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Jun 19, 2023

Hobbs vetoes bill to exempt sales taxes for out-of-state car buyers

Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected a proposal Monday sought on behalf of Lucid Motors that would have allowed visitors to buy a car here and then drive it off without paying the taxes.

Jun 19, 2023

Arizona court to weigh if media can see secret records

The ultimate outcome of the case could determine whether government agencies can use laws designed to protect the privacy of some individuals to create exceptions from broad state statutes that generally make government records a matter of public concern.

Jun 16, 2023

Hobbs puts veto stamp to work again – 119 measures rejected

Arizona counties won't get state approval to start counting ballots by hand.

Jun 16, 2023

Hobbs vetoes 4 bills targeting drag shows, performers

Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Friday designed to target "drag'' shows and performers.

Jun 16, 2023

‘It was a nightmare’: Pinal County builds new elections space after cramped quarters contribute to errors

Construction is under way on a $29 million, 53,000-square-foot elections center in the nearby county seat of Florence, which will have more than enough room to keep voter registration, early voting, and Election Day activities under one roof.

Colorado River, Lake Mead, Arizona, water cuts, drought
Jun 16, 2023

Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven Western U.S. states and Mexico.

per diem, lawmakers
Jun 15, 2023

How much do lawmakers make for how much work?

Lawmakers collectively make more than a million dollars in per diem subsistence payments, despite long breaks during the session without public meetings or movement on bills, although that varies wildly between lawmakers.  

Maricopa County Durango Jail in South Phoenix is a possible site for a re-entry center for recently released prisoners and an employment center for incarcerated prisoners. (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 15, 2023

Death row inmate sentenced for young girl’s death set free

A man who sat on death row, despite the existence of exculpatory evidence, walked free today after 29 years behind bars.  

postsecondary education, higher education, degrees, colleges, universities
Jun 15, 2023

Universities award more degrees, but fewer to local residents  

Arizona’s public universities awarded degrees at a historical high in the 2021-2022 school year, with an increase in bachelor’s degrees to historically underrepresented populations, according to the latest college completion report from the Arizona Board of Regents. 

jobs, unemployment rate, Office of Economic Opportunity, Kaiser, Cook
Jun 15, 2023

Arizona’s unemployment rate at historic lows, jobless benefits won’t be cut

The state's unemployment rate remains at historic lows. But those Arizonans who do find themselves out of work through no fault of their own won't see their benefits cut, at least not this year.

light rail, sales tax, transportation, Hobbs
Jun 14, 2023

Prop 400 gridlock spurs possibility of initiative

Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature are gridlocked over a half-cent sales tax extension in Maricopa County, and regional leaders are saying they want to bring an initiative to voters statewide to bypass lawmakers.

Rio Verde, Scottsdale, water, Senate, Hobbs, House
Jun 14, 2023

Legislature passes Rio Verde solution, Hobbs voices support

The Legislature passed a bipartisan bill with an emergency clause on Tuesday that would get water back to Rio Verde, and which Gov. Katie Hobbs said she plans to sign into law.

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