Paradise Valley Unified's board voted Tuesday to terminate Superintendent C. Todd Cummings after a hearing accepted findings that he misled the district and created an unprofessional environment.

State data show most missing foster youth ran from group homes, and a new bill would create an outside panel to audit the Department of Child Safety.

Internal party records show Arizona GOP liability insurance covered about $1 million in legal fees for electors who signed a false 2020 certificate.

A package of bills would raise the penalty for buying sex to felony level, create an anti‑trafficking grant fund and press tech platforms to police prostitution in Arizona.

Phoenix's City Council added anti-retaliation language and new reporting rules to its heat-safety ordinance, requiring AC logs and new penalties for noncompliant contractors.

Phoenix council will discuss a transparency plan Tuesday as activists press officials after recent federal enforcement and a DHS warehouse purchase.

State auditors flagged nine Arizona districts as highest financial risk while nine more approach that threshold. Local systems from Isaac to Scottsdale face cuts and possible closures.

State lawmakers condemned coordinated teacher 'sick‑outs' that closed Tucson campuses, and say they are drafting rules to keep classrooms open after widespread ICE‑related protests.

Dozens of Phoenix workers packed a state hearing to demand enforceable heat protections, saying voluntary guidance won’t stop people from collapsing on the job.

A Payson legal secretary sued Gila County after being fired over a private Facebook post about Charlie Kirk's killing, arguing his firing violated his First Amendment rights.

House Bill 2110 would allow a member of any Arizona school governing body to pray aloud during meetings, clearing committees and drawing warnings from church‑state advocates.

The Arizona House advanced HB 2022 on Feb. 3, 2026 — a bill that would move the state primary to late July and adjust cure and observer rules in election law. The measure now heads to the Senate.

Sixty‑five Arizona business leaders urged Gov. Katie Hobbs to rethink plans to eliminate data‑center tax breaks and add a water fee, warning it could chill investment. Lawmakers now face competing pressure from industry and water advocates.