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The NPR Student Podcast Challenge searches for the voices of tomorrow.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Brenna Wynn Greer follows the history of Black image makers in her book "Represented"; and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks reflects on her novel of life during the bubonic plague, called "Year of Wonders".
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona auditors backtrack, say no election data destroyed

Announcement reverses earlier allegations that election officials eliminated evidence.
Sen. President Karen Fann and Sen. Warren Petersen, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meet with members of the team auditing the results of the Presidential election in Maricopa County. May 18, 2021

Senate gets election audit update

Maricopa County declined to participate in the meeting.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Arizona GOP budget deal envisions massive income tax cut

Plan would implement a flat 2.5% income tax that cuts $1.5 billion a year from state revenue
Karrin Taylor Robson announced she is running for governor as a Republican. May 2021

Robson runs for governor

The Arizona Board of Regents member is the second Republican to enter the race.

Republican-led Maricopa County Board fights back against election audit and claims of voter fraud

Board of Supervisors cal on fellow members of the GOP and business leaders to speak out against the partisan audit
File image of a voter registration form for Arizona.

Legislature wants to freeze election deadlines

The bill would keep filing and registration deadlines from moving.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

AZ Senate passes sex ed bill, again

A similar bill was vetoed by Governor Ducey last month.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Yee announces run for Governor

The current state treasurer is the first Republican in the race.
Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Republican Arizona election official calls Trump accusation "unhinged"

Maricopa County Recorder calls for an end to the falsehoods about how the AZ election was run
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education notebook: Teens get vaccine, UA closes out the school year

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
A view of downtown Bisbee.

Evacuation orders lifted in Old Bisbee; wildfire contained

Residents are being allowed to return home
Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Conservative group boasts of secret role in voting laws, including in Arizona

The claims are made in a video presentation by Heritage Action
More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

Ducey ends federal $300 weekly unemployment bonus

Governor offers $2,000 "Back to work" bonus instead.
Volunteers check voter registration at a voting station.

Report breaks down active voter registrations across Arizona

Pima County has 629,043 active voters with about 40% Democrats and 29% Republicans.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Navajo Nation opposes new voting law, Tucson to receive over $135 million in federal relief

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 13.

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