Lengthy vote counts can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.
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Ex-federal official to head Central Arizona Project 
Former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman will be the next general manager of the Arizona entity that distributes much of the state's water from the Colorado River to major metropolitan areas.
Read More »Lake dares NFL to ‘play chicken’ over 2023 Super Bowl location 
Although Super Bowl LVII is just three months away, concern remains that the event could be affected if Kari Lake is elected governor. In a recent interview with KAZT-TV, the Republican nominee for governor declared her intentions to militarize Arizona’s border with Mexico – listed as one of the primary sources of fentanyl trafficking by the DEA in a 2020 report – upon her inauguration if she defeats Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs in today’s election. Lake’s policy could cause uneasiness among NFL leadership.
Read More »Arizona lawmakers push California to cut water usage 
Arizona state and federal lawmakers are pressuring California to cut its Colorado River usage as the federal government is threatening to intervene after states failed to agree on a plan to limit what they take from the river.
Read More »Heat deaths in Arizona’s biggest county outpace last year’s 
This summer was the deadliest on record for heat-associated fatalities in Arizona's largest county amid a growing wave of homelessness. Public health statistics this week confirmed a record 359 such deaths just days before the end of the six-month heat season.
Read More »Ducey puts more containers along Mexican border 
The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren't covered by a border wall.
Read More »‘YOU ROCK!!!’: Digital license plate messages let drivers choose motto 
If you must share your love for Star Wars, your car’s digital license plate can flash the message “Chewy Is My Co-Pilot.” Want to cheer on Arizona State University? Your new digital license plate can declare “FORKS UP.” These are among the many message possibilities that can be added as a subscript to digital license plates, which the maker says are legal for everyday drivers only in Arizona, Michigan and, just this month, California.
Read More »Arizona weighing in-state tuition rate for some non-citizens 
Arizona voters this November will decide whether to allow students, regardless of their immigration status, to obtain financial aid and cheaper in-state tuition at state universities and community colleges.
Read More »Arizona clinic has workaround for abortion pill ban 
A Phoenix abortion clinic has come up with a way for patients who can end their pregnancy using a pill to get the medication quickly without running afoul of a resurrected Arizona law that bans most abortions.
Read More »Gallego touts local efforts in Phoenix to battle climate change 
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego touted the city Thursday as a model for enduring extreme weather events, during a virtual panel on how local governments can help defend against the impacts of climate change.
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