Dealt in the desert: Operation Royal Flush and Arizona’s gambling past
Key Points: FBI agents seized illegal gambling machines from Native American casinos in Arizona in 1992 The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation blocked the agents, leading to a three-week standoff Arizona’s […]
Arizona governor says state lacks resources to replace food stamp cuts
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs says state cannot backfill food stamp benefits amid government shutdown Nearly 900,000 Arizonans rely on food stamps, including over 367,000 children Arizona food banks face […]
Arizona water authority scrambles to protect $400 million water fund before tough budget year
Key Points: Arizona’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority faces a tough budget year with limited funds Lawmakers have cut or clawed back promised funds, leaving the agency with less than $400 […]
Medicare Advantage: A smarter path to better care
I’ve spent years as a nurse practitioner working alongside patients and families as they navigated the health care system. Later, as governmental affairs officer for the Arizona Nurses Association, I […]
Linley Wilson: The legal arm of the Arizona House
Linley Wilson, general counsel and deputy chief of staff for Arizona House Republicans, joined ahead of the 2022 session as the Legislature made it a more standard practice to wade […]
AZ GOP seek to void law allowing people who have never lived in AZ to vote in local elections
Key Points: Uniform Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act, allows Arizona residents who are out of the country to vote Plaintiffs said AZ lawmakers acted illegal in extending voting privilege to […]
Gov. Hobbs criticizes Trump’s offer to University of Arizona for federal dollars
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs says President Trump’s offer to University of Arizona is a bad deal Hobbs skipped the Board of Regents meeting to discuss the federal offer The […]
Schweikert is a spoiler in the GOP primary for governor
Tensions are rising in the 2026 Republican primary race for governor, and what was already shaping up to be a tight contest has taken an unexpected turn. Longtime Rep. David […]
While Washington spirals, Arizona Democrats deliver real results
In Donald Trump’s Washington, chaos and cruelty are the norm. Politicians bicker, extremists grandstand, and government grinds to a halt. But here in Arizona, House Democrats are showing a different […]
Gubernatorial candidates rake in millions in donations ahead of 2026
Key Points: Three candidates for governor in 2026 have raked in over a million in campaign donations in 2025 Gov. Katie Hobbs continues to outraise her GOP opponents U.S. Rep. […]
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC sees nearly 40% jump in its net profit thanks to the AI boom
HONG KONG (AP) — Taiwan’s leading computer chip maker, TSMC, said Oct. 16 that its net profit surged nearly 40% in the last quarter, boosted by the surge in use […]
Arizona kidney patients deserve innovative cures
America spends more than $130 billion a year — over one-quarter of the entire Medicare budget — on kidney disease. And yet, when it comes to actually saving lives, we […]


















