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Rare endangered orchid produces first blooms in conservation project at Desert Botanical Garden
After years of careful experimentation, the Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated a milestone in its effort to save an endangered orchid.
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A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That’s the recipe for Gilbert’s Agritopia
Here’s a look into life at Agritopia, a residential community in Gilbert that includes a working 11-acre organic farm.
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Arizona’s rural groundwater deal stalls as legislative session nears end
Arizona’s Democratic governor and the GOP-controlled Legislature are at odds over regulating groundwater pumping in the state’s rural areas—and time is running out.
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Arizona Republicans want to tie school vouchers to public education funding, jeopardizing Prop 123
Arizona Republicans are using Proposition 123, a large source of public education funding, to get the controversial ESA school voucher program enshrined in the state constitution.
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The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that’s sacred to Apaches
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred.
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Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion
Arizona healthcare providers and advocates have filed a lawsuit to expand abortion access in Arizona and knock down restrictions on abortion care.
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Pride 2025: Your guide to Arizona’s June events
Celebrate Pride 2025 in June with these events and venues across Arizona.
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Trump bill may repay $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into short-lived border wall
House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Biden’s presidency. That could allow Arizona to recoup some of the money spent on a short-lived barrier installed by former Gov. Ducey.
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Arizona Republicans vote to take healthcare, food aid away from constituents
House Republicans just voted to pass massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. All Arizona Republicans voted for the cuts, except Rep. David Schweikert, who was late to the vote, but said he would have supported the bill if he’d gotten a chance.
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ICE arrests at Phoenix immigration court an ‘all-out assault on due process,’ advocates say
The arrests appear to be part of a nationwide trend this week in which individuals have shown up for their hearings only to have their cases dismissed by judges at the request of government prosecutors, and for ICE agents to then arrest them on courthouse grounds.
