Arizona Senate contender Kyrsten Sinema holds $10 million, Ruben Gallego has $6.5 million, while Kari Lake starts with over $1 million and debt. House races also show varied financial standings among candidates.

December saw a record 302,000 migrant encounters at the U.S. southern border, while drug seizures declined, amidst ongoing policy debates and local challenges.

President Biden responds to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers, expressing a desire to prevent wider Middle East conflict and avoid rapid retaliation.

Arizona has deployed the National Guard to assist Cochise County in law enforcement duties amid increased smuggling cases, with Guard members aiding in administrative tasks in the county jail.

Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, has announced a partnership with PragerU to provide its conservative educational videos to schools, sparking debate over content appropriateness.

Arizona Rep. Leezah Sun resigns following an Ethics Committee report detailing ethics violations and inappropriate behavior, including threats of violence.

Jevin Hodge has been selected to fill a vacated seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, promising to focus on issues like affordable housing and education.

Kari Lake's financial disclosures reveal she received payments from a tech company led by a man she accused in a bribery scandal, raising questions about her political integrity.

Health officials use wastewater to track community drug use, providing real-time data that helps public health initiatives combat the opioid epidemic.

Arizona farmers oppose state water regulation proposals, including the creation of a new Active Management Area in Gila Bend, favoring Senate Bill 1221 for voluntary conservation.

Roger Smith, the first director of Phoenix's Office of Accountability and Transparency, is resigning due to reduced powers of overseeing police conduct.

Arizona's Governor Hobbs and Republican lawmakers are in a standoff over the funding of education, with opposing approaches to the extension of Prop. 123.

In December, U.S. Border Patrol arrests at the Mexico border hit a record high of 249,785, with a decrease in early January. Mexican and Venezuelan nationals led the arrests. The Tucson sector reported the most apprehensions.