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Volunteers with the Green Valley-Sahuarita Samaritans pass out supplies to women and children at a migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, on Feb. 4, 2025.

Deportations down despite increased border enforcement in Trump's first month back in office

Mar 3, 2025 Despite personnel surges and resources mobilized to both sides of the border, deportation numbers have actually dropped during Donald Trump’s first month back in office.
Ruby Calvert, Chair, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors.

The Buzz: How public media is dealing with funding threats

Feb 28, 2025 This week we explore how proposed cuts to public media funding could hit rural and tribal stations the hardest, threatening vital news and emergency broadcasts.
Students, staff and faculty at the University of Arizona demonstrate outside the UA Administration building in support of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs amid several actions to soften DEI language on public-facing UA websites.

University of Arizona faculty: Removing DEI language is “damaging and dangerous” as students protest threat of further cuts

Feb 27, 2025 “Identity and language are interwoven,” said associate professor Vanessa Perry.
Yoleidy and her son stand on the porch of their home after the second ICE visit on Feb. 25, 2025.

Venezuelan family in Tucson faces ICE inquiry

Feb 26, 2025 The family — a husband and wife and their four children — say their legal documentation is in order
The Pima County Courthouse building in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

Pima County reviews $150 million federal grants at risk amid funding freeze

Feb 26, 2025 County officials assess potential financial losses, job impacts and budget adjustments.
A sign on the University of Arizona campus advertising a voting center.

Court blocks Arizona’s laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote for president

Feb 25, 2025 The appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 2023 decision from the U.S. District Court of Arizona.
The new air traffic control tower for Tucson International Airport

What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions

Feb 25, 2025 It will be up to federal investigators to determine what caused the crash, a detailed process that will take months.
Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park visitor centers to close Mondays amid National Park Service layoffs

Feb 21, 2025 Two visitor center staff laid off ahead of busy tourism season.
Pat Grenier, a Tucson native and former carpenter, has spent years cycling between the Pima County Jail and court-mandated mental health treatment. His family says many of the institutions designed to help the mentally ill and their families still have major gaps in service.

The Buzz: Mental healthcare in the Pima County Jail

Feb 21, 2025 The Buzz partners with Arizona Luminaria to tell the story of how one man and his family navigate complex mental health and justice systems.
U.S. Attorney for Arizona Gary Restaino speaks during a press conference in July 2024.

Trump terminates Biden appointee, head of Arizona U.S. attorneys

Feb 19, 2025 He took over the job in 2021.

Rogue Theatre's "Marjorie Prime" creates a conversation about what it means to be human in the age of AI.

Feb 19, 2025 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding canyons on the moon; and more voices from The Class of 2024.
Sen. Mark Kelly asks questions during a meeting of the Armed Services Committee.

Kelly questions cost of using military aircraft for deportations

Feb 17, 2025 Arizona's senior senator claims plane used to send deportees to India cost four times what a charter flight would.
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne presented his 2025 State of Education Speech to the AZ Senate Committee on Education on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

The Buzz speaks with Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne

Feb 14, 2025 Horne speaks on issues confronting our schools ranging from funding issues to threats to student mental health.
United States Capitol Building

High speed chase bill passes U.S. House

Feb 13, 2025 The bill sponsored by Rep. Juan Ciscomani has a companion bill in the Senate.
The U.S. Mint spent 3.69 cents per penny minted in 2024. And it minted 3.2 billion pennies.

Trump’s order to end minting of pennies will save taxpayers millions without much impact on Arizona copper mines

Feb 13, 2025 The cost of producing a penny has far exceeded the value of each coin for the past 19 years.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Native communities in Arizona to receive $500,000 grant to combat opioid misuse

Feb 12, 2025 Grant will support prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in tribal and urban Indian communities.

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