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NIST’s AI standards eyed as inspiration for federal regulation
Because there currently are no federal regulations for AI, companies often look to guidelines set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to find common language or standards. (Photo by...
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Tohono O’odham PD takes mandatory training on missing and murdered Indigenous...
Arizona Department of Public Safety's Tribal Liaison, Capt. Paul Etnire, provided an update on state law, including the new Missing Endangered Persons and Turquoise Alert System, during a mandatory...
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The Trump administration wrongly deported Abrego Garcia once. They still want...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., right, meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was erroneously deported to El Salvador by ICE agents. (Photo courtesy Van Hollen's office)This report...
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Arizona House, Senate finally come to $17.6B budget agreement
Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Illustration by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorJust days ahead of a government shutdown, the Republicans who lead the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate and the...
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US Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, allows Trump birthright...
The U.S. Supreme Court, as seen on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday in a major decision reined in nationwide injunctions by some lower...
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Arizona’s eviction-to-prison pipeline criminalizes poverty instead of...
Volunteers with the Aris Foundation hand out food on a Tuesday evening in Tempe to those who are experiencing homelessness or food insecurity. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorIn Arizona,...
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Gun silencer, school voucher provisions dropped from GOP mega-bill in the US...
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Republicans cannot exempt gun silencers, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled...
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, Arizona children aren’t affected by Trump’s...
Photo via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court has given the Trump administration the go-ahead to begin stripping away the constitutional right to citizenship from hundreds of thousands of children with...
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Hobbs signs Arizona budget averting shutdown after House GOP holdout ends
Photo by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorArizona’s budget drama is finally over. After weeks of feuding between the Republicans who control the state House of Representatives and Senate, long nights and...
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In final day flurry, lawmakers pass bills addressing wrongful incarceration...
Image via Getty ImagesBefore ending Arizona’s legislative session for the year, the state Senate voted to pass several lingering pieces of legislation that would do things like provide compensation for...
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US Senate launches debate on GOP mega-bill, but passage still not assured
The U.S. Capitol on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate began floor debate on Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” Sunday afternoon, though there...
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Maricopa County Recorder’s Office mails incorrect letters to 83,000 voters
Approximately 83,000 Maricopa County voters received an incorrect letter warning them that they would be moved to the inactive voter list if they didn’t respond. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office...
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Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. Photo by Jennifer Shutt | States NewsroomEditor’s Note: This story...
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US Senate kicks off vote-a-rama on massive tax and spending cut bill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as returns to his office from the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harnik...
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Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks back onto the Senate floor after speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harnik |...
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Battles over public lands loom even after sell-off proposal fails
Eagletrail Mountains Wilderness, an area west of Phoenix managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Photo by Bob Wick | Bureau of Land ManagementHunters, hikers and outdoors lovers of all stripes...
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Hundreds evacuated as wildfire near Navajo Nation capital grows to nearly...
The Navajo Nation police and McKinley County firefighters watch smoke rise into the sky as the Oak Ridge Fire burns in the distance on June 29, 2025. Photo Courtesy of the Navajo Nation Police...
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US Senate narrowly passes GOP megabill after overnight session, sending it to...
Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Thune of South Dakota, Mike Crapo of Idaho and Lindsey Graham of South Dakota speak to reporters after passage of their sweeping tax break and spending...
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The prisoner who rewrote Arizona law
Abelardo Chaparro, 50, outside of his home in Apache Junction. Chaparro's case has set precedent for other cases like his where parole was discussed but never given as an option. Photo by Jerod...
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Hobbs warns of ‘devastation’ for Arizonans if Trump’s desired budget cuts go...
Gov. Katie Hobbs at a ceremonial signing of the budget on July 1, 2025. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorGov. Katie Hobbs sent a warning to Republicans in Congress debating a federal...
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