Inflation hits Valley animal shelters; adoptions decline amidst soaring costs

With inflation causing higher prices for everything from lodging to groceries, animal shelters in Maricopa County are feeling a trickle-down effect: They’re reporting fewer adoptions and more animal surrenders. Rising...

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Legislature should take a lesson from its accomplishments in budget and refocus on commonsense bi-partisan legislation

Through the budgetary process, Arizona legislators have shown they can work across the aisle to achieve important bi-partisan accomplishments. It should be celebrated that Democrats and Republicans, working together, made...

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Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise

ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction...

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Final housing reform effort dies

After two years of effort, the last in a series of attempts to reform housing laws has failed in the Legislature. Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, started the session with a...

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Kaiser, cities reach compromise on housing bills

Update: Clarifies the origins of the discussion on the efforts to curb NIMBYism. Republican lawmakers and a lobbying group for Arizona cities and towns have reached a deal on legislation...

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City and state leaders can tackle affordable housing crisis together

Maricopa is the fastest-growing county in the United States. That significant growth has challenged the pace of development and, despite what’s in the pipeline, our region...

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Arizona housing affordability reform is about to have its moment

This is a moment for both parties to come together on the right side of history. For decades, we’ve accumulated a raft of local regulations that...

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To solve AZ’s affordable housing crisis, start by getting government out of way

Arizona was the most popular place in the United States to move to last year, but the state isn’t keeping up with rising demand for homes....

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Colorado legislators warn AZ leaders about harmful tax cut proposal

While Arizona lawmakers consider SCR1035, which would impose tax and spending limitations similar to those in Colorado, it’s worth reviewing the consequences and taking from the...

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Ground broken on first complex utilizing state affordable housing tax credit

Officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Centerline on Glendale, a 368-unit complex designed for mixed-income housing and funded in part by a state low-income housing tax...

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Lawmakers should approve Senate bill to provide affordable housing to veterans

Rents have skyrocketed. The availability of rental housing is beyond problematic, particularly for Servicemembers relocating to Arizona that need to secure housing for their families on...

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Hobbs signs first bill after bipartisan support

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed her first bill into law recently, a measure that will allow cities to establish a fast-track development approval process for some building...

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Inflation hits Valley animal shelters; adoptions decline amidst soaring costs

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Final housing reform effort dies

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Kaiser, cities reach compromise on housing bills

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City and state leaders can tackle affordable housing crisis together

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Arizona housing affordability reform is about to have its moment

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To solve AZ’s affordable housing crisis, start by getting government out of way

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Colorado legislators warn AZ leaders about harmful tax cut proposal

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Ground broken on first complex utilizing state affordable housing tax credit

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Lawmakers should approve Senate bill to provide affordable housing to veterans

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Hobbs signs first bill after bipartisan support

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