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What’s on your ballot: Prop 320 would force certain schools to spend more in classrooms

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Oct 30, 2026

Arizona’s public universities receive $4M grant to help returning students finish degrees

The federal funding will go toward expanding the AZ Comeback Initiative at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

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JoAnna Mendoza maintains lead over incumbent Juan Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District

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Angie’s plans to more than double footprint to 70 locations by end of 2028

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Nov 1, 2026

$125M Atari Hotel in downtown Phoenix moves closer to reality as demolition begins

Progress on the Atari Hotel comes as its developer works on separate mixed-use tower and restaurants.

Oct 31, 2026

Virgin Galactic’s Apeiron spaceship departs Arizona factory for testing

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Oct 28, 2026

Central Arizona Project moves to join Colorado River lawsuit, warns of severe water cuts

Brenda Berman, CAP's general manager, said the Arizona water provider had spent years trying to avoid litigation but believes legal action is now necessary.

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Arizona’s water challenges trickle down to real estate agents, who increasingly face questions about the viability of living in the desert

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SRP pulls back curtain on Mormon Flat Dam maintenance work at Canyon Lake

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Democrats question $1.2 billion contract to expand Florence immigration detention facilities

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Neighboring sheriff refutes Santa Cruz County sheriff’s description of ‘peaceful’ protests

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says Lochiel protesters damaged equipment, used bear spray on agents and spit on them.

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Santa Cruz County sheriff defends decision about border wall construction protesters

David Hathaway said the protesters do not pose a threat. “This was clearly a federal issue requiring federal decisions regarding appropriate action,” he said.

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2nd New World screwworm case in Cochise County confirmed by Arizona agriculture officials

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Oct 29, 2026

New World screwworm was detected in Arizona. What does that mean for beef prices?

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NIH gives Barrow Neurological Institute another $25.3M for ALS study

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Oct 15, 2026

Phoenix police test AI tool from Axon that creates draft reports to speed up paperwork

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues OpenAI for allegedly deceiving ChatGPT users

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