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  A second person has filed to run as a write-in candidate for Pima County constable in JP9, which had no one listed on the ballot after the incumbent was booted from the race — but one may face a legal challenge.

  Voters can get a look at candidates in several Southern Arizona primary races next week.

  Updated: The Arizona Department of Health Services has dialed back on their announcement of a "recall" of  "Diamond Shruumz" mushroom-infused candies, which have been associated with several severe reactions across the country.

  Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5%, but the job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden.

  Voters in as many as nine states could sidestep legislators and directly decide whether to expand access to abortion through citizen-led ballot initiatives, though GOP lawmakers have tightened signature requirements or raised the percentage of the vote required for initiatives to pass.

  A judge on Thursday blocked the transfer of $115 million from the state’s share of the national opioid settlement that legislators approved less than a week ago as a key component of balancing a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit.

  The Democrats’ House campaign arm plans to inject $2.8 million into two battleground districts in Arizona, targeting U.S. Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani, who both won by narrow margins in 2022.

  As she promised, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appealed a judge’s ruling that she violated state statute when she bypassed the Senate confirmation process for appointing directors of state agencies.

  Two Phoenix-area men face federal charges after investigators said they allegedly produced fake IDs, including Social Security cards and permanent residency documents, officials said Thursday.

  Pima County School Superintendent Dustin J. Williams has made four new appointments to three local school boards. All four of the new governing board members will serve until the November election, in which they will have the chance to run for re-election.

  The Tucson’s Housing First program is seeking volunteers to help put together care kits to be handed out to homeless residents across the city.

  Cooling centers set up to help people escape Tucson's summer days are made from two old cargo containers, part of an effort to repurpose dozens of the steel boxes used as part of former Gov. Doug Ducey's ad-hoc border barrier.