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You've heard of two seconds is too long to leave your child around water. The same is true for leaving them in a hot car.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is siding with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows parents to take their children out of class if the material goes against their religious beliefs.

Why are so many Arizona children falling behind when it comes to literacy?

KTAR News and ABC 15 Special: Immigration on Arizona Today are joined by AZ GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda, Partner at Oracle Strategies Luis Acosta-Herrera, Immigration Attorney Margarita Silva, and Justin Harris with Border Security Alliance to discuss immigration in our state.

Immigration Attorney Margarita Silva and Justin Harris with Border Security Alliance join the Immigration in Arizona Today special. Silva is a valley immigration attorney who has practiced law for over 30 years. She focuses on deportation defense, family immigration and criminal defense. Harris is part of the Border Security Alliance, an organization advocating for policies that secure the border and combat human trafficking, drug smuggling and other criminal actions along the border.

AZ GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda and DACA recipient and partner at Oracle Strategies Luis Acosta-Herrera join the KTAR/ABC 15 Special: Immigration in Arizona Today. Swoboda supports the President's actions and advocates for a robust guest worker program for Arizona. Acosta-Herrera is a partner at a government affairs PR firm who works in lobbying with lawmakers and agencies on both sides of the political spectrum and provides a personal view as a DACA recipient.

KTAR News and ABC 15 Special: Immigration on Arizona Today are joined by ABC News Consultant and Former Homeland Security Official John Cohen, ABC 15 Reporter Ben Brown and KTAR News Reporter Balin Overstolz to discuss topics regarding DHS actions, ICE raids, and deportation without due process.

ABC 15 Reporter Ben Brown and KTAR Reporter Balin Overstolz join the Immigration in Arizona Today special. Brown has reported on immigrants who have been deported without due process and has been extensively covering AZ politics focusing on immigration and immigration related protests. Overstolz has covered protests and demonstrations by groups opposing ICE raids and provides the perspective of how city governments and police departments have reacted to ICE actions.

John Cohen has more than 50 years of experience in law enforcement and homeland security and spent much of his time addressing narcotics trafficking and other criminal activity at the southern border. Cohen breaks down ICE Administration's current immigration policies and actions regarding immigration enforcement by HSI and ICE.

Honeywell Aerospace is now testing autonomous military helicopters right here in the Valley. Directors Sapan Shah says the goal of the autonomous flight is to limit as many crew members as possible so personnel can focus on logistical support to complete a mission. He explains there were two safety pilots onboard, but neither were flying the helicopter. 

A part of the U.S House GOP budget proposal backed by President Trump could impact Arizona students’ ability to go to college.

K through 8 students in Gilbert public schools will no longer be able to use their cell phones during the school day.

The Arizona State Board of Education approved the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) handbook with a vote of 8-1, locking in the voucher program’s requirements for the 2025-26 school year.

Two-million acres of public lands are for sale across eleven states, including Arizona, in the Big Beautiful Bill. Arizona U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego encouraged people to call their Republicans senators and representatives and ask them to take this provision out of the budget proposal. 

A group of Native American high schoolers are tapping into their culture and future health through food.

A recent Rent Cafe report shows the number of valley households earning at least a million dollars a year and choosing to rent their instead of buying one grew by nearly 520 percent from 2019 to 2023.

The Scottsdale Unified School District is raising its school lunch and breakfast prices for the upcoming school year, the district’s first meal price increase since 2018.

Alleged Medicaid fraud in Arizona is reportedly worth up to $6 billion a year. State Senator Janae Shamp is requesting a full audit of Medicaid eligibility, known in Arizona as AHCCCS. She claims more than 5,000 enrollees have over $50,000 in their bank accounts, according to data obtained by LexisNexis. 

Childcare is a necessity for many Arizonans, with 61% of children in the state under the age of 5 living in households where every adult works. So why is childcare inaccessible to so many families, and how do we change that?

Arizona State University’s preparatory academy is launching a new teacherless high school program focused on self-directed learning called ASU Prep Tempe.

Arizona law enforcement agencies have arrested 73 alleged child predators, a result of “Operation Safe Online Summer” conducted in April. 

Scottsdale Unified School District could lose federal funding over what State Superintendent Horne calls a ‘woke’ curriculum

A mother is suing a Tucson rehab facility after her daughter overdosed on fentanyl during her stay at Buena Vista Health and Recovery Center. The lawsuit asks for compensation over the death of 25-year-old Terria Lewis. Her attorneys argue Buena Vista had a responsibility to maintain a safe and secure treatment environment, free from illicit drugs. 

Kids in the Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center now have the opportunity to learn from Arizona State University students about music, and life skills.

Arizona school districts and charter schools could receive 60% of its state funding at the beginning of this month.