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This week in Arizona: rural water rights battles pit La Paz County residents against a New York hedge fund, educators file a ballot initiative to reform school vouchers, Peoria Unified votes to close two schools, and an unprecedented March heat wave is on the way.
Arizona's biggest stories this week: a record 110°F March temperature, Governor Hobbs halts budget talks, Arizona AG files historic criminal charges against Kalshi, dueling ESA ballot measures, and a housing affordability bill passes the House.
Phoenix shatters March heat records with nine consecutive triple-digit days, budget talks collapse, No Kings protests sweep the state, and Arizona hires a law firm for its Colorado River legal battle. Arizona's top 10 stories of the week.
From the NCAA Women's Final Four descending on Phoenix to a landmark energy plan, immigration enforcement surges, and a controversial holiday repeal — here are the ten stories that defined Arizona this week.
Colorado River crisis deepens, lawmakers find ICE facility packed 'like sardines,' Arizona faces above-average wildfire risk, and more — the biggest stories shaping Arizona this week.
Arizona Republicans unveil a $17.9 billion 'skinny budget' that slashes agency spending to fund historic tax cuts, while a federal judge dismisses the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Arizona voter data — protecting the private information of millions of residents.
A three-week U.S. Marshals operation recovered 31 critically missing children across the Phoenix metro area, including victims of sex trafficking and endangered runaways.