Capitol rioter plans 2024 run as a Libertarian candidate in Arizona’s 8th congressional district
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, apparently aspires to be a member of Congress.
Prison system will boost spending, medical staffing but puts more strain on state budget
Arizona’s prison system will boost spending and medical staffing for prison healthcare by more than a third as it works to meet a federal judge's orders that it vastly improve treatment of the nearly 25,000 prisoners in state-run prisons, but the move puts added pressure on a state budget that is already deep in the red.
New court ruling could add ammunition to Trump’s efforts to stay on Arizona ballot
A new ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court could add ammunition to efforts by Donald Trump to remain on the ballot for Arizona's presidential preference primary despite a legal challenge here.
Tap water is cheap, but old pipes, a shrinking Colorado could change that
With infrastructure that is aging and needs replacement, municipal water departments in the Colorado River basin are starting to invest in new systems that will help cities adapt to a future with a smaller water supply. But that means big spending, costs that will get passed along to the millions of people who use that water in sinks, showers and sprinklers.
After 2020 election, public records requests soared
Following the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, one of the nation’s most watched counties is receiving an unprecedented increase in public records requests.
Former Arizona senator reports being molested while running in Iowa
A former United States senator from Arizona has said she was molested while jogging along the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Corrections seeks funds to phase out inmate fees
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry requested funding in the next fiscal year to start phasing out the use of fees on deposits to inmate accounts and visitor background checks to supplement the department’s building renewal fund.
Audit finds vulnerable adult care lacking
After a state-funded audit found significant gaps in the care that elderly people and vulnerable adults receive at care facilities, members of the Legislature are hoping to establish a working group in conjunction with the Governor’s Office to fill gaps in the care system.
State expected to add jobs over next decade at almost five times rate of rest of country
Arizona is expected to add jobs over the next decade at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the nation -- much of that to help care for the state's growing population of seniors.
Hamadeh asks judge to order race that he lost be re-run
Unsuccessful so far in his bid to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh has opened up a new legal front -- with some new legal theories.
Gowan, other officials come to Washington to plead for border action
In all the time he’s lived near the border, Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, said he has never seen an immigration crisis as bad as the one he’s seeing now.
Judge tosses out bid by family sexual abuse survivors to sue church for failing to report to police
A Cochise County Superior Court judge has thrown out a bid by two survivors of family sexual abuse to sue the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and two of its bishops for failing to report to police what they may have known of the incidents.