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Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Court allows Resolution Copper Mine to continue

Jun 25, 2022 Apache Stronghold did not prove its religious concerns were enough to stop the mine.
File image of the Winged Victory weather vane atop the copper dome at the historic Capitol Building in Phoenix.

Arizona lawmakers approve bipartisan $18 billion budget

Jun 23, 2022 More than half a billion goes to K-12 schools, and a proposal to expand private school subsidies was dropped.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Republican lawmakers propose expanding state court of appeals

Jun 22, 2022 Democrats accuse GOP of court packing.
$20 bills, USD.

Cochise County approves tentative budget

Jun 22, 2022 The board voted to make additional payments to reduce debt.
A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

Arizona AG's effort to require redo of election rules denied

Jun 18, 2022 The 2019 rules stay in effect.
An A-10 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fires its gun at the Goldwater Range during the Hawgsmoke competiton. June 2016

Davis-Monthan A-10s safe

Jun 18, 2022 A defense spending bill moving through the Senate has good news for Arizona military bases.

Biden nominates Phoenix election attorney to 9th Circuit

Jun 15, 2022 Roopali Desai is a well-known election law lawyer.
U.S. Supreme Court

Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case

Jun 15, 2022 Ruling is a loss for Arizona's Attorney General.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

Arizona ready for kids' COVID shots

Jun 15, 2022 Tens of thousands of doses are on the way to the state.
A news release photo of the Arizona State Courts Building, in Phoenix.

Arizona Supreme Court says anonymous juries constitutional

Jun 14, 2022 The ruling involves a Cochise County newspaper.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Caterpillar facility in Green Valley. October 3, 2019

Pence touts Trump-era border policies in Arizona speech

Jun 13, 2022 Pence visited the border in Cochise County before speaking in Phoenix.
COVID19

COVID risks up in Arizona

Jun 10, 2022 The CDC has raised the transmission rates for many Arizona counties.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Tucson City Council passes resolution supporting abortion rights

Jun 7, 2022 The resolution is in advance of an expected U-S Supreme Court ruling.
An aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

Senate hears bill on Grand Canyon mining

Jun 7, 2022 A Senate subcommittee hears about the importance of the proposal.
Ballots in Maricopa County.

Judge rejects Arizona GOP's motion to stop voting by mail

Jun 6, 2022 The party filed suit last month arguing that the system of mail voting adopted by Arizona in the 1990s violates the state constitution.
President Donald Trump greets the crowd at his rally at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in October 2018.

Trump endorses investor Masters in Arizona Senate primary

Jun 2, 2022 Trump’s endorsement is likely to shake up a race with no clear frontrunner, which has been largely defined by jockeying for Trump’s support.

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