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Hobbs announces Senate Dem committee assignments
Senate Democrats gained a vote on the committee first responsible for approving a budget, but lost voting power on two other committees for the upcoming 2017 Legislative Session.
Phone company on the hook for only $586.40, state Supreme Court rules
The state’s high court won’t force the phone company to pay for $2 million in losses suffered by U.S. Airways because of a mistake that shut down the airlines reservations systems and affected 1,360 flights nationwide.
In Gila County’s political divide, Democrats and Republicans coexist
GLOBE-MIAMI, AZ — It’s here, on the drive along Arizona’s U.S. Route 66 into this historic mining community, where symbols emerge that reveal the political and social changes that roil much of America.
Deportations could hit real estate markets in state, nation
While experts say deporting the nation’s undocumented would create administrative backlogs and massive legal hurdles, mass deportations could impact the nation’s housing market.
DeWit riding high after Trump win, but says Arizona is home
Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit spent much of the summer and fall overseeing finances for president-elect Donald Trump's campaign as chief operating officer, an unpaid effort that ended as he watched Trump give a victory speech.
3 departing lawmakers leave words of wisdom to new class
Rep. Bob Robson is one of the 32 current lawmakers who won’t be returning to the Capitol in January, more than one-third of the entire Legislature. Some left of their own volition, others, like Robson, lost their re-election bids.
Marilyn Rodriguez: Giving ASU students an inside look at lobbying
Veridus lobbyist Marilyn Rodriguez spent the past six weeks teaching a first-of-its-kind class at Arizona State University: An inside look at the world of lobbying.
5 states struggle with surging numbers of foster children
The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a sustained decline, but just five states account for nearly two-thirds of the recent increase. Reasons range from creation of a new child-abuse hotline to widespread outrage over the deaths of children who'd been repeatedly abused. Addictions among parents are another major factor.
Ducey reappoints Game and Fish Commissioner to 2nd term
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has re-appointed a member of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
Rural high schools confront low college completion rates
Students in rural Arizona counties have significantly lower college completion rates than those in counties that have bigger cities and state universities.
Arizona homelessness fell 30 percent since 2010, national report says
The number of homeless people fell nearly 30 percent in Arizona in the last six years, outpacing the decrease nationwide in the same period, according to report Thursday from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Arizona incomes grew 3 percent in 2015, slightly off national pace
Personal income grew 3 percent last year in Arizona, mirroring a national increase of 3.7 percent that year as the nation continued to rebound from the recession, new government data shows.
