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State agency begins process to delete DEI language from English curriculum
Key Points: State board greenlights revisions to teaching, English language learner standards Department of Education to convene stakeholder committee to propose edits Board members urge transparency, preservation of values in […]
Arizona schools face $866M funding risk over DEI training standards
Key Points: Arizona schools chief Tom Horne wants to revise teacher training standards due to federal funding concerns President Trump’s order requires states to remove “diversity, equity, and inclusion” references […]
State agencies told to limit budget requests due to looming federal funding cuts
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget director sent a letter to state agency heads imposing a limit on fiscal year 2027 general fund requests Agencies can request an increase of […]
Gov. Hobbs seeks federal reimbursement for Arizona’s border costs
Key Points: Arizona spent $100 million building and $70 million removing a border wall Gov. Hobbs is now seeking federal reimbursement for those costs Big Beautiful Bill has $10 billion […]
Arizona must protect clean energy investments, not gut them
Arizona has long faced the reality of a hotter, drier future, and in response, the city of Tucson, local schools and neighborhoods have stepped up to lead on clean energy […]
Arizona wants to cut violence and recidivism rates with inmate job training
Key Points: Arizona wants to use federal funds to provide job training for inmates Gov. Hobbs believes the funding will reduce recidivism rates The training is subject to changes in […]
Arizona schools must choose between DEI or federal funding
Key points Schools face funding loss without compliance with federal guidance The State Department of Education says it will enforce the cuts Shortened Covid fund deadlines result in additional monetary […]
State Republicans push to police DEI in education via state funding
The Arizona House is set to vote as early as this week on whether to eliminate state funds for universities and colleges that offer courses on diversity, equity and inclusion. […]
Supreme Court judge says he has done nothing to make him unable to fairly judge Planned Parenthood lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said he has done or said nothing that would make him unable to fairly judge a pending lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood Arizona over whether abortion remains legal in Arizona.
Hopi leader tells panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach
The chairman of the Hopi tribe told a Senate panel this week that promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles.
Millions scramble to afford energy bills amid heat waves, but federal program to help falls short
As climate change ratchets up temperatures in Arizona and across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with agonizing decisions — between enduring perilous heat or paying costly bills. While President Joe Biden has invested billions into federal programs that subsidize the poorest Americans' energy costs, the money reaches only a fraction of the most vulnerable during the swelteri[...]
Quarters bounce: Cities win appeals of Census’ count of group quarters
Population growth is nothing new in booming Arizona, but that growth usually comes with moving trucks. Over the past year, however, five Arizona cities and towns managed to add 10,000 residents without a moving truck or a packing box in sight.
