The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics
Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.
Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400 from before President Joe Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.
Does Arizona have enough water?
Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does.
Abortion rights will play a big role this election, VP Harris says at Phoenix event
Harris told a crowd of hundreds Monday that access to IVF and contraception, and possibly same-sex marriage, are now at risk because of former President Donald Trump
Kelly supports new bump stock ban after Supreme Court decision
He said that already-existing restrictions on fully automatic weapons provide the bill plenty of legal cover.
Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcomes new council members
The tribe celebrated the newly elected officials during an inauguration Saturday evening.
Democrats spend big hoping to snag two of Arizona’s congressional seats
Democrats view abortion as pivotal to success in Arizona.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services visits Arizona to talk abortion access
Secretary Xavier Becerra stopped in Tucson and Phoenix for his Reproductive Healthcare for All tour.
With 1864 abortion ban repealed, Arizona doctors don’t need emergency licenses in California and none have signed up
Arizona abortion providers and abortion rights advocates voiced appreciation for the neighborly gesture.
Change in asylum rules creates influx of migrants in Sonora shelter
A migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, is having a large increase in migrants being returned to Mexico after crossing the border into Arizona, including many families and children.
Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit
The spending plan is the result of weeks of negotiations between Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders.
Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous
Backers say the idea would improve the supply chain.
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
The report does not mention whether the federal government is pursuing a court-enforced reform plan known as a consent decree.
NLRB files complaint against Arizona EV manufacturer Lucid Motors
The government accuses Lucid of launching a multi-pronged campaign to squash legally protected unionizing efforts in early 2023.
BLM restricts target shooting at Sonoran Desert National Monument to protect natural and cultural resources
New regulations limit dispersed recreational shooting to 5,295 acres, safeguarding plant species, archaeology sites and historic trails.
