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Mar 23, 2023

Phoenix area flooding, road closures prompted by SRP water releases

Recent storms have led Salt River Project, the utility that provides water and power to more than 2 million people in central Arizona, to increase its water releases from two reservoirs on the Verde River.

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Mar 23, 2023

Lake still believes she can meet burden of proving election results tainted

A spokesman for the failed Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake told Capitol Media Services Lake still believes, even with the restrictions the Arizona Supreme Court has imposed, she can meet her burden of proving the counting of election results was tainted and the outcome should be declared void.

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Mar 23, 2023

Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly ‘put others first’

Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, who pushed ambitious projects that included purchasing a coal mine, building an aerial tram into the Grand Canyon and reaching a water rights settlement with Arizona, has died.

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Mar 23, 2023

Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

The decision marks a legal victory for the newly elected Democratic governor whose office said the state isn't currently prepared to carry out the death penalty.

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Mar 22, 2023

Measure to eliminate cities’ ability to tax food heads to Hobbs 

A Republican proposal to cut sales tax imposed on groceries by some cities passed its final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature, but it may meet a veto stamp on the ninth floor.  

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Mar 22, 2023

GOP lawmakers block vote on whether state should ratify ERA

Republican lawmakers have once again blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.

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Mar 22, 2023

Senate committee approves some egg sales beyond 30 days in stores

If some state lawmakers get their way, those AA-labeled eggs you find at the store later this year -- and pay a premium for -- may not be as fresh and tasty as they are now.

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Mar 22, 2023

Rising floodwaters lead to more evacuation orders in Arizona

More evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for some residents in northern Arizona due to flooding from rainfall and snowmelt.

Mar 22, 2023

Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a spirited dispute Wednesday between whiskey maker Jack Daniel's and the manufacturer of a squeaking dog toy that parodies the liquor's bottle and label.

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Mar 21, 2023

Senators vote to require new elections when voters claim disenfranchisement

State senators voted Tuesday to require new elections any time a certain number of voters claim they were "disenfranchised.''

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Mar 21, 2023

FBI investigates rehab scams targeting Indigenous community

The FBI is investigating scams by fake rehab groups that target the Indigenous community, offering substance-abuse recovery or mental-health services at pop-up facilities to rake in government money, FBI officials say.

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Mar 21, 2023

Measure to outlaw diversity, equity, inclusion programs in governments, universities advances

Saying he was doing what the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would have wanted, a Queen Creek senator got Republican colleagues to vote to outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state and local governments and the university system.

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