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The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

Changing their tune: Turmoil within Republicans over abortion and its election impact

Apr 30, 2024 Arizona's senate requires some bipartisan support to repeal the 1864 near-total ban. But, some Republicans are fighting to keep the ban, while others are wavering.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

Contested candidate qualifies for Green Party U.S. Senate primary

Apr 29, 2024 Hernandez turned in over 2,300 signatures, substantially more than the 1,288 signatures he needed to qualify for the ballot.
Better understanding the motivations of top-dollar donors.

The Buzz: Where do campaigns get their money?

Apr 26, 2024 We look at two top-of-the-ballot races for their Arizona donations
A screenshot of Arizona's new reproductive rights website.

Hobbs and Mayes launches reproductive rights website

Apr 26, 2024 The website works to clarify and connect Arizonans to abortion access both in and out of state.
Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Native tribes file to dismiss lawsuit threatening Grand Canyon National Monument

Apr 25, 2024 Conservations groups joined the tribes in filing to intervene in the case.
Joined by the state Legislative Women's Caucus and advocates, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif., to announce legislation that would help Arizona women access abortions. The proposal would circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona by allowing Arizona doctors to give their patients abortions in California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Apr 24, 2024 It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in Arizona and their patients, and last only through the end of November.
Postal bins with tags for ballots in the 2020 general election.

Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020

Apr 24, 2024 Seven others were indicted, but their names were blacked out of records released by Attorney General Kris Mayes.
A view of the dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

AZ House approves repeal of near-total abortion ban

Apr 24, 2024 The bill now heads to the Senate.
Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

US Supreme Court rejects Lake-Finchem voting machine challenge

Apr 22, 2024 The decision ends the lawsuit brought by the two Republicans.
Bananas in the produce section of a grocery store.

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

Apr 22, 2024 The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Republican says abortion ban repeal will advance in the state House by midweek

Apr 22, 2024 The 29 Democrats in the House of Representatives have twice tried to alter House rules to vote to repeal the ban.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs discusses her new five point preparedness approach during a press conference at Casa Alitas in Tucson on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs sets veto record

Apr 22, 2024 Hobbs vetoed another 13 bills last week, giving her 185 total vetoes since she took office in January 2023.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

Arizona students still unsure of financial aid for fall as Gov. Katie Hobbs announces FAFSA campaign

Apr 22, 2024 Students and parents are still unsure how much financial aid they will be offered for the 2024-25 school year.
A view of the dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Jim Weiers, former speaker of the Arizona House, dies at 70

Apr 20, 2024 Jim Weiers was born in South Dakota in 1953 and moved to Phoenix in 1965.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes talks with healthcare providers from Cochise County about how they would like to use the county's $11.8 million of the state's opioid settlement funds. July 26, 2023. *Photo by Summer Hom, AZPM News.*

AZ abortion ban is not in effect yet, attorney general tells hospitals

Apr 19, 2024 She said she would notify medical providers if the enforcement date changes.
A still from Charlie Chaplin's 1931 film "City Lights".

See - and hear - Chaplin's "City Lights", presented by The Fox Tucson Theatre and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.

Apr 17, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: NPR's Sarah McCammon on her autobiographical memoir "Ex-vangelicals"; and a story about lessons in Little league and life from Steve Braun.

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