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Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in Arizona has been restored, allowing 1.8 million AHCCCS enrollees to access covered services such as birth control, STI testing, and cervical cancer screenings at the state's seven Planned Parenthood locations. Following a year-long suspension under the One Big Beautiful Bill, all seven centers in Arizona are now open five days a week with extended evening hours to better serve patients, including vulnerable populations in southern Arizona's rural communities.

Justin Joseph Noecker of Prescott was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder and seven years probation for kidnapping after assaulting a pregnant woman, resulting in the death of her unborn child. Arizona law treats harm to an unborn baby at any stage with the same penalties as harm to a young child, which applied in this case following the October 2024 incident near Prescott.