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There's a centrist political group called No Labels that's getting on the ballot in states like Arizona – and causing some consternation about what their endgame is. Menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes or sleep disturbances can negatively impact women in the workplace and cost billions in lost work time. The US Secretary of Education has been talking about loan forgiveness and school choice. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, business and Fronteras Desk news.

Voters in Tempe are preparing to cast their ballots in a special election on three propositions that will decide the future of its last major piece of prized real estate – a 46-acre tract of land on the northwestern edge of the city within just 2 miles of Sky Harbor Airport. The City of Tucson is returning a portion of ancestral land to the Tohono O’odham Nation in a new resolution passed by the City Council this week. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was before Congress this week answering questions about border apprehensions and the upcoming end of the pandemic-era protocol Title 42, among other issues. Plus the latest science, business and metro Phoenix news.

Tempe residents are expected to soon start receiving ballots for the city’s special election on whether to build an entertainment district around a new home for the Arizona Coyotes. Locals from the Navajo Nation shut down Grand Falls to non-tribal members and now they’re trying to keep it closed. Phoenix is looking for more partners to help protect the city’s most vulnerable this summer. Plus the latest in education and science news.

Republican lawmakers are proposing to rein in the powers of the Arizona governor to declare emergencies that can last for months or years without legislative oversight. A state-funded pilot program launched in 2015 that helped several Arizona school districts improve their performance is expanding. Republican Representative Eli Crane of Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District has reintroduced a bill to ratify a treaty that establishes state tribal lands for the San Juan Southern Paiute. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix and business news.

The city of Phoenix filed a lawsuit to stop a major development planned in Tempe that Phoenix believes is too close to Sky Harbor Airport. An international body that regulates the trade of protected plants and animals has imposed sanctions on Mexico. And Phoenix has less than four months to begin disbanding the Zone. Plus the latest science, education and metro Phoenix news.

State lawmakers blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case over a land transfer in the Tonto National Forest that would bring a massive copper mine to a sacred indigenous site about an hour east of Phoenix. After many months of mobile home residents begging Phoenix leaders to help them fight evictions, the City Council took action Wednesday night. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, education, Fronteras Desk and science news.

It looks like Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will have more support on the city council. Most Arizona Corporation Commissioners say a new regulator who met with financial institutions that invest in Arizona utilities did not commit an ethics violation. From auto-generated email responses to term papers written by ChatGPT, artificial intelligence now churns out text that both saves time and opens the door to fraud. Plus the latest in tribal resources, Fronteras Desk and education news.

Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have banned Arizona’s public schools from talking about race in certain ways. For the two most recent years on record, the case counts of Valley fever hit rates not seen since 2012. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and tribal resources news.

A market-based approach to pricing water could ease the crisis in the West. A group of Navajo residents living near what’s become a landmark waterfall in northern Arizona want to close it off to tourists and visitors, saying the increasingly popular area is being loved to death. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, science and metro Phoenix news.

The State Bar of Arizona confirmed it’s received two complaints against former Attorney General Mark Brnovich related to reports that he concealed records debunking election fraud claims. The Scottsdale City Council has unanimously approved a proposal to provide water to the Rio Verde Foothills community.  Gov. Katie Hobbs has removed all the board members of a binational nonprofit meant to foster ties between Arizona and Sonora. Plus the latest science, metro Phoenix and education news.