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Arizona

Aug 16, 2026

Demand for electricity is rising quickly

We’re seeing records set for peak daily energy use, but Arizona utilities have risen to meet these challenges.

Aug 12, 2026

Arizona needs to break its housing stalemate

The latest housing numbers don’t look good. According to HUD data, home construction in Arizona has fallen to its lowest rate since the start of the pandemic.

Aug 12, 2026

Judge says Fontes can’t call ESAs ‘vouchers’ on ballots

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally in using the word "vouchers'' to describe the program that gives tax dollars to parents sending their children to private and parochial schools, a judge ruled.

Voters deliver their ballot to a polling station in Tempe, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo / Matt York, File)
Aug 8, 2026

Court rejects fears about 2022 voter registration law, allows it to be enforced

A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.

Colorado River, water cuts, drought, Arizona, California, Nevada
Aug 7, 2026

Lower Basin states brace for Colorado River cuts

Lawmakers and water officials in Arizona, California and Nevada pushed back against proposed reductions to withdrawal allowances from the drought-stricken Colorado River.

Aug 3, 2026

Nguyen vows to protect Arizona confessional confidentiality

The House Judiciary Committee chair has repeatedly blocked legislation to narrow Arizona’s clergy-penitent privilege.

Sine Kerr
Jul 31, 2026

Biggs taps former Sen. Kerr as his running mate in gubernatorial race

Congressman Andy Biggs has selected former state Sen. Sine Kerr to serve as his running mate and potentially Arizona’s first lieutenant governor.

Jul 30, 2026

Arizona’s push to lower SNAP errors reaches people’s daily lives

More than 475,000 Arizonans have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as a result of federal budget cuts last year.

Jul 29, 2026

Lawmakers debate election security, voter confidence

Lawmakers and election administrators debated voter access and election confidence in Chicago, as disputes over proof of citizenship requirements continue to divide states.

Jul 28, 2026

Judge says anti-union ballot item unconstitutional

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Proposition 143, a Republican-backed ballot measure targeting public employee unions, is unconstitutional and cannot appear on Arizona's November ballot.

Jul 27, 2026

Arizona Prop. 314 remains in effect after ruling

A judge is allowing Arizona’s new voter-approved law allowing the state’s police more immigration enforcement authority to remain in effect.

An elections official counts mail-in ballots on the first day of tabulation, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Jul 27, 2026

Judge allows comprehensive election measure to proceed

Arizona voters can be asked to decide on sweeping proposed changes in state election laws in a single take-it-or-leave-it ballot measure, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled.

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