Adelita Grijalva is the front-runner to replace her father in Congress but faces an unexpectedly competitive primary featuring a young social-media-savvy newcomer.

Arizona House members passed the plan on a bipartisan vote that overrode sharp divisions that had raised fears of a government shutdown.

Arizona and nearly two dozen other states are taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to freeze more than $6.8 billion in public education funds, which they warn will cause schools across the country to lay off teachers and shut down critical programs.

Arizona faces a potential government shutdown if a budget isn't passed by June 30. Critical services, including prisons and healthcare, are expected to continue operating even in a shutdown. Less essential services,

A state budget stalemate pitting Senate Republicans and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs against the GOP-controlled House escalated over the weekend, with the end of the fiscal year a week away and an unprecedented government shutdown looming.

Former state Sen. Rusty Bowers, a former House speaker who spent 30 years in or around state government, said Arizona has never before experienced a state shutdown. "That's a big deal," he said.

A bipartisan group of Arizona senators wrapped up their $17.6 billion budget plan early morning June 20 and declared they were done for the year in a move that risks a state government shutdown.