Governor Katie Hobbs targets school voucher reform and accountability in State of the State Address
Hobbs outlines 2025 plans for housing, childcare, education reform, water security, and public safety.
The Buzz: Previewing the 2025 legislative session
We speak with leaders from each party about their priorities for the session.
The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes
Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.
In-state undergraduate tuition remains same for upcoming academic year
The last time in-state resident tuition increased was in 2023.
Artists from ArtWorks bring their ideas of home to "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Tucson Bird Alliance will be making a difference in 2025; and actor and history buff Fred Pitts brings his one-man show "Aren't You..?" to Tucson.
Auditor General says Arizona schools fail to meet emergency preparedness standards
The Arizona Auditor General says that school emergency operations plans throughout the state don’t meet minimum standards and that schools have not fully implemented and tested the plans they do have.
Judge dismisses challenge to dual language program, citing lack of standing
This lawsuit was Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's second attempt at targeting the learning model.
Cholla High School students experience Native art through virtual reality
Students, through the use of virtual reality sets, listened to three different stories from Navajo artists.
How BICAS bridges bicycles, art and community.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The story of Ittai Sopher, a former Arizona Spotlight producer who became a "Jeopardy" champion; Marquez Price on the value of doing a digital detox; and "Stories that Soar!" features young kids thinking about big emotions.
Arizona sees record high vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners
Recent CDC data shows that vaccine exemptions for Arizona kindergarteners is up over last year, and the highest it’s been in at least 15.
UA "stabilizes" financial reserves but faces pressure to accelerate growth and faculty support
UA stabilizes finances one year since the announcement of its fiscal issues, but low reserves and low faculty morale persist under new leadership.
Remembering Paula Bronstein, a survivor of the Holocaust.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Beth Colburn Orozco shares the story of her search for the daughter she never knew.
TUSD gets $4 million EPA grant to replace diesel buses with electric fleet
Ten diesel buses are being replaced with electric models, reducing emissions and cutting costs.
My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame
All three of this year's inductees were created in the 1980s.
Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler
Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible.
