Plans by Republican leaders in the Arizona state Senate to pass a $12.8 billion budget fell apart today on Thursday. The school year is wrapping up but after a year of COVID-19 issues, there is a lot of interest in summer school. Top Mexican environmental officials met with communities affected by a 2014 mining spill in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, this weekend, and now area residents say they’re holding those leaders and the mining company accountable to remedy long-standing impacts of the disaster. Plus the latest in business, science and metro Phoenix news.
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