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Arizona’s 160-year-old law banning abortion in almost all circumstances was repealed. This year, county and city officials are making some changes they hope will protect more people from extreme heat. The Phoenix Mystery Castle owner won’t say what is happening to the property. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, tribal natural resources, education, aging and metro Phoenix news.

An Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who sent documents to Washington falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Joe Biden, won the state’s 2020 presidential election. A repeal of the near-total abortion ban passed in the Arizona House and the speaker isn't happy. Low wages, high turnover rates and chronic understaffing plague the direct support professionals workforce, leaving both caregivers and those they support in a precarious position. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, tribal natural resources and education news.

Two Republicans joined all Democrats in the Arizona Senate to take the first step towards repealing Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion. Phoenix had hoped to open 23 public pools this summer, but will open 18 instead. The search committee for the next president of the University of Arizona had its first meeting Wednesday. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling this week reinstating a near total ban on abortion in the state, a law that dates back to 1864. A new attraction is coming to Arizona’s billion-dollar Astro-tourism industry.   The Phoenix Union High School District is stepping up efforts to educate its students in financial literacy. Plus the latest metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.

One Arizona electrical provider says the way to meet rising demand and ambitious sustainability goals is to build a new lake in the middle of the desert. University of Arizona President Robert Robbins will step down following numerous unfavorable reports about the school’s finances. State representatives approved a bill designed to help address the housing crisis by streamlining the zoning process in Arizona cities. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and metro Phoenix news.

A new report from ASU’s Kyl Center for Water Policy warns the groundwater supply in the Phoenix area faces some major threats in the years ahead. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is asking a court to swiftly determine what damages she owes in a defamation suit brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer rather than take the case to trial. Phoenix will require contractors with employees working outside to follow measures intended to prevent heat injury and illness following a City Council vote Tuesday. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, metro Phoenix, education and Fronteras Desk news.