State News
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University of Arizona freezes tuition for residents
The University of Arizona will freeze tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduates in the 2025-26 academic year to maintain affordability.
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Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours
Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona under a plan approved this week by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service.
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Gilbert woman’s Christmas toy fundraiser brings in over $18,000
Kendahl Lock of Gilbert raised over $18,000 and purchased over 1,200 gifts for Toys for Tots this year.
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Univision Arizona & NAU launch full-ride scholarship for Hispanic students
Univision Arizona partnered with NAU to offer a full-ride scholarship for Hispanic students, boosting educational access.
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Arizona’s fight against wrongful convictions gets $1.5M boost
A $1.5 million DOJ grant will support the University of Arizona Innocence Project’s work in investigating wrongful convictions via DNA evidence.
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Kris Mayes sues ‘nuisance’ corporate mega-farms for exploiting Arizona’s groundwater rules
The lawsuit alleges that massive farming corporations have taken advantage of Arizona’s lax groundwater laws and have deprived local farmers of access to water.
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Valley Metro changed its fare system: Here’s what you need to know
Valley Metro has stopped accepting paper passes in a move towards a more modernized transit system.
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Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons could include these 13 Arizona convicts
Trump chose not to pardon the insurrectionists before he left office in 2021, but made it a campaign promise to do so starting in 2022.
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Arizona elects sheriff known for racial profiling—and passes a law to let him do it
Cruelty towards immigrants has been approved by voters at the county, state, and federal level.
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Arizona’s immigrant communities are preparing for worst-case scenarios after election
Many see the unease brought about by the November Election results as a continuation of the fear undocumented immigrants live in every day.
