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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says she will veto every bill sent her way until the Legislature passes a bipartisan solution to provide emergency funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. It’s been almost a week since scores of asylum seekers who entered the U.S. under the CBP One app were told they had seven days to leave the country. The Valley is a popular spot for data centers but is there enough water to sustain them? Plus the latest business, tribal natural resources and education news.

Earlier this week, the EPA rolled back some guidelines from the Clean Air Act that Arizona lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say were unfairly punishing efforts to keep emissions down. Nonprofits are bracing for higher demand for services on smaller budgets after tariffs and a rocky stock market close. A surge of demand of cannabis created an imminent need for a marijuana-specific trained workforce. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, health, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.

A controversial land swap authorized between the U.S. Forest Service and Resolution Copper would allow the company to access a multibillion dollar copper deposit on Tonto Forest land considered sacred to some tribes. The U.S. is denying Mexico’s request for Colorado River water for the first time since the two countries signed a water-sharing treaty in 1944. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix and science news.

Questions still remain about how the Isaac School District's finances got so out of control and what the future holds for its teachers and staff. As technology evolves, so do scams —and in today’s fast-paced, highly digitized world, senior adults are more vulnerable than ever. An endangered fish will be released into a lake southeast of Phoenix later this week. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk and politics news.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont brought what he calls the “Fight Oligarchy” tour to Tempe late Thursday. The Isaac School District has announced it may close some of its schools at the end of this school year. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and science news.

Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijlava passed away Thursday following complications from cancer treatment. A local nonprofit and trade school have teamed up to launch a welding program for women recently released from Perryville prison. The measles outbreak in Texas is causing concern in Arizona. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and education news.

President Donald Trump has again delayed tariffs on goods from Mexico after a conversation with Mexico’s president. Uranium transport from the Pinyon Plain Mine south of the Grand Canyon has only been steadily underway for about two weeks. Arizona’s public universities are taking a measured approach in response to executive orders issued by Trump attacking diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

Shoppers in the U.S. are contending with the possibility that already high grocery prices could get higher if President Donald Trump follows through with his promise to levy taxes on Mexico and Canada next week. Even years after the pandemic drove public schooling largely online, experts say more desks are empty in Arizona schools every day than there should be. The National Park Service is now hiring seasonal workers to fill positions at parks across the country. Plus the latest politics, sports, metro Phoenix and aging news.

School funding is closely tied to student enrollment, and public school enrollment is declining. A coalition of Arizona fishermen and scientists are working together to try to get statewide protection for an ecologically important estuary in Sonora, Mexico. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the first bill of the legislative session Tuesday. Plus the latest metro Phoenix and business news.

The price of eggs has skyrocketed in recent months., but the problem has nothing to do with inflation. It has more to do with a virus. Arizona’s largest public school district announced immediate layoffs, as well as future cuts for the 2025-26 school year. Some traditional Indigenous stories can only be uttered during the wintertime. University of Arizona researchers say vegetable farmers are more concentrated in Yuma County than car manufacturing is around Detroit. Plus the latest Fronteras, metro Phoenix and politics news.