Key Points: Phoenix city leaders face legislative opposition to new light rail project  The project’s fate could be decided by federal funding that hasn’t yet been approved The project aims […]

Key Points: Gubernatorial candidates are tossing around labels like “career politician” and “political outsider” All four candidates have long careers in or around politics, despite labels Incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs […]

Key Points: Arizona Court of Appeals rules Pima County Attorney’s Office can prosecute Michael Creel Creel is accused of causing 2024 death of John McLean, a political supporter of Laura […]

Key Points: Former Democratic state lawmaker Leezah Sun runs for governor as an independent Sun resigned after House ethics investigation found her guilty of disorderly conduct Sun needs over 46,000 […]

Key Points: Southern Arizona residents may get a new area code in five years The 520 area code is running out of available phone numbers Arizona’s Phoenix metro area may […]

Key Points: Centria Autism and two parents of children with autism sued Arizona’s Medicaid agency and one of its insurance contractors The lawsuit stems from a contract dispute between Centria […]

Key Points: Cities seek update to law restricting short-term rental licenses Previous bills to regulate short-term rentals have largely gone unheard Airbnb contributed $3.5 billion to Arizona’s economy through its […]

Erin Coyle is a media law and ethics professor at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She worked as a city reporter in Dubuque, Iowa, […]

Key Highlights:  League of Women Voters of AZ launches podcast series on founding documents “The Social Contract in Action” explores Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and Constitution The podcast […]