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Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado River
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has been prodding Western states to wrap up drought contingency plans, one each in the lower and upper basins.
No card needed for visitors, new residents to use medical marijuana
Out-of-state visitors and new residents may possess and use medical marijuana if recommended by a physician under another state’s laws, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled.
Arizona lawmakers to California: Can we help you secede from the union?
Rep. Mark Finchem today introduced a concurrent resolution supporting California’s secession from the United States.
Yee announces candidacy for GOP nomination for treasurer
The 43-year-old Phoenix Republican has announced her candidacy for the office now held by fellow Republican Jeff DeWit, who is not running for re-election.
Colonias on the border struggle with decades-old water issues
All along the U.S.-Mexico border, about 840,000 mostly low-income, immigrant Latinos have settled in colonias – cheap plots of land outside city limits without basic infrastructure such as water and sewage systems, electricity and paved roads.
Water policy remake stirs fight unlike others in state history
With Republican Gov. Doug Ducey convening water giants into meetings this summer, it’s become all the more apparent that major water players in Arizona, namely the state’s water department and its canal system, the Central Arizona Project, are at odds.
Supreme Court settles cattle fight reminiscent of the old West
In a fight reminiscent of the old West, it’s now official: Two Arizona ranchers cannot have the same brand for their cattle.
Trump seeks billions for border wall, US still paying for fence
As President Donald Trump tries to persuade a skeptical Congress to fund his proposed multibillion-dollar wall on the Mexican border, government lawyers are still settling claims with Texas landowners over a border fence approved more than a decade ago. Two settlements were completed just this week.
Safety questions emerge as Ducey welcomes self-driving cars
Gov. Doug Ducey insisted Friday that public safety will not be compromised by his decision to allow Uber to test its self-driving vehicles on Arizona roads even before the state has adopted rules for their use.
Ducey takes aim at California in State of the State speech
The governor took seven pot shots at Arizona’s most populous neighbor in his annual State of the State address. In contrast, Ducey’s speech included just one small mention of California last year.
September target to fully reopen Interstate 10 in California
California transportation officials say they'll need to the end of September ai??i?? and about $5 million ai??i?? to fully reopen the desert highway where flash flooding washed out a bridge.
Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water
In 1934, Arizona faced off against California in a miniature “naval battle” on the Colorado River, the first and only showing of the land-locked state’s navy.
