BC-AZ--Arizona News Coverage Advisory, AZ

Good morning. Here's an updated look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona.

Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or [email protected].

This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date.

All times are Mountain unless specified otherwise. Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.

TOP STORIES:

ARIZONA BUDGET-GOVERNOR

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday releases his proposed spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, providing a wish-list for negotiations with the state Legislature. By Bob Christie. UPCOMING: Story, photos. Developing from 2:01 p.m. budget release.

IN BRIEF:

— FATAL WRONG-WAY CRASH-TUCSON: One person was killed and another injured in a wrong-way crash on an Interstate 10 frontage road in Tucson, authorities said.

— FATAL PHOENIX SHOOTING-ARREST: Authorities say they’ve arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man following an argument at a Phoenix convenience store parking lot.

SPORTS

ON BASEBALL-SIGN STEALING

NEW YORK — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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