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11/03/2025

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10/20/2025

Ten colleges and universities across Arizona saw certain federal grants end early after the Trump administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions—schools serving high percentages of Hispanic or Native American and low-income students. Experts told AZCIR they were “stunned” by the cuts, which reporter Molly Bohannon found are leading to the dramatic reduction or elimination of student support programs, among other consequences.

Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

09/25/2025

Arizona’s community health centers rely on Medicaid more than those in almost any other state, with a majority of their funding coming from the program. Now, passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatens to upend the clinics at the core of Arizona’s health safety net.

Arizona’s safety net of community health centers, which serve 870,00 patients, face an uncertain future as billions in federal Medicaid cuts loom.

09/08/2025

ICE can legally show up on public parts of college campuses, but what happens next depends on the school. Experts say universities need clear plans for responding to immigration enforcement, yet an AZCIR review found some of Arizona’s biggest colleges and universities — including ASU and UA — don't have them.

Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.

07/22/2025

High levels of naturally occurring arsenic have long plagued the Hopi reservation, forcing families to haul clean water from distant fill stations or buy it in town. The Arsenic Mitigation Project has increased community access to clean water, but the treatment system is difficult to maintain in this remote stretch of high desert. Tribal leaders say long-term solutions will depend on a $5 billion water rights settlement now pending in Congress.

The Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project has increased access to clean water, but the system is difficult to maintain in this remote stretch of high desert.

07/22/2025

On the Hopi Reservation, farming is a sacred tradition rooted in prayer, community and resilience. But drought and contamination have left many without safe, reliable water.
Now, a $5B congressional water settlement could change that, delivering Colorado River water to the Hopi, Navajo and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes after decades of exclusion.Tribal leaders say it’s about more than infrastructure — it’s about justice, sovereignty and survival.

The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would repair decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona.