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Legislation to build EV infrastructure leads to sustainable future
Electric vehicle (EV) sales are surging across the country, and the Grand Canyon state is leading the charge, ranking among the top 10 states for EV registrations per capita. As […]
State agencies ask for budget increases, Regents request most
Most of Arizona’s state agencies are hoping to claw back funding cuts from their budgets earlier this year, according to agency budget requests submitted for fiscal year 2026. Though lawmakers […]
Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to void executive orders to make registration and voting easier
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to void executive orders issued by Gov. Katie Hobbs designed to make […]
Arizona minimum wage to increase 35 cents to $14.70
What would you buy if you had an extra $14 a week? A couple of meals at a fast food restaurant? An extra four gallons of gas? Or, perhaps, two […]
T visa rule changes could help survivors of human trafficking seeking immigration status
PHOENIX – A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month. Those […]
Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West
WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years. […]
Half-million mixed-status families in Arizona will face vastly different realities under Trump or Harris immigration policies
WASHINGTON – Fear for his undocumented parents haunted Mario Montoya throughout his childhood in Mesa. Sometimes it turned to outright terror, like the time his mom got into a car […]
Court rules against banning transgender girls from girls’ sports
PHOENIX — Arizona has not shown a legitimate reason to categorically ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. In a 55-page […]
Prop 311 seeks to make convicted criminals pay families of slain first responders
The families of state or local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians killed on the job as the result of a criminal act will get an extra $250,000 payment […]
Mayes eyes further fight over opioid settlement funds
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is weighing a new legal fight with Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature over how they spend money the state got from an opioid […]
Fontes asks court to block Prop 140 removal from ballot
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants the Arizona Supreme Court to pull the plug on ongoing efforts by foes of Proposition 140 to knock it off the ballot. In new […]
From Exclusion to Inclusion: Advocating for Full Voting Rights
Election years are always a time of reflection and action. As the CEO of an organization committed to second-chance employment opportunities, I am frequently asked what message I would convey […]
