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Arizona Counties Want More Funds for Mexican Wolf Recovery

A counties organization official says federal funding covers a fraction of the actual costs of the program.

The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, Arizona.

Pima County Supervisors OK TUSD Desegregation Tax Plan, Defying Legislature

County plans to leave tax as a part of its primary property tax, bucking recently passed law.

Arizona Democrats Call for Special Legislative Session

Four senators want another look at block grant money and gun laws.

Farmland lies on either side of Route 95 in Mohave Valley. Some is actively farmed, and other lots are not.

CAP Walks Away From Mohave County Land Deal

Communities along the Colorado River had protested the deal over many months.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona speaking about Trump administration tariffs, June 7, 2018.

Flake Warns of Looming Trade War

The U.S. senator from Arizona is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill to limit the president's tariff powers.

Arizona to Use VW Settlement Money for New School Buses

Gov. Ducey announced plans for at least 280 buses for low-income districts.

Buddhist scholar and author Robert Thurman.

Infinite Lifetimes

Renowned Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, translator of the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", talks about rebirth, space aliens, and lucid dying.

Illustration for the "Bundyville" podcast by Zoë van Dijk.

Taking a Trip to "Bundyville"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Legal battles on the border over the separation of families; and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman talks about life, death, and having fun in between.

TEP Adds 20-Megawatt Battery Storage

A spokesman says the the utility will more than double its battery storage by the end of next year.

Gov. Doug Ducey, right, and State Forester Jeff Whitney speaking to a crowd of land managers and first responders in Tucson Thursday, May 31, 2018.

Ducey Warns of High Wildfire Danger in Arizona This Summer

The Arizona governor said the federal government needs to step up fire prevention to lessen need for firefighting.

U.S. Reps. David Schweikert and Martha McSally and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen are joined by Border Patrol agents at the border fence in Nogales.

Homeland Security Secretary Visits Arizona-Mexico Border

It was the second trip for the secretary to Arizona in as many months.

Joy Mona, 19, teaches two seniors how to navigate their iPhones at a pilot Teeniors workshop at the Northwest YMCA in Tucson.

Making a Connection: Teens Help Seniors Learn Digital Literacy

A new program is getting tech-savvy teens to educate seniors about 21st century tech and the internet.

Okanaga rubrovenosa is one of the most prominent cicada species found in the Southwest U.S.

Cicadas Tune Up for Long, Hot Summer

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How teens & seniors are working together to navigate the perils of the internet; Chris Dashiell looks back at a classic Arizona western called "Broken Arrow"; and why "shape note singing" has a loyal following.