The state budget that lawmakers passed this year contains two record-breakers: the largest income tax cut in state history and the largest debt paydown in state history.

Almost every week for the past year, a group of about 10 ASU students, most of them Indigenous, have gathered on Zoom to participate in a traditional healing practice adapted for the digital age and for a pandemic that pushed most personal interactions online.

Kaibab National Forest officials on Tuesday reopened most of the forest in northern Arizona to public entry as recent rain and cooler temperatures reduced the threat of severe wildfire activity.

The Utah Attorney General’s Office says it arrested a man from Gilbert on charges related to human trafficking.

If border crossing restrictions are to remain in place, Mexican officials are asking their U.S. counterparts for a review of which trips are deemed essential.

The maximum payout for unemployment insurance in Arizona is just $240 per week — the second-lowest benefit in the nation. But Arizona lawmakers have agreed to raise the state’s unemployment pay for the first time since 2004. Starting in July 2022, the rate will be $320 per week.
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Chandler has budgeted $10,000 to award mini-grants to teachers, schools, nonprofits and community organizations.

For a look-ahead to news around the world, including the latest with COVID-19 in Europe and the return of an international film festival, The Show spoke with the BBC’s Pete Ross.

During his time as dean of what’s now known as the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University, Jonathan Koppell had a number of goals . Koppell is now moving on from ASU to become the president of Montclair State University in New Jersey. The Show spoke with him to learn about his time in the Valley.