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Lawmakers to pull plug on Arizona border fence plan
Arizona lawmakers who hoped to build miles of fencing along the border with Mexico using private money are pulling the plug on the project after nearly five years.
Arizona voter registration numbers up by more than 47,000
Arizona's voter registration numbers are up by more than 47,000 since the last report in July.
Voters approve many school bond, budget override proposals
Preliminary election results show school bond and budget override proposals across the state were faring better than they usually do with voters.
New Kingman prison operator says no major layoffs
The Florida-based company taking over the operation of Arizona's state prison in Kingman says there will be no major layoffs when they begin operations in December.
Maricopa County supervisors to choose replacement senator
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is set to choose a replacement for a Democratic state senator from Tempe who resigned to take a new job in Nevada.
Education funding vote knocks down price of Kingman election
The state Legislature has saved Kingman thousands of dollars by voting to hold an election in May to approve an education funding package, as the city was already planning a ballot.
Arizona closes State Energy Program; remaining workers fired
After 40 years, the last of the State Energy Program’s employees have been fired or reassigned as Gov. Doug Ducey and his administration shuttered the program to cut down on […]
Navajo Nation, where many struggle, weighs $20M for planes
Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation have given the OK for a team to negotiate a $20 million loan to acquire three new planes, raising questions among tribal members about the priorities on the vast reservation where half the workforce is unemployed and thousands live without running water and electricity.
State of Arizona joins lawsuit over forfeiture laws
A judge has agreed to let the state of Arizona join a lawsuit challenging laws that let authorities keep money from the sale of property believed to have been used in crimes.
Sheriff encourages drug dealers to snitch on competition
A sheriff is enlisting the help of drug dealers in his fight to rid a rural eastern Arizona county of narcotics. The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office is circulating 3,000 postcards […]
Judge wants Arizona to reveal execution drugs
A federal judge says he won't resume a civil rights lawsuit against the state of Arizona until it reveals which execution drugs it has in its possession.
Arizona insurance rates increase under health care law
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says the cost of its benchmark plan on HealthCare.gov will go up over twice the national average.
