Arizona faces what Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday called an "intense'' fire season fueled by an unusually dry winter.

A state lawmaker who wants to be the state's chief elections officer refused to say Monday whether he believes President Trump is acting illegally in telling states they have to demand proof of citizenship from all voters.

Arizona lawmakers gave approval Monday to two different ways to raise their own pay, adding a plan to give a major increase in daily expense payments to legislators who live in Maricopa County to an existing proposal that seeks to ask voters to retroactively OK inflation adjustments to their yearly salaries.

The government has stepped in and attempted to end the outbreak through various means, but none have worked.

She is the daughter of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who served southern Arizona, including south Yuma County, for 22 years. She told KAWC "I'm ready to stand on my own two feet."

KAWC interviewed Grijalva, who served southern Arizona, including Yuma County for 22 years, on multiple occasions. Hear what he told us and what some of his colleagues- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi and former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland- said about him in Tucson.

Some Republican Arizona lawmakers oppose efforts to set the minimum age to buy or possess tobacco products in Arizona to 21. It is currently 18. Rep. Nick Kupper says smokers have rights.

Hosted and produced by the KAWC News team, Arizona Edition is focused on the issues facing Arizona, with an emphasis on stories and news impacting the people of Yuma and La Paz counties.

This week on the Intern Show, we speak with Arizona Western College students about their experience as a transgender or gender-nonconforming youth in Yuma. And, LGBTQ organization One-n-Ten offers resources for young people across the state.

As Americans wait to see if Congress goes along with President Trump's plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the uncertainty is frustrating some AZ college students.