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Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation advocates in Congress for properly funded federal services

Jun 17, 2021 Tribal leaders call out government's failure to fulfill promises to fund hospitals, school and detention centers in tribal lands.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Florida sending cops to Arizona border

Jun 16, 2021 The Florida announcement comes with criticism of Biden border policies.
Former Congressman Matt Salmon used a video to announce his entrance in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Arizona. June 16, 2021

Matt Salmon enters race for Governor

Jun 16, 2021 The former Congressman is joining the Republican primary.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Ducey blocks ASU policy requiring masks for unvaccinated students

Jun 15, 2021 Executive order would apply to all of the state's public universities and community colleges
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

House bill introduced to ensure access to health data for tribes

Jun 15, 2021 If passed, tribal health authorities wouldn't have to 'negotiate' for information to inform health policy.
An Arizona mail-in ballot from the 2020 election.

Voter intimidation effort reported in Yavapai County

Jun 15, 2021 No one has to reveal how they voted
Auditors examine ballots in Maricopa County vote audit

Controversial audit of 2020 election hits hand-count milestone

Jun 15, 2021 Counters finish a tally of all the regular ballots cast in November’s general election
State Re. Reginald Bolding (D) is running for Secretary of State. June 14, 2021

Bolding runs for Sec. of State

Jun 14, 2021 The top Democrat in the Arizona House of Representatives wants to be the state’s top election officer.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Brnovich runs for Senate

Jun 10, 2021 Political observers were waiting for the announcement.
Maj. Gen Michael McGuire, adjutant general and director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, speaks to reporters during a new conference.

Retired Gen. McGuire jumps into Arizona Senate race

Jun 8, 2021 Republican hopes to unseat freshman senator Mark Kelly
The tie vote in the Arizona House defeated a proposal to put a flat tax in place. June 7, 2021

Flat tax proposal stalls in AZ House

Jun 7, 2021 A lone Republican is holding up the budget by refusing to vote for the flat tax.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Sonora, Mexico Gov. Claudia Pavlovich sit for a joint interview in Phoenix on May 21, 2021.

Governors of Arizona and Sonora meet officially for final time

Jun 4, 2021 Lorraine Rivera spoke to both governors about how the two states have collaborated in recent years.
From the "Good Food Finder" webpage: "Good food is all about taste and freshness. But choosing local means more than delicious and more nutritious food! Local food builds vibrant communities, supports farmers and food entrepreneurs, protects the environment, and fosters a robust local economy."

"Good Food Finder" wants to build roots between growers and consumers.

Jun 2, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit a place in the desert with more than a century of aviation history; current Tucson Museum of Art exhibition "4 x 4" celebrates Willie J. Bonner; more entries by 5th graders from The NPR Student Podcast Challenge.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs

Hobbs enters race for Arizona governor

Jun 2, 2021 She is the second Democrat and third woman to declare candidacy

Former TV anchor runs for AZ Governor

Jun 1, 2021 Kari Lake was a news anchor in Phoenix for more than twenty years
Your Vote 2020: Mail-In Ballot

Report examines jail-based voting in Arizona

May 27, 2021 The report looks into what counties had the best jail-based voting procedures in the November 2020 election.

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