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Opioid overdoses in Arizona spiked during March, the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hit a high of 500 in August. Advocates worry that the epidemic, involving both prescription and illicit opioids, is both aggravated by pandemic conditions and masked by them.

The Buzz: What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

Apr 5, 2024 The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona.

Grijalva diagnosed with cancer

Apr 2, 2024 The longtime Congressman released the information this morning.
$20 bills, USD.

New portal opens to fund community projects

Apr 1, 2024 State and local government entities and non-profits can apply for federal funding to support community projects.
A Customs and Border Protection drone is ready for launch in this undated photo. While U.S. military and border officials use drones for border surveillance, they say cartels may be sending many as 1,000 drones a month across the border to probe for weaknesses and sometimes deliver illicit goods.

Senators told of ‘alarming’ level of drone incursions at southern border

Mar 31, 2024 Cartels are sending as many as 1,000 unmanned drones across the border every month.

Mayes urges SCOTUS: protect emergency abortion care amid Idaho ban

Mar 30, 2024 The amicus brief comes weeks before the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for the case.
Tucson City Council member Steve Kozachik outside City Hall.

The Buzz: A longtime City Council member steps down

Mar 29, 2024 Steve Kozachik has been a known quantity on the council for more than a decade. He now leaves for a job that mirrors his past career.
People wait for assistance at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Pima County to continue migrant services

Mar 26, 2024 County will avoid street releases at the end of the week, anticipating federal funding from the $650 million, in the border security funding bill, for shelter and services to asylum seekers.

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks

Mar 23, 2024 Top officials are going on the offense.
The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

AZ House Committee rejects sober living homes regulation bill despite Senate support

Mar 22, 2024 The bill passed the Arizona Senate unanimously.
One of the pits at the Morenci Mine in eastern Arizona, which has one one of the largest copper reserves in the United States.

Federal government allocates $475 million for clean energy projects on mine lands nationwide

Mar 21, 2024 The Morenci and Safford copper mines will recieve some of the funding.
People wait for assistance at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Federal dollars for asylum seekers in Tucson on verge of running out as Congress releases spending deal

Mar 21, 2024 Congressional leaders unveiled a spending package with $650 million for short-term asylum services like Casa Alitas in Tucson. However, approval and allocation may come too late to avoid street releases.
President Joe Biden listens to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, left, as Intel factory manager Hugh Green listens, during a tour of the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Ariz., Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Biden touts Arizona as America's 'future' as government invests $8.5 billion in chipmaker Intel

Mar 20, 2024 The Biden administration has predicted that the cash infusion should help the U.S. boost its global share of advanced chip production from zero to 20%.
File image of the Winged Victory weather vane atop the copper dome at the historic Capitol Building in Phoenix.

Interstate Social Work Compact makes progress in AZ Legislature

Mar 20, 2024 The Arizona Senate bill is part of a nationwide effort to streamline social worker's licensing regulations.

State superintendent helps parent sue AZ school district over dual language learning

Mar 19, 2024 The lawsuit comes nearly two weeks after a judge dismissed a similar case.
The official White House portraits of President Joe Biden, and the previous President, Donald Trump.

Arizona Presidential Preference Election Live Results

Mar 19, 2024 Polls close at 7 p.m., expect first results around 8 p.m.
A mail-in ballot from the 2023 Pima County Election.

Few surprises expected in Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election

Mar 19, 2024 Strategists said they’d be on the lookout for protest voters against President Biden for his handling of Israel and Palestine.

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