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The state Legislature continues its break next week. GOP leaders said they would use their time out of session to work on a new state budget ahead of the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
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For a second year in a row, Arizona State University’s commencement involves a record number of graduates. This year, more than 21,000 students will officially earn their degrees. -
The Arizona Legislature is a vote away from passing a bill that would make teachers personally liable for civil damages if they are found to promote antisemitism. House Bill 2867 would be a first-of-its-kind law. -
ASU says the school “aims to create a new and rapidly evolving space for the integration of digital technology, data-driven decision-making and a significant focus on local impact within public health.” -
State lawmakers are taking a late spring break — two weeks for the House, three for the Senate. During that time, GOP legislative leaders are hoping to focus on budget negotiations with the governor’s office. -
Some engineering students from Arizona State University have come up with a solution to address delays in the Tempe Streetcar schedule. -
A team of researchers from ASU and Google’s artificial intelligence laboratory known as DeepMind have developed a robot capable of playing table tennis. -
Despite rallying club support and institutional efforts, many in the queer community at colleges and universities say they are scared and need validation that they are allowed to take up space. -
Christopher Rivas is a playwright, author, podcaster, and actor. Rivas is spending this year as an artist in residence at ASU Gammage, developing another theater piece called “How We Get Free.” -
Four years after Arizona first allowed payments to student athletes, a new law expands the ways universities and colleges can compensate sought-after sports stars and raise the money to pay them. -
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved about $10 million worth of annual contracts to continue offering free preschool to eligible families. -
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill Wednesday making it a state crime for protesters and others to set up encampments on college campuses. The measure had bipartisan support. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a new school safety bill into law. It expands the state’s School Safety Program in multiple ways, including allowing retired police officers to serve as school resource officers.
