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A customs officer removes packages of drugs hidden inside the rear door of an SUV at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. May 2019.

Federal official visits Arizona border to talk about advances in fentanyl interdiction

Jun 30, 2023 White House official visits U.S.-Mexico border to emphasize enhanced technology and strategies to curb fentanyl smuggling as part of strategy to tackle opioid overdose crisis.
Caitlin Lopez tests out the new football field during the grand opening of the Veterans Memorial Park Sports Complex. June 28, 2023.

Sierra Vista debuts new Veterans Memorial Park Sports Complex

Jun 29, 2023 The budget for the project is around $26 million
A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Pinal County Elections Director quits

Jun 28, 2023 She said she wasn't protected from political attacks.
The seal of Pima County.

Pima County puts new anti-fraud system in place

Jun 28, 2023 The state is following Pima County's lead.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Hobbs signs executive orders protecting and expanding access for LGBTQ+ Arizonans

Jun 27, 2023 The two executive orders will bar state resources from being used to support conversion therapy and protect access to gender-affirming care for state employees.

One year after Dobbs: an abortion provider reflects on low access in the state

Jun 26, 2023 A medical director for a family planning clinic in Phoenix recalls the events leading to Arizona's abortion access today.
Navajo police officers from the Shiprock District conduct a checkpoint on April 1, 2020, to remind the public about the nightly curfew on the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 curfews saddled hundreds with citations, netted no money for police, news investigation finds

Jun 25, 2023 he curfew was among the most stringent measures any U.S. tribal or non-tribal government enacted to check the spread of the virus.
Gov. Doug Ducey's office said Friday, August 12, 2022 that he directed crews to use shipping containers to close a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border.

Arizona’s defunct border wall leaves trail of runaway costs, error-filled invoices and questions about state’s oversight

Jun 24, 2023 In its wake, the wall left scars across the southern landscape and cost Arizona taxpayers nearly $200 million.
Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower

Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecution

Jun 23, 2023 Only Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, will be able to oversee abortion-related prosecutions.
A "for rent" sign.

County tries to bridge "Affordability gap" for homes

Jun 23, 2023 Board funds 203 new and renovated units
Kari Lake during the watch party for Arizona Republicans at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on Nov. 8, 2022.

Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

Jun 22, 2023 Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he's faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of lies spread by Lake, including death threats and the loss of friendships.
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed

Jun 22, 2023 Hobbs has vowed to not carry out any death sentences until there is confidence the state can do so without violating the law.
Water levels in Lake Powell, seen here in May 2021, are dipping dangerously low. The federal government has proposed an unprecedented plan to cut back on water supplies for Arizona, Nevada and California. The measure aims to keep water levels high enough to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Jun 22, 2023 Colorado had argued that siding with the Navajo Nation would undermine existing agreements and disrupt the management of the river.
A billboard is seen in Scottsdale, Ariz., Saturday, June 10, 2023, near the health care facility of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which has been affected by a gigantic Medicaid fraud scheme involving sober living homes that promised help to Native Americans seeking to kick alcohol and other additions. Navajo National Attorney General Ethel Branch said Monday, June 12, 2023, that Navajo law enforcement teams that fanned out over metro Phoenix in recent weeks made contact with several hundred Native Americans from various tribes on the streets amid the state crackdown.

Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

Jun 22, 2023 The declaration allows the tribe to add more personnel, travel resources, medical supplies, funding and other means of support to address the ongoing problem.

Cochise Supervisors look at broadband internet coverage

Jun 22, 2023 The majority of the county's rural areas are under-served or unserved.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed bill to extend transportation sales tax in Arizona’s biggest county

Jun 20, 2023 The legislation approved in party-line votes would have prohibited the sales tax dollars from being used in Maricopa County to expand a light-rail line to the state Capitol.

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