Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul
The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp criticism from former diplomats who say the cuts risk gutting America's diplomatic muscle.
University of Arizona loses $59 million in federal funding
64 grants affected.
Arizona communities have highest rates of adults covered by Medicaid. They're bracing for cuts
Arizona health professionals are continuing to raise concerns about cuts to state Medicaid funding approved in Republicans' recent tax and policy bill.
Shoes off at the airport? TSA gives the pesky rule the boot
For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement has ended.
Deep-blue Arizona congressional district is up for grabs. Who will fill Raúl Grijalva's shoes?
Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
The Long Road: TUSD faces tough cuts and turns to voters after federal aid ends
With COVID relief gone and state funding lagging behind inflation, TUSD faces possible cuts, unless voters approve a $45 million override this fall.
AZ Congressional Republicans vote to pass Trump’s massive spending bill
The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed with a 218-214 on Thursday.
States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS
The lawsuit, which includes Arizona, seeks to block the Trump administration from using the data for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
NPR was the first to report on the new tool designed to give state and local election officials an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting.
Sen. Mike Lee scales back land sale plan but Arizona sites still at risk
Conservation groups warn the new proposal could open cherished public lands to sale, including areas near Organ Pipe and Sky Island ranges.
Southern Arizona nonprofits warn of devastating federal funding cuts
A coalition of nonprofits is urging Congress to safeguard funding for health care, food assistance, childcare and more.
A look at how Trump's big bill could change the US immigration system
The bill sets aside $46.5 billion for what the House Homeland Security Committee calls an "integrated border barrier system" along the U.S.-Mexico border and $45 billion to expand the network of immigrant detention facilities.
Trump to rescind 'Roadless Rule' protecting 58 million acres of forest land
Environmentalists have already indicated they'll sue to prevent its reversal.
Senate forced to drop public land sale from spending package
Groups say such proposed land sales bypass public input and threaten conservation efforts.
Hearing set for Friday over Arizona's crackdown on hemp product sales
The Arizona Attorney General opined in March that it’s illegal to sell intoxicating hemp products without a state dispensary license.
