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Arizona counties urge swift bipartisan action on election calendar

If a solution is not found by early February, the state will risk missing key federal deadlines for the presidential election.

Lawmaker resigns shortly before Arizona House was to vote on expelling her

Four of her fellow Democrats filed an ethics complaint against her last year.

Pima Community College HVAC program receives $1.2 million

Industry leaders said the investment is important in solving the shortage in HVAC workers.

Cochise Supervisor Ann English to take the wheel as chair of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors once again

Current Board Chair Peggy Judd nominated English to take over the chair title

Grijalva and teachers gather in opposition to Republican’s potential education cuts

House Republicans have proposed a budget that would cut federal education spending by 28%.

Lawmakers call for new statue of Sandra Day O'Connor in DC

State Rep. Matt Gress sponsored the joint resolution to replace one of the statues in Statuary Hall.

The Buzz: How the Israel-Hamas conflict is influencing classrooms in Arizona

Protests supporting both Palestine and Israel have made their way to Arizona's college campuses and responses from stakeholders at both the state and university levels have brought criticism.

Arizona lawmakers face big deficit due mostly to massive tax cut and school voucher expansion

A year ago, the state had a budget surplus of $1.8 billion. Now, it has a shortfall of about $400 million for the current fiscal year and another $450 million shortfall in the following year.

Arizona judge denies a GOP move to block a voter-approved law for transparent campaign financing

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma, both Republicans, filed the challenge in August.

Two historic churches burned in suspected arson case in Douglas are taking steps towards rebuilding

Braces now support and surround one church; the other has been demolished

Arizona lawmaker Athena Salman resigning at year's end, says she will join an abortion rights group

Salman will become the director of Arizona campaigns for the state chapter of Reproductive Freedom For All.

Ciscomani meets with city and county officials, discuss economic issues surrounding U.S.-Mexico border

The Congressman criticized the Biden Administration's decision to temporarily close the Lukeville Port of Entry.

Cochise County faces a shortage of poll workers ahead of Presidental Preference Election in March

The county elections director predicts the county will need up to 250 poll workers for the March election

Arizona abortion laws clash: High-stakes court battle set to unfold

The case, Planned Parenthood vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg, will decide Arizona's abortion landscape.

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