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A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake can’t inspect around 1.3 million ballot envelopes from the 2022 general election she lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers are waiting for processing along a remote stretch of the border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. A Republican-led panel took shots at Arizona State University, accusing the school of discouraging conservative speakers at two recent events. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, science, tribal natural resources and business news.

The city of Phoenix this month completed an unprecedented effort to clear its largest homeless encampment. A parent of two students at Desert Mountain High School says his children were bullied after Tom Horne, the state superintendent of public instruction, accused two student clubs of spreading antisemitic materials on campus. What if you knew you had Alzheimer’s disease before you had any symptoms? Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, tribal natural resources, business and metro Phoenix news.

Maricopa County’s largest shelter is starting to screen its older clients for possible neurological disorders. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wants Arizona schools to keep Amnesty International and UNICEF off their campuses. Some Phoenix leaders are pushing for more security along the city’s light rail line. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix, tribal natural resources and Fronteras Desk news.

Phoenix leaders held a ceremony Thursday to kick off renovations for the future police headquarters. The president of a large Christian university in Phoenix is pushing back against a nearly $38 million fine assigned by the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will fund new research focused on how PFAS — known as forever chemicals — affect animals and plants in agricultural areas. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix, business and tribal resources news.

Critics say being a “right to work” state is deceiving and keeps Arizona workers from bargaining and forming unions. The Phoenix Union High School District has partnered with an online certification program in an effort to recruit and retain qualified teachers. Tucson’s City Council has approved a plan laid out by municipal authorities to secure drinking water for residents in the coming years. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix, business and tribal resources news.

Important deadlines are quickly approaching for federal funding for climate change programs. Migrant families separated under the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" policy will receive support from the U.S. government under a new settlement between the Biden administration and the ACLU. Gas prices have remained high in Arizona even as prices drop nationwide. Plus the latest science, tribal natural resources, education and metro Phoenix news.

Arizona will be auctioning off shipping containers used to construct former Gov. Doug Ducey’s illegal makeshift border wall. Flu cases and other respiratory infections are on the rise in Arizona. Wednesday was an important holiday for one Native community outside of Tucson. Plus, the latest in business and metro Phoenix news.

A judge this week denied the city of Phoenix’s request for more time to clear the region’s largest homeless encampment. Save Our Schools Arizona delivered a memo to the state’s legislative leadership, governor, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction demanding a plan to deal with what it calls massive overspending on school vouchers. The U.S. government wants to change how it manages Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona to keep a disruptive invasive fish from spawning in its waters and harming protected species. Plus the latest business, tribal natural resources, metro Phoenix and science news.

Only one Phoenix City Council District will remain unchanged after leaders approved new district maps Tuesday. Researchers at the University of Arizona are working with farmers to find new ways, and new crops, that might help with conservation. Plus the latest education, business, metro Phoenix and Fronteras Desk news.

More Arizona school counselors are facing compassion fatigue. Extreme temperatures led to hundreds of deaths in spite of record investments to protect people from heat. Nearly a third of the Navajo Nation still lives without running water, but that doesn’t stop travelers from veering off the grid. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, science and business news.