Aug 31 Arizona Supreme Court rules state Senate can keep election audit records secret By Bob Christie, Associated Press Arizona's Supreme Court says the state Senate can keep secret records related to its partisan review of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Aug 23 ACLU sues Arizona over law limiting filming of police By Terry Tang, Associated Press A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police is facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 3:16 Arizona camp teaches foster children cowboy skills By Giovanni Soriano, Mariana Arboleda, Akilah Lewis, Caedmon Peterson, PBS Student Reporting Labs Fellow There are more than 14,000 children in Arizona’s foster care system and every summer, a few get to spend a night at the Flying E Ranch, riding horses, shooting arrows and making new friends out of the city and under… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 6:12 Federal water restrictions in the West underscore severity of climate crisis By Stephanie Sy The federal government on Tuesday announced a second round of water restrictions to states that depend on the Colorado River Basin. The move comes as the American West faces unprecedented challenges to preserve water that continues to recede rapidly. Jennifer… Continue watching
Aug 16 Colorado River cuts set to disrupt farming in Western states By Suman Naishadham, Sam Metz, Associated Press The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, will plummet even further than they have. The cuts will place officials in those states under extraordinary pressure to plan for a… Continue reading
Aug 15 Drought-stricken Western states face deadline to cut water use from Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca and Sam Metz, Associated Press Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023. Continue reading
Aug 12 Arizona plans to use shipping containers to fill border wall gaps The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall containers on top of each other early Friday. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 7:47 Primary victories showcase strength of the 'Big Lie' in the Republican Party Candidates who ran on the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen secured victories in Tuesday's primaries up and down the ballot in Arizona and Michigan, two of the states at the center of that conspiracy. This scenario sets… Continue watching
Aug 03 Arizona GOP primary results for governor's race still too close to call By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Arizona Republicans are deciding between a well-known former news anchor and a development attorney in the race for governor of a crucial battleground state. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 6:13 Voters head to the polls in several key primaries as Trump's influence is tested again By Lisa Desjardins Voters in five states headed to the polls Tuesday to pick their nominees in major races. Among them were key congressional primaries in Arizona, Missouri, Michigan and Washington, while voters in Kansas are deciding on the future of abortion policy… Continue watching