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Arizona high court allows school mask ban ruling to stand

The Arizona Supreme Court won't immediately reinstate a series of new laws, including one that block schools from requiring masks.

Grijalva calls for unused COVID vaccines to be donated to border communities

The U.S.-Mexico border has been closed to non-essential travel for over a year, Grijalva says ramped up vaccine effort could help.

Foes of massive Arizona tax cuts file to block them

The Invest in Arizona Now coalition argues the cuts will prevent schools from getting needed funding.

Judge blocks part of new Arizona abortion law

Law would bar doctors from providing abortions because of a genetic abnormality but ruling raises concerns about broader chilling effect.

Biden rule to shield 'Dreamers' seeks to bypass Congress

An administration proposal on Monday attempts to satisfy concerns of a federal judge in Houston who ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was illegal.

Foes of new Arizona voting laws short of signatures for referendum

Campaign needed to file nearly 120,000 valid signatures Tuesday to prevent the laws approved by the Legislature earlier this year from taking effect.

Arizona says data problem reduced report of additional cases

Arizona on Tuesday reported 1,123 additional confirmed COVID-19 case, a figure well below the average of recent daily reports.

University of Arizona, Pascua Yaqui Tribe commit to partnering in Yaqui education

A new intergovernmental agreement covers many aspirational goals, like the formation of an independent K-12 school system for the tribe.

'Injustice has us here': In Nogales, faith leaders, migrant families call for an end to pandemic-era protocol, Title 42

18 months after the CDC protocol was enacted, migrants say they're COVID tested and vaccinated, but still waiting for asylum.

State judge strikes down law banning schools from requiring students to wear masks

Legislature violated constitution by rolling mask law and other policies into the state budget, a judge ruled Monday.

Writing style might spell the difference between success and failure when applying for a loan

University of Arizona researchers found that deception cues are evident in applications that receive unfavorable responses from investors.

Mexico, Sea Shepherd reach agreement to return patrol ships to Sea of Cortez

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s activist crews will once again patrol the Upper Gulf of California for fishing nets considered the leading threat to the vaquita marina porpoise.

200K Arizona drivers getting refunds over public safety fee

The refunds involve a controversial public safety fee that was part of vehicle registration costs approved three years ago and later rescinded.

Pima County jail inmate dies

Authorities in Tucson say an inmate at the Pima County jail has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.

Neighboring Sonora becomes 24th Mexican state to approve marriage equality

The reforms come after years of protests, legal battles and failed attempts to move the measure through congress.

New study on impacts of masking in Pima and Maricopa county schools

It shows that schools without mask requirements are 3.5 times more likely to have a COVID-19 outbreak.

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