Senate President Karen Fann has acknowledged that even if her chamber’s audit finds no problems with the machinery used in the 2020 elections, that probably will not convince everyone who believes in the conspiracy theories that the election was rigged or stolen that it was, in fact, not. So what will all of these audits actually achieve?

The most recent federal data show that field offices in San Antonio and Phoenix ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively for deporting the most people in a year. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office, just like its Texas counterpart, is now suing the Biden administration over an order to pause deportations.

Several bills made it through the state House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform on Wednesday. One piece of legislation would create an oversight body to investigate conditions in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Chaired by Rep. Walt Blackman, the committee heard a slate of bills that would impact sentencing and conditions in state prisons.

Following the demands for law enforcement reform last summer, a number of cities and communities have adopted policy changes suggested by 8 Can't Wait — with Tempe among them. The Show spoke with Tempe Mayor Corey Woods for more about that and other elements of his first six months in office.

Republican Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita is proposing restrictions on the ability of county recorders in Arizona to hold voter registration drives on non-government property.

One longtime Arizona Republican lawmaker is warning his colleagues that ending the current emergency order may not have the results they want. The Show spoke with Rep. John Kavanagh for more about how he thinks the governor has handled the situation.

The third incarnation of Arizona’s voter-approved Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) will begin doing its official work Feb. 2, as the four partisan members — two Democrats and two Republicans — chose their independent chair — Erika Neuberg — last week. The IRC uses U.S. Census data and a list of criteria to draw Arizona’s congressional and legislative district maps.

President Biden has signed several executive orders prioritizing the environment. A new study suggests that high levels of methane in Mexico might become an area of interest for his administration.

Mexico’s president announced last week that his country will purchase millions of doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine. Afterward, a Sonoran senator accused the government of being cheap — prompting a response from Russia.