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Jan 31, 2025

The real reason for Arizona’s sky-high rental prices

With rents and home prices skyrocketing in the Grand Canyon State, renters received some relief as the state Legislature’s repeal of the residential rental tax went into effect on New Year’s Day.

Jan 31, 2025

Water bill focuses on converting ag land to housing

Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, is preparing to reintroduce a bill that would give farmers an option to ...

Jan 28, 2025

Affordable housing bill passes committee, cities have alternate version

A new version of a bipartisan housing measure intended to help first-time homebuyers purchase starter properties advanced through a House panel Tuesday, but it may have to compete with an alternative proposal from Arizona’s cities and towns looking to achieve the same goal.

Jan 27, 2025

‘Starter home’ bill to be heard in committee

A sweeping proposal for more affordable houses that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed last year is back with only minor changes. 

Jan 22, 2025

Addressing Arizona’s water supply challenges requires common sense, fairness

The governor and her state agency have acted unlawfully to prevent affordable housing from being built in Arizona. We have an obligation to ensure our water supply is protected, but also a desire to make Arizona the best state to live, work, and raise a family.

Jan 9, 2025

Finding bipartisan solutions to affordable housing shortage continues

Lawmakers at the state Capitol have made some strides to increase affordable housing in recent sessions, but both parties are prioritizing the issue in 2025 as ...

Dec 30, 2024

2024 brought some legislative success on housing, but left more to do

Both parties set their sights on easing Arizona’s housing problems in 2024, but even with bipartisan efforts, came up short. 

Arizona
Oct 9, 2024

Confronting cognitive dissonance – why Arizona leaders must bridge the disconnect between voter priorities and policy outcomes

There’s a disconnect in Arizona’s political landscape – one that goes beyond the partisanship and division that dominate headlines. Despite what it may seem, Arizonans across the political spectrum have […]

Jul 3, 2024

Affordable housing bills pass – 3 signed, 1 vetoed

After a major bipartisan housing legislation package fell through in the 2023 legislative session, affordable housing advocates were hoping the 2024 session would prove different. 

May 22, 2024

Hobbs signs bipartisan housing bills

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two housing bills Tuesday that supporters say will increase affordable housing options for Arizona residents.

May 20, 2024

Gov. Hobbs getting pressure to veto housing bills

Cities and neighborhood groups are urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bipartisan measure that pre-empts city authority to regulate construction of backyard casitas.

May 16, 2024

House sends housing bills to Gov. Hobbs

Older neighborhoods of single-family homes near the downtowns of large Arizona cities could see major makeovers into more dense developments of duplexes, triplexes and even fourplexes and townhomes under a zoning reform measure headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk.

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