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Hobbs vetoes Arizona Starter Homes Act despite bipartisan support

The bill would have banned cities from requiring homeowners associations and minimize single-family home sizes.

Cochise Supervisors approve $70,000 to clean up Miracle Valley Bible College property

The purpose of the funds are to prepare the property for auction later this year
EDUCATION March 18, 2024

Pima Community College increases tuition, effective this fall

The college says its tuition increase is meant to better support its programs and give pay raises to its employees.

UA men, women basketball teams both headed to the dance

Men's team gets a #2 seed in the west, while women land in a First Four game.
March 16, 2024

Bill would allow natural decomposition as burial option

Dubbed the “Circle of Life” bills, the proposals seek to legalize natural decomposition and give Arizonans the option to compost their loved ones after death.

4 years later, COVID-19 conspiracy still thrives in the Arizona Senate

A far-right, unofficial committee presented anti-vaccine testimony and defended dubious treatments.

Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward

Hathalie said she anticipates a vote by the full House could come as soon as Thursday.

Judge mulls third contempt case against Arizona for failing to improve prison health care

Previous contempt fines totaling $2.5 million have failed to motivate authorities to improve care.
IN DEPTH

Cochise Supervisors approve $70,000 to clean up Miracle Valley Bible College property

The purpose of the funds are to prepare the property for auction later this year

UPDATE: The madness has started for UA

Conference tournaments signal the start of NCAA Basketball Championship season.

USS Arizona collection grows at UA

The public can get a first-hand look at life on-board.

Balancing Act: The proposed Public Lands Rule aims to transform Bureau of Land Management’s stewardship

The new rule seeks to redefine priorities and practices at the nation’s largest land manager
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NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93
Stafford, who flew in space four times including a trip to orbit the moon and then a historic rendezvous with Soviet cosmonauts, passed away on Monday.
NPR
Let the madness begin: 3 things to watch at the NCAA basketball tournaments
The official brackets for the men's and women's NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments were revealed Sunday evening.
NPR
24 Hours in the Old Pueblo and the growth of mountain biking in Arizona
In two very different stories about one of America's fastest-growing sports, we head to a 24-hour mountain bike relay race. Then we talk to some of the people behind a documentary about spreading mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.
NPR
USS Arizona collection grows at UA
The public can get a first-hand look at life on-board.
Associated Press
Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
They said the Supreme Court, where voices don’t get raised in anger, can be a model for the rest of the country.
NPR
C-e-a-s-e and desist: 'The New York Times' goes after Wordle spinoffs
The New York Times has sent takedown notices to "hundreds" of coders who've made clones of the popular word game, Wordle.
Associated Press
The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states
After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states, including Arizona.
Associated Press
Massachusetts man gets prison for making bomb threat to Arizona election office
James Clark, 40, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty in August in U.S. District Court in Phoenix to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official.
Associated Press
No. 6 Arizona is the clear favorite to three-peat in Pac-12 Tournament
The final Pac-12 Tournament in its current form begins Wednesday in Las Vegas.
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