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A group of F-16s at AMARG is ready to go back into service as drones to help test new weapons. April 2021

The Boneyard spends 75 years adding to history books

May 5, 2021 The planes at AMARG are a history of U.S. air power.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Phoenix-area businessman Jim Lamon declares for Senate

May 3, 2021 The first Republican has announced a run for Senate.
Navajo Nation family getting clean, drinking water at the local well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New report looks into water insecurity in tribal lands across Colorado River Basin

Apr 30, 2021 A new report shows when it comes to clean water, its race that best predicts the haves and have nots.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Ducey signs abortion bill

Apr 27, 2021 The bill prohibits abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities.
The U.S. population as of April 1, 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Arizona won’t get additional Congressional seat

Apr 26, 2021 Arizona’s population grew but not enough for another House seat.
A Maricopa County voter turns in an early ballot on Oct. 26, 2020.

Democrats sue to block "audit" of 2020 Arizona election

Apr 22, 2021 The recount is scheduled to start Friday
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

New border bill aims at easing surge of asylum seekers

Apr 22, 2021 The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Senator Sinema and Sen. Cornyn.
People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Kelly and Sinema want feds to pay for National Guard

Apr 21, 2021 Arizona’s two U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House.
Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Pima County wants state money for migrant transportation

Apr 21, 2021 The county wants the state to pay for transporting asylum seekers.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

Apr 20, 2021 The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Apr 19, 2021 Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.
The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

State and tribes sign new gaming compact

Apr 15, 2021 More casinos and games will be allowed as part of the new deals.
A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Supreme Court sides with Tucson on election timing

Apr 14, 2021 The Court ruled the state can’t force Tucson to change when it holds city elections.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus's history with transparency under scrutiny amid CBP nomination

Apr 13, 2021 Advocates say the TPD head's views on Trump-era policies are encouraging, but questions remain.
A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Pima County stops using Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 13, 2021 The county is following CDC and FDA recommendations.
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away

Apr 8, 2021 The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.

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