Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have banned Arizona’s public schools from talking about race in certain ways. For the two most recent years on record, the case counts of Valley fever hit rates not seen since 2012. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and tribal resources news.

The State Bar of Arizona confirmed it’s received two complaints against former Attorney General Mark Brnovich related to reports that he concealed records debunking election fraud claims. The Scottsdale City Council has unanimously approved a proposal to provide water to the Rio Verde Foothills community.  Gov. Katie Hobbs has removed all the board members of a binational nonprofit meant to foster ties between Arizona and Sonora. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix and education news.

Wednesday afternoon, the Arizona Senate passed a resolution to waive Arizona’s K-12 spending limit for this academic year. Fifteen Native American tribes, including the Gila River Indian Community, will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. The World Health Organization had announced that it would phase out the term "monkeypox," citing the need to move on from what it called racist and stigmatizing language. Plus the latest science, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.

A new app from Customs and Border Protection gives asylum seekers waiting at the U.S.-Mexico border the chance to ask for an exception to Title 42 restrictions on asylum. How do Phoenix leaders allow for growth, while making sure there's enough water to meet increased demand? The Arizona House Education Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would allow school boards to terminate a superintendent's contract for violating board policy. Plus the latest metro Phoenix and science news.

How has disinformation and misdirection shaped the Grand Canyon? The old structures known as "the domes" near Casa Grande are being demolished, after years of back and forth between Pinal County and the owner of the condemned property. U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly were in Yuma this week as part of a bipartisan group of eight congressional members visiting the border. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, science and education news.

The federal government is suing Arizona over a state-funded project to build a border wall of shipping containers on Forest Service land in Cochise County. Phoenix Children’s Hospital reports it has seen a number of invasive group A strep infections since early November. A deal to sell the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury is now pending approval from the NBA. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, education and metro Phoenix news.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has registered as an independent. Phoenix is on track to have the most advanced semiconductor plant in the United States. A growing number of Sonorans are ditching animal products and opening restaurants centered on plant-based foods, in all their forms. Plus the latest education, metro Phoenix, tribal resources and business news.

Research in the journal Nature Communications suggests beaver dams could more than offset the harmful effects of such changes on water quality. Imagine owning a home and being told you need to move —and take your home with you.  A new report from the Human Trafficking Institute finds convicted sex trafficking defendants have not had to pay restitution to victims for years in Arizona. Plus the latest election coverage and education news.

In northern Arizona, officials are working to clear overgrown tree lines that haven’t been touched in generations. Arizona ranks ninth among states with the most widespread shortages of health professionals, and the Health Resources and Services Administration has labeled the state a “medically underserved region.” For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been released. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix and business news.