23, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the fifth graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 23 Cronkite News story about Prop. 479, which would continue a half-cent sales tax for Maricopa County transportation, miscast what $14.9 billion in tax revenue through 2045 would fund. It would help to create 28.3 miles of bus routes as well as new traditional and HOV freeway lanes and help to maintain the light rail system. Federal and local funds would be used to create 11.9 new miles of light rail.

CORRECTION to Oct. 22 story about technology to reduce carbon emissions

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Carbon Capture that moved Tuesday, Oct. 22, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 10, 11, 30 and 31 of the original and in a photo caption. A corrected version of the story and caption have been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Oct. 22 Cronkite News story about technology to reduce carbon emissions misidentified where Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs expressed support for the CarbonCapture Inc. Mesa facility; it was in a statement. The quote, “And that needs to be certified,” regarding regulating direct air capture, should have been attributed to Klaus Lackner, an Arizona State University engineering professor and founding director of the ASU Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. An image of a CarbonCapture Inc. Leo module should have been identified as a photo.

CORRECTION to Oct. 10 story about bed shortages

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged SMI Patient Care that moved Thursday, Oct. 10, are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 6, 7 and 25 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

An Oct. 10 Cronkite News story about bed shortages and inadequate care for severely mentally ill patients included incorrect information about the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. AHCCCS does not have responsibility for opening or licensing new facilities related to mental health treatment. Also, information about an involuntary hold for Jane Jepson’s son, Nick, was not correct. Nick was placed on a 72-hour involuntary hold at the Urgent Psychiatric Center at what was then Phoenix Memorial Hospital.

CORRECTION to Oct. 3 story on LA Olympics transportation

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged LA Olympics Transportation, which moved Thursday, Oct. 3, under a LOS ANGELES dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 2, 8, 13, 17 and 21 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LOS ANGELES – An Oct. 3 Cronkite News story about Southern California transportation upgrades misspelled the last name of one of the subjects quoted. Sam Morrissey is vice president of transportation for LA28, the 2028 Olympic Games’ organizing committee. The story also included incorrect information about the LA Metro K Line. The Inglewood Transit Connector will have a station near the K Line. The K Line Northern Extension is expected to open for service in 2047.

CORRECTION to Sept. 25 story on stalled RECA compensation program

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged RECA Rally that moved Wednesday, Sept. 25, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in graf 6 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 25 Cronkite News story about a federal compensation program known as RECA should have stated that “downwinders” from the Nevada nuclear test site were eligible for $50,000, while uranium workers were eligible for $100,000.

CLARIFICATION to story about unspent federal aid for homeless students

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Homeless Money Unspent that moved Wednesday, Sept. 18, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following clarification. A corrected version of the story has been posted here, and grafs 14 and 15 have been updated.

WASHINGTON – Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Leona Group, which operates 28 charter schools in Arizona, declined to comment on the record.

 

CORRECTION to July 29 story about Tucson exploring public utility

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Public Power Tucson that moved Monday, July 29, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in graf 23 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A July 29 Cronkite News story about Tucson exploring a shift to a public power utility incorrectly described a recent rate cut. The $10 monthly reduction provided in June to Tucson Electric Power customers is permanent.

CORRECTION to July 22 story about religious opposition to IVF

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Arizona IVF that moved Monday, July 22, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in a quote in graf 20 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A July 22 Cronkite News story about religious opposition to in vitro fertilization incorrectly quoted E-Beth Marshall, who has had multiple miscarriages and is executive director of Advanced Fertility Care. “We opted not to do PGT testing (pre-implantation genetic testing) because it was just something that we just thought wasn’t necessary,” Marshall said.

CORRECTION to July 9 story about Arizona Democratic delegates

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Delegates Arizona Biden that moved Tuesday, July 9, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in graf 10 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A July 9 Cronkite News story about Arizona Democratic delegates and whether President Joe Biden should remain the party’s nominee incorrectly stated the views of delegate Mark Robert Gordon. He said that “it’s time to put this to bed” but expects further “introspection” among Democrats in case of “another incident” like Biden’s debate performance.

CORRECTION to July 5 story about RECA nuclear fallout compensation expiration

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-RECA Expired that moved Friday, July 5, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in graf 17 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A July 5 Cronkite News story about a federal compensation program for uranium miners and people downwind of nuclear tests incorrectly stated how much longer people could apply under a pending bill. The bill would extend the deadline for five years.

CLARIFICATION to June 18 story about California’s offer of emergency licenses for Arizona doctors who perform abortions

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Abortion California that moved Tuesday, June 18, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following update. The clarification is in the last graf of the original. A new version of the story has been posted here.
WASHINGTON – A June 18 Cronkite News story about Arizona doctors and licenses to perform abortions in California featured a now out-of-date number provided to Cronkite News. The new graph should say, “Under the 2022 law, 69 physicians have received licenses, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs.”

CORRECTION to June 18 story about California’s offer of emergency licenses for Arizona doctors who perform abortions

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Abortion California that moved Tuesday, June 18, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in graf 11 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A June 18 Cronkite News story about California’s offer of emergency licenses for Arizona doctors who perform abortions incorrectly stated how many of the state’s nine abortion clinics Pro-Choice Arizona and the Abortion Fund of Arizona work with. The group works with four of the five independent clinics.

CORRECTION to June 4 story about Arizona’s cannabis social equity program

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Cannabis Social Equity that moved Tuesday, June 4, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 55th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A June 4 Cronkite News story about Arizona’s cannabis social equity program misquoted civil litigation and cannabis lawyer Jimmy Cool. “You’re going to send these people back to their communities, they’re going to spend money at the local store, they’re gonna contribute to the property tax base, they are going to enrich their community,” Cool said. “It creates economic activity in these areas that we hollowed out.”

CORRECTION to June 5 story about right-to-contraception bill

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Contraceptives Senate that moved Wednesday, June 5, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the headline of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – The headline on a June 5 Cronkite News story about a measure that attempted to ensure access to birth control nationwide misspelled the first name of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

CORRECTION to May 23 story about Live Nation and Ticketmaster

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Live Nation Lawsuit that moved Thursday, May 23, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the 3rd and 5th grafs of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 23 Cronkite News story about an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary incorrectly represented the relationship between Live Nation and State Farm Stadium in Glendale, which uses Ticketmaster and other providers. The story also misstated how many states joined the U.S. Justice Department in the lawsuit; it was 29 plus the District of Columbia.

CORRECTION to May 10 story about border shelters

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Shelter Skelter that moved Friday, May 10, under a TUCSON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 28th, 29th and 31st grafs of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

TUCSON – A May 10 Cronkite News story about border shelters misspelled the last name of Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy.

Correction to May 2 story on Suns postmortem

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Suns Ishbia Jones Reax that moved Thursday, May 2, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the headline and first graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A May 2 Cronkite News story about the Phoenix Suns misspelled owner Mat Ishbia’s first name.