A Tempe parent and an eighth‑grade student were detained by ICE and transferred to the Dilley processing center, prompting Shamley School to change its promotion plans. Families are weighing protests and extra campus security.

A special Glendale council meeting will decide whether Councilmember Lupe Conchas can keep his Cactus District seat after winning an SRP board post. The agenda includes a resolution to declare the seat vacant.

The Arizona Supreme Court has blocked Stephanie Stephens’ lawsuit against the Department of Child Safety, saying the agency had sufficient grounds to seek removal in 2020.

A packed Chandler council meeting on May 21 turned into a showdown over whether to renew a roughly $153,400 Flock Safety contract as residents warned of mass surveillance. Officials say the cameras produce investigative leads; critics say oversight is lacking.

Four San Carlos Apache staffers were placed on leave and an internal probe is underway after about $470,000 was found missing from a funeral assistance fund.

An attorney has asked the DOJ to investigate Arizona’s child‑welfare agency after two children with Type 1 diabetes died in state care. Depositions and a prior DOJ finding add weight to the request.

Phoenix council tightened fireworks rules, banning permissible consumer fireworks on city property and near preserves while expanding enforcement powers and fines.

H.R. 1's Medicaid changes could shrink Arizona's home‑based services, threatening daily care for thousands of people with disabilities.

Phoenix's council voted unanimously to double a crisis‑aid pot and add childcare and housing set‑asides, using a city surplus as federal funding shifts. Advocates pressed for more help at City Hall.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva visited a detained DACA recipient at a Tucson ICE facility. Family and video say agents forced entry into her home on Monday.

FEMA approved more than $110 million for Arizona — mainly pandemic reimbursements and tribal bridge repairs as part of a larger regional package.

A GOP intraparty spat in Arizona escalated when Joseph Chaplik's "imported Haitians" post drew condemnation and Jay Feely — a Trump‑backed frontrunner — defended Haitian men he helped sponsor.

Arizona will use an AI system to pre‑screen Medicaid claims for fraud, the governor says. AHCCCS named vendor Alivia Analytics and will revalidate high‑risk providers with CMS oversight.