Prop 400 gridlock spurs possibility of initiative
Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature are gridlocked over a half-cent sales tax extension in Maricopa County, and regional leaders are saying they want to bring an initiative to voters statewide to bypass lawmakers.
Incoming lawmakers, governor-elect aim to tackle housing
Republicans and Democrats want to address housing in the upcoming legislative session, and some of their proposals overlap.
Tempe plans to reopen long dormant water reclamation plant amid grinding drought
The Kyrene Water Reclamation Facility, built in the late 1980s and closed by budget cuts in 2010, is being brought back online as a part of Tempe’s response to the ongoing drought. This plant will collect and recycle wastewater, used mainly to recharge aquifers beneath the city.