More than 60 Arizona workforce programs initially appeared poised to benefit from expanded Pell grants this year. Just three are advancing for federal consideration.

No. The $10.5 million cited by the Department of Justice in its lawsuit against Arizona does not represent tuition savings for undocumented students in a single year or semester. It is based on a calc...

The Trump administration’s lawsuit against Arizona’s in-state tuition law for undocumented students alleges the voter-backed initiative is “squarely prohibited and preempted by federal law.”

Arizona voters who haven't used their mail ballots in recent general elections could get kicked off the Active Early Voting List stating in 2027.

At least 120 immigrants were detained for months in Arizona ICE facilities, despite judges barring their deportation home because they would face persecution or torture, an AZCIR analysis found. Many ...

At least 120 immigrants were detained for months in Arizona ICE facilities, despite judges barring their deportation home because they would face persecution or torture, an AZCIR analysis found. Many ...

Arizona authorized secure behavioral health treatment facilities in 2019. Seven years later, none have opened, leaving some of the state’s sickest patients without the care they need.

Arizona authorized secure behavioral health treatment facilities in 2019. Seven years later, none have opened, leaving some of the state’s sickest patients without the care they need.

A legal challenge brought by two out-of-state investment firms is testing how Arizona establishes groundwater protections.

A legal challenge brought by two out-of-state investment firms is testing how Arizona establishes groundwater protections.

More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the county, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal.

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A decade ago, Arizona leaders set a goal designed to boost our state’s future by boosting our state’s students post high-school graduation. By 2030, 70% of the state’s graduates would continue their e...

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Mohave County will debut new ballot paper with added security measures in July primary. Leaders in the county are betting the new paper will perform well, despite mixed test results—and that other cou...

Arizona’s postsecondary enrollment rate has declined despite a decade of initiatives and millions of dollars invested.

Clozapine is widely considered the most effective treatment for patients with severe schizophrenia. But across the U.S., people were repeatedly denied access to it because of a federal monitoring syst...

Clozapine is widely considered the most effective treatment for patients with severe schizophrenia. But across the U.S., people were repeatedly denied access to it because of a federal monitoring syst...

Arizona's three public universities quietly dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion offerings over the past year, yet failed to communicate the changes publicly.

Border Patrol in southern Arizona cited more than 100 people for not carrying their immigration documents in 2025 as part of Trump administration efforts to revive decades-old immigration laws.

Border Patrol in southern Arizona cited more than 100 people for not carrying their immigration documents in 2025 as part of Trump administration efforts to revive decades-old immigration laws.

Border Patrol in southern Arizona cited more than 100 people for not carrying their immigration documents in 2025 as part of Trump administration efforts to revive decades-old immigration laws.

Though Arizona’s Medicaid agency says behavioral health fraud has stabilized since 2023, questionable sober living homes continue to recruit Native Americans.

Though Arizona’s Medicaid agency says behavioral health fraud has stabilized since 2023, questionable sober living homes continue to recruit Native Americans.

Republican lawmakers are advancing a new wave of legislation targeting abortion in Arizona, even after a judge struck down several existing restrictions and affirmed voters’ 2024 decision to enshrine ...

Republican lawmakers are advancing a new wave of legislation targeting abortion in Arizona, even after a judge struck down several existing restrictions and affirmed voters’ 2024 decision to enshrine ...

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Alexandra Markovich was born in Ukraine — the country is still entangled in a hard-fought war against Russia, one of the world’s premier military powers. But, she never imagined there would be much ov...

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Voters in 2024 passed Proposition 139, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Arizonans the right to abortion, with nearly 62% support statewide. An AZCIR analysis shows Republican lawmakers responde...

Voters in 2024 passed Proposition 139, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Arizonans the right to abortion, with nearly 62% support statewide. An AZCIR analysis shows Republican lawmakers responde...

Voters in 2024 passed Proposition 139, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Arizonans the right to abortion, with nearly 62% support statewide. An AZCIR analysis shows Republican lawmakers responde...

After Arizona voters approved a 2022 ballot initiative granting in-state tuition to undocumented students, the state put no centralized system in place to track participation or ensure consistent impl...

In Ukraine's war with Russia, drones have become essential tools for both warfare and border surveillance. Now, those tools and tactics from Ukraine are being deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border.

As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil. T...

As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil. T...

Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...

Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...

Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

Arizona’s safety net of community health centers, which serve 870,00 patients, face an uncertain future as billions in federal Medicaid cuts loom.