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Some Arizona leaders are breathing a sigh of relief as the federal government passed funding that will presumably go toward transporting migrants out of border communities or caring for them while there. There was widespread concern about daily mass migrant street releases starting in April, as federal funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Shelter and Services Program was set to expire on April 1, The Center Square previously reported. Read More.

The vast majority of people think schools should focus on traditional subjects like math, reading and science, and a majority also say critical race theory should not be taught, a new poll shows. According to The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive, most surveyed said they want schools to focus on core subjects instead of hot-button topics like critical race theory. Read More.

Attorney General Kris Mayes is the focus of a new committee in the Arizona House of Representatives. Read More.

Maricopa County executive director Zach Schira claimed on Tuesday that recent changes to the state's elections as a result of a "landmark" election integrity bill that enjoyed overwhelming support in the Arizona Legislature. Schira told The Arizona Republic that complying with a provision in HB 2785 which requires election workers to count the number of early ballots at each polling location required an average of 30 to 45 minutes at polling locations across the state for the March 19 presidential preference election. Read More.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social shot off to a blistering start in its stock market debut on Tuesday, surging more than 50% at the beginning of trading.  Read More.

Students at Arizona State University (ASU) have the ability to enroll in a program that allows them to provide support services to illegal immigrants serviced by a Catholic Charities organization in exchange for school credit. A university website reveals that any student enrolled in an ASU Health Sciences program and some students from the ASU School of Social Work are eligible to "provide aid to migrants looking for a better life" at Casa Alitas in what the university calls the MILAGRO Collaborative. Read More.

A New York appeals court on Monday gave former President Donald Trump a lifeline in his New York fraud case, allowing Trump to post a much Read More.

The new federal budget signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday includes funding to continue providing shelter to illegal immigrants in Arizona, even as many were reducing operations or preparing to close after Republicans defeated a controversial immigration and foreign aid bill. Lawmakers approved a $1.2 trillion budget to avoid a government shutdown despite opposition in the U.S. House, where the funding bill proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson received the support of 101 Republicans. A total of 112 Republicans and 22 Democrats voted against the spending bill in the House. Read More.

While there are plenty of disagreements on how to best handle the southern border crisis, it's clear that people on the ground are asking for more Read More.

Video taken near El Paso, Texas, shows illegal immigrants tearing down a barrier and overwhelming members of the Texas National Guard as they stormed across the border. Read More.

A bill aiming to crackdown on unlicensed sober living facilities passed out of the Arizona State Senate unanimously, but could face hurdles as it moves forward. Read More.

Arizona state Rep. Jevin Hodge resigned from the state legislature on Tuesday as sexual misconduct allegations surfaced. Read More.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office reported that in less than 48 hours, five different efforts at human smuggling into the country were foiled at a single port of entry, according to ABC News. Read More.

House conservatives are pushing for House Speaker Mike Johnson to stop President Biden's "open border" policies with the federal funding bill that Congress has to pass before a Friday deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Congress has passed six appropriations bills in the form of a "minibus" spending package to fund certain cabinet agencies but both the House and Senate still have to pass another package to fund the remaining agencies. Read More.

Arizona's presidential preference election on Tuesday is on track to have predictable results. Read More.