Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, is fed up with another Senator who has been absent for the majority of this legislative session and will show it with an ethics complaint.
Read More »Sustained absence leads to Senate ethics complaint
Inflation looms as major issue in general election 
Inflation is already taking a toll on local residents' wallets and it’s shaping up to be an important theme in general elections this fall.
Read More »New housing strategy in Pinal over water issue 
Nearly a year after the Arizona Department of Water Resources said it won’t approve new supply certificates for groundwater use in the Pinal Active Management Area, local groups are pushing back on the agency’s findings and developers have found a way to keep building homes without the need for certificates.
Read More »Rogers calls Blackman ‘a weasel’ for criticism 
State Rep. Walt Blackman publicly declared that the people of the northern Arizona legislative district he shares with Sen. Wendy Rogers don't agree with the Twitter post she made this weekend about the murder of 10 people in Buffalo by a white supremacist.
Read More »Activists file abortion ballot proposal 
Arizona voters may get a chance to keep abortion legal even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Read More »9th Circuit rules against regents in case of ‘Covid parties’ hoax 
The Arizona Board of Regents has no legal right to sue the owner of an Instagram account who posted anonymous messages about "ASU covid parties.''
Read More »Dog lover lawmaker pushes vet loan program 
A bill that forgives student loan debt of up to $100,000 for some graduating veterinarians sits idle in the Senate but has a promising future.
Read More »Minor league players, MLB reach deal in minimum wage suit 
Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws.
Read More »Arizona inmate loses bid to avoid execution on Wednesday 
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to postpone the planned execution of an Arizona prisoner in what would be the state's first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years.
Read More »Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona 
In a pandemic that has seen sharp divides between urban and rural vaccination rates nationwide, Arizona is the only state where rural vaccine rates outpaced more populated counties.
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