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An Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who sent documents to Washington falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Joe Biden, won the state’s 2020 presidential election. A repeal of the near-total abortion ban passed in the Arizona House and the speaker isn't happy. Low wages, high turnover rates and chronic understaffing plague the direct support professionals workforce, leaving both caregivers and those they support in a precarious position. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, tribal natural resources and education news.

Two Republicans joined all Democrats in the Arizona Senate to take the first step towards repealing Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion. Phoenix had hoped to open 23 public pools this summer, but will open 18 instead. The search committee for the next president of the University of Arizona had its first meeting Wednesday. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling this week reinstating a near total ban on abortion in the state, a law that dates back to 1864. A new attraction is coming to Arizona’s billion-dollar Astro-tourism industry. The Phoenix Union High School District is stepping up efforts to educate its students in financial literacy. Plus the latest metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

One Arizona electrical provider says the way to meet rising demand and ambitious sustainability goals is to build a new lake in the middle of the desert. University of Arizona President Robert Robbins will step down following numerous unfavorable reports about the school’s finances. State representatives approved a bill designed to help address the housing crisis by streamlining the zoning process in Arizona cities. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and metro Phoenix news.

A new report from ASU’s Kyl Center for Water Policy warns the groundwater supply in the Phoenix area faces some major threats in the years ahead. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is asking a court to swiftly determine what damages she owes in a defamation suit brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer rather than take the case to trial. Phoenix will require contractors with employees working outside to follow measures intended to prevent heat injury and illness following a City Council vote Tuesday. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, metro Phoenix, education and Fronteras Desk news.

In a speech on the Arizona Senate floor Monday, a state lawmaker told her colleagues that she plans to get an abortion and decried the state’s laws that restrict access to the procedure. Voters in the Arizona tourist town of Sedona are pushing back against a City Council vote earlier this month that would rezone part of a popular park to create car camps for homeless workers. Schools across the country are increasingly adopting no-phone policies. Plus the latest business and metro Phoenix news.

Arizona’s Medicaid agency is struggling to claw back millions of dollars doled out to fraudulent sober living homes. In his annual state of education address to state lawmakers, Arizona schools Superintendent Tom Horne warned teachers are leaving schools at an alarming rate. A photo showing a black bear scaling the border wall in southern Arizona has gone viral on social media — but the photo isn’t actually new. Plus the latest arts, metro Phoenix and tribal resources news.

Republican state lawmakers are backing a package of bills restricting immigration. The state of Arizona has a chief heat officer for the first time. This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced $72 million to aid tribal communities in electrifying their homes on a path toward zero-emissions energy systems. Plus the latest in politics, Fronteras Desk, education and metro Phoenix news.

Republican Kari Lake said recently that she wants to look forward on the campaign trail for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona.  As Arizona is in desperate need of more health care professionals, some high schools are giving their students a head start. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and metro Phoenix news.

The state’s largest emergency shelter program may soon have to cut services to people experiencing homelessness. Republican lawmakers and Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs are scheduled to begin budget negotiations as the state contends with a massive budget deficit. The owners of a uranium mine just south of the Grand Canyon have embarked on a messaging tour of Arizona to counter what they say are inaccurate portrayals of the mine. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, education and tribal natural resources news.