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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed to give key election duties back to Recorder Justin Heap, who sued the board over the issue. This year, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Arizona is highlighting community-led events, many showcasing state history. Members of the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board are at odds over how to make necessary budget cuts. Plus the latest science, Fronteras Desk and business news.

The Colorado River is getting smaller thanks to climate change, and the states that use it are facing a deadline of this Saturday to agree on new rules about how to share water in the future. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality says it’s working with communities outside the city of Globe and the town of Star Valley on projects to address PFAS in drinking water. The Paradise Valley Unified School District has fired its superintendent. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and politics news.

It’s Super Bowl week! And while the game won’t be in Arizona this year, a good share of the betting will be. Gov. Katie Hobbs says she’s cautiously optimistic that Western states are moving towards a deal on the Colorado River. Mexico and the U.S. agreed to a sixty day action plan aimed at developing trade policies for critical minerals. Plus the latest business, indigenous affairs, politics, and metro Phoenix news.

Health officials continue to urge Arizonans to take precautions against measles. Federal investigators say a southern Arizona man shot by Border Patrol agents early Tuesday could face federal charges. As Arizona’s legislative session begins, housing affordability continues to be a priority for many lawmakers. Plus the latest education, Indigenous affairs, environmental and metro Phoenix news.

Arizona has had more than 200 measles cases since August. President Trump’s administration Wednesday dropped an effort to defund schools that teach “diversity equity and inclusion.” Remittances — or the money immigrants send back to their countries of origin — dropped to Mexico in 2025. Plus the latest business and metro Phoenix news.

Maricopa County is reporting its first measles case amid the state’s ongoing outbreak. It’s still unclear how Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers plan to pay for their dueling plans to cut taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars. Two East Valley school districts are looking to cut millions of dollars from their budgets to keep up with declines in enrollment. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, and business news.

In the wake of Wednesday’s fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is concerned about reports that the Trump administration plans to ramp up immigration enforcement activities in Phoenix. Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly are some of more than two dozen Democrats asking Trump administration officials about its diversion of federal agents to immigration work. The labor union for Arizona public school educators says voters want accountability and transparency for the state’s voucher system. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix, tribal natural resources and politics news.

The Phoenix City Council has green lit an expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in North Phoenix. After months of discussion and public hearings, the Kyrene School District governing board has voted to close four elementary schools and two middle schools. A new women’s health hub will be among the first projects developed in Mesa’s new Palo District. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, health, politics and metro Phoenix news.

Arizona has reported more than 900 cases of whooping cough in 2025 — that’s the highest case count in more than a decade. President Donald Trump says he will put an additional tariff on Mexico if it doesn’t send over water it owes the U.S. The Scottsdale Unified School District will close and repurpose two schools due to declining enrollment and a several-million-dollar budget shortfall. Plus the latest business, politics and metro Phoenix news.

Food banks may face an increased demand in the coming years due to changes made to SNAP by the Republican tax cut and spending package passed earlier this year. The superintendent of the Paradise Valley Unified School District could soon be terminated. How will Arizona Sen. Kelly's viral video and investigation affect his political future? Plus the latest Fronteras Desk and business news.