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March 17, 2023

It looks like Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will have more support on the city council. Most Arizona Corporation Commissioners say a new regulator who met with financial institutions that invest in Arizona utilities did not commit an ethics violation. From auto-generated email responses to term papers written by ChatGPT, artificial intelligence now churns out text that both saves time and opens the door to fraud. Plus the latest in tribal resources, Fronteras Desk and education news.

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March 10, 2023

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.

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March 03, 2023

A market-based approach to pricing water could ease the crisis in the West. A group of Navajo residents living near what’s become a landmark waterfall in northern Arizona want to close it off to tourists and visitors, saying the increasingly popular area is being loved to death. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, science and metro Phoenix news.

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February 24, 2023

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.

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February 17, 2023

Attorneys for the Hobbs administration say more than $200 million in American Rescue Plan grants issued before former Gov. Doug Ducey left office were done so illegally.  Arizona's superintendent of public instruction says schools applying for safety grants have to prioritize armed police officers over school counselors. About 2,000 shipping containers used by former Gov. Ducey to keep people out of Arizona could soon be used to house people. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, science and metro Phoenix news.

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February 10, 2023

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.

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February 03, 2023

A wall of shipping containers put up by former Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration along the border in Cochise County last year has been removed. Between the price of groceries, higher mortgage rates and news reports of layoffs, some people are bracing for tougher economic times — or wondering if they should be. California released its own plan this week on Colorado River water cuts. Plus the latest science, Fronteras Desk, education and metro Phoenix news.

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January 27, 2023

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.

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January 20, 2023
A proposed plan from Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office would expand a state-funded scholarship program to include undocumented high school graduates. One county official has ideas on how to get the public the election results they demand sooner. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, science and business news.
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January 13, 2023

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.

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January 06, 2023

Katie Hobbs was formally sworn in as Arizona’s new governor Thursday. This week, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers for standing up for democracy during the insurrection. Contractors hired by the state of Arizona have started dismantling a makeshift border wall made of shipping containers in Yuma and Cochise counties. Plus the latest business, science and tribal resources news.

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December 22, 2022

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.

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December 16, 2022

The United States government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state on Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a makeshift wall on the border with Mexico. Through KJZZ's Q&AZ project, one listener asked: Why isn’t there a checkpoint when you drive back to Arizona? This week marks two years since the U.S. began distributing and administering COVID-19 vaccines. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, education and tribal resources news.

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December 09, 2022

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.

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December 02, 2022

By a 2-0 vote, supervisors in a small, rural Republican-leaning Arizona county have finally voted to certify the 2022 election results. Tempe’s mayor says the Arizona Coyotes plan would be the best arena deal in Arizona history. The Biden administration says it’s still not sure whether to appeal a court-mandated end to Title 42.  And our five-part series "Unsafe" investigates the physical and sexual abuse of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Plus the latest science, education and metro Phoenix news.

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November 11, 2022

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.

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November 04, 2022

The number of LGBTQ voters in Arizona is projected to dramatically increase in the coming years. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is calling on legislators to take immediate action to raise the constitutional spending limit for schools by 18%. A number of residents in the Rio Verde Foothills community outside of Scottsdale recently learned that their water supply was in jeopardy. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, science and metro Phoenix news.

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October 28, 2022

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.

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October 21, 2022

Lawmakers in southern Arizona are renewing calls to the federal government to help clean up contaminated water in Tucson. After a tumultuous–and longer than expected summer, the Phoenix Suns are back to start another season hosting the Mavericks, the very team that forced a bitter end to their playoff run in May. And how are Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake shoring up support among the voters who should be easiest for them to win? Plus the latest education, metro Phoenix and science news.

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October 14, 2022

Arizonans will soon have a new Attorney General for the first time in eight years. A movement is underway to expand private security officers to Phoenix city parks. The race for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction pits Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman against someone who's held the office before - Republican Tom Horne. Plus the latest in metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk, and science news.

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