An Arizona federal judge rejected the state prison system's request to hire less-qualified doctors, saying the agency has refused to raise physician salaries despite repeated court orders to do so.

Arizona's Supreme Court ruled that the state's elections manual doesn't require public comment periods, backing the Democratic secretary of state against Republican legal challenges.

An Arizona appeals court sanctioned a self-represented litigant for submitting fake case citations generated by artificial intelligence without verification, establishing that AI use doesn't excuse compliance with court filing rules.

New Mexico State University researchers are developing ice cream formulas that melt more slowly while maintaining the frozen treat's classic taste and texture.

California regulators ordered utilities to lower the temperature threshold for power shutoffs during heat waves from 100 to 90 degrees to better protect low-income customers from dangerous conditions.

A new federal law requiring college graduates to earn at least $36,000 annually threatens federal loan access for students in about 300 California programs, particularly cosmetology, arts, and theater courses.

A black bear approached an Alaska legislator near the Capitol in Juneau this week until a fellow representative chased it away by charging at the animal with his phone.

ICE arrested and detained an Alaska state attorney in Anchorage for violating admission terms and is holding him pending deportation proceedings in Washington state.

Volunteers across Alaska are collecting thousands of bee specimens to document the state's native pollinators as warming threatens their survival.

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