Arizona’s economic growth depends on education, housing, transportation and child care, experts say
Key Points: Polling and analysis identify bipartisan policies with big economic returns Investment in education, housing, transportation, child care boosts growth Report hopes to reframe conversation around policy A melding […]
American West art masterpieces from billionaire Koch brother head to auction
Key Points: Bill Koch’s Western art collection heads to auction Dozens of pieces to be sold at Christie’s in New York Bill Koch traces his love of Western art to […]
Judicial Watch drops lawsuit against Hobbs over immigration records
Key Points: Judicial Watch drops claim against Gov. Katie Hobbs Hobbs’ aides provided no records of deportation order Governor’s Office says DPS will follow federal law on deportations A national […]
Legislation to permanently hold primary elections in July will face early debate
Key Points: Arizona counties want to permanently move the state’s primary date from the first week of August to the final week of July Federal law shortens the time Arizona […]
Arizona’s ‘patchwork’ of sex offender laws still needs improvement
Key Points: Despite existing laws on sex offender registration and monitoring gaps exist Arizona, along with many other states, chose not to follow the federal requirements 18 states, four US […]
Yuma farmers weigh in on pesticide use
This is the second installment in a series examining pesticide use in one of the nation’s largest agricultural hubs – the Yuma area. Cronkite News expanded its original reporting by […]
ACC greenlights energy agreement for TEP to power Project Blue data center
Key Points: The Arizona Corporation Commission approved an energy supply agreement between Tucson Electric Power and the developers of a controversial data center Developers of the data center have been […]
Arizona Democrats sue to block No Labels Party rebranding
Key Points: Arizona Democratic Party sues to block No Labels Party renaming Democrats claim renaming could harm their candidates in upcoming elections Secretary of State Adrian Fontes faces a separate […]
Arizona lawmaker proposes pay raise and term limits to attract candidates
Key Points: Rep. Stacey Travers proposes pay raise for Arizona legislators Lawmakers’ salaries have not increased since 1998 Arizona lawmakers struggle to make ends meet on $24,000 annual salary Rep. […]
Questionable ESA spending soars as AG considers legal action against Horne
Key Points: ESA misspending referrals surge, totaling 20 times last year Attorney general considers litigation amid disputes over auditing practices Department of Education claims lack of prosecutorial support The Arizona […]
Arizona will continue recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
Key Highlights: CDC panel no longer recommends HVB vaccine for newborns State health officials tout the success of inoculations in babies Mothers can pass infection to their infants if they […]
Arizona Supreme Court rejects claim that retention election scheme is unconstitutional
Key Highlights: In a unanimous ruling justices reject arguments that selection system violates state’s guarantee of fair elections Court found that geographic voting districts do not disenfranchise any voter Legislature […]


















