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Federal judge blocks Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law

Abortion providers were worried the law can lead to criminal charges like assault or child abuse and allege it is unconstitutionally vague.

Abortion amendment will not appear on ballot

Organizers say they will shift efforts to get measure on the ballot in 2024.

Where's the new money in the state budget going?

We look at a handful of areas that will see a notable increase in funds this fiscal year
File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima Board of Supervisors lifts vaccine mandate for temp election workers

Decision is designed to ensure an adequate number of workers for August primaries
A screenshot from "Godzilla vs. Moguera" (A Short Stop motion battle), produced by Jurassic studios (aka Tobias).

Young Arizona filmmaker makes epics in miniature.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Making Tucson more accessible for those with visual impairments; Neighbors come together and transform their alleyway as a means of coping with grief; and a look at the rarely enforced "Stupid motorist" law.
Protestors gathered at the Centennial Pavilion stage in Veteran's Memorial Park in Sierra Vista to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. July 2, 2022

Protests continue over holiday weekend

People protesting the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade were out across the country including in Tucson and Sierra Vista.

Engineering By Touch

Through cutting-edge robotics, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality technologies, UA professors are developing advanced educational tools to make aerospace engineering accessible to the blind.

Green Valley hospital closes

Medical staffing crisis caused wages to skyrocket, says CEO.
A sea turtle heads back to the ocean after the tortugueros have finished gathering data on it.

Providing a future for sea turtles in Kino Bay.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A roundtable with Young Muslims about maintaining their faith in a secular culture; and the difficult reality of living with aphasia.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Arizona AG will ask court to lift injunction on state abortion ban

Brnovich says law banning abortion is back in effect following Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Researchers say the smell of the monsoon is good for your health.

Arizonans benefit from the special scent of the monsoon

Scientists find evidence of health benefits in the desert rain.
Protesters lined Congress St. after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade on June 24th, 2022.

Tucson greets Roe reversal with protests

The crowd blocked Congress St and several intersections downtown.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Tucsonans react to Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Large crowds are expected at a march downtown Friday night.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Planned Parenthood stops abortions in Arizona after Supreme Court decision

Arizona's abortion laws could end up in a legal limbo.
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

Arizona after Roe v. Wade

Barbara Atwood, professor of law emerita at the University of Arizona, spoke with AZPM about the past and future of the state's abortion laws.

Green Valley hospital again in peril

Employees notified of possible shutdown.

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