Tom Horne’s AZ superintendent era casts long shadow as Terry Leyba Ruiz, Kimberly Yee now try to stand out
It was a quiet election night at home last Tuesday for Republican Kimberly Yee and her family. But 24 hours later, the excitement took hold, Yee said, when she got the news she won the primary for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Yee’s victory sets up a Nov. 3 general election race against Democrat Terry…
‘A whole ecosystem:’ Border wall construction inches toward historic cottonwoods in Lochiel
This article originally appeared on Arizona Public Media, Southern Arizona’s PBS and NPR station. In sweltering heat Tuesday morning, a contractor steered a yellow excavator along a dirt road in…
Amid border investment, Yuma studies how to ease traffic at San Luis
The Greater Yuma Port Authority is eyeing hundreds of acres of undeveloped land near the San Luis border crossing and has set aside $400,000 to study whether the commercial port…
En medio de inversiones, Yuma estudia cómo aliviar el tráfico en el cruce fronterizo en San Luis
La Autoridad Portuaria del Gran Yuma está considerando cientos de acres de terrenos sin desarrollar cerca del cruce fronterizo de San Luis y ha destinado 400,000 dólares para estudiar si…
Displacement of ASDB students, school evaluations violate federal law, state says
The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind violated federal disability law last spring when it restricted placement…
Desplazamiento de estudiantes de ASDB y evaluaciones escolares violan ley federal
Las Escuelas Estatales de Arizona para Sordos y Ciegos (ASDB, por sus siglas en inglés) violaron la ley federal de…
Arizona primary results: Live updates on statewide, local races
In primary voting Tuesday, Arizona Republican voters chose Andy Biggs to face incumbent Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs in the general…
Resultados de elección primaria de Arizona: actualización de contiendas estatales y locales
En la votación de las primarias del martes, los votantes republicanos de Arizona eligieron a Andy Biggs para enfrentar a…
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