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Water policy is on the minds of voters as drought continues
A vast majority of Arizona voters support securing long-term water supplies and enacting stronger groundwater protections, but have little faith in Arizona’s current water policies’ ability to sew long term […]
Six candidates are running to represent county on CAP board
Among the many races and ballot measures Maricopa County voters will decide on in November is an election for the county’s water regulation body – the Central Arizona Water Conservation […]
Water authority has been unofficial rainy-day fund
For the upcoming legislative session, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority hopes to avoid further cuts and prove the agency’s worth to lawmakers after the Legislature cut the agency’s funding by […]
2 Republicans fight for LD9 and GOP’s future
In the competitive Legislative District 9, where Democrats hold all the state legislative seats, two Republican candidates represent different approaches and a fight for their party’s soul. Opposing them are […]
Hobbs orders ADHS to implement ‘tamale bill’ to avert delay
Gov. Katie Hobbs has directed the Arizona Department of Health Services to immediately begin enforcing the newly effective “tamale bill” after the agency told at-home food vendors it needed to […]
Don’t let Governor Hobbs take away school choice!
With less than one in three fourth-grade Arizona students reading at grade level, now is not the time for Governor Katie Hobbs to play politics with children’s futures. Arizona now […]
ASU tuition surcharge, cuts in response to state budget reflect lower Arizona higher education spending
Arizona State University announced measures on Monday to deal with higher education budget cuts passed by the state Legislature. They include a tuition surcharge, cuts to programs such as the […]
Little-noticed statehouse races could reshape election policies next year
Americans agree the fate of democracy rests on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, even if they don’t agree on what that outcome should be. But they may be […]
State rep who is also a school district’s governing board president found to have “inappropriate” relationship with district’s superintendent
A school district found a state representative who is also the school district’s governing board president had an “inappropriate” physical relationship with the district’s superintendent. During a special Tolleson Union […]
Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire
Someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries, authorities said. Tempe police said the damage was discovered early Monday and […]
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Across the U.S., including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots and administer and certify […]
Hobbs demotes three officials but doesn’t cut their salaries
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs demoted three officials running state agencies to deputy director posts after a judge ruled that her move to name them and other agency heads as “deputy […]
