Widening and improving the I-10 will save lives, reduce smog, save travelers’ time, improve freight transit, and help the Arizona economy remain robust.
Read More »Arizona led nation for rise in homeless youth last year, HUD report says 
Arizona saw the largest increase in the number of homeless youths in the nation last year, at a time when other large states were seeing those numbers decline, according to a recent federal report.
Read More »Maricopa County’s ozone pollution is high and getting worse 
Maricopa County’s ozone levels are getting worse, harming the health of its 4.5 million residents and threatening to cost the region billions of dollars in the coming years.
Read More »Transportation tax extension passes the Senate 
A bill asking voters to extend a half-cent transportation sales tax in Maricopa County passed the Senate on Wednesday with an emergency clause. The final vote was 21-9 with all Democrats and several Republicans supporting the bill. If Senate Bill ...
Read More »Cities, towns seek transportation tax extension 
Legislation is in the works to extend an extra half-cent sales tax that has funded major expansions of Maricopa County’s highways and public transportation systems over the past few decades.
Read More »Pandemic magnifies importance of accurate census count
Make no mistake, losing sight of the 2020 Census means losing sight of the future. Ten years ago, we could not have envisioned that the accuracy of our 2010 Census count would impact the resources that our communities and state would receive to combat and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Dennis Smith: A driving force of the Valley’s freeways 
During his time at MAG, Dennis Smith was instrumental in developing the region’s 911 system and led the charge on passing two successful transportation taxes.
Read More »EPA approves Valley’s dust pollution plan 
After a decades-long struggle over the best way to confront dust pollution in metro Phoenix, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has approved the state’s air quality plan for the Valley, officers from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality confirmed.
Read More »Ugenti’s bill would bar future League employees, others from joining ASRS 
Following her public feud with an association representing Arizona municipalities this year, a Republican from Scottsdale wants to bar the association’s new employees from joining the state’s retirement system.
Read More »Survey: Homelessness down in Phoenix metro area
The number of homeless people in Phoenix metropolitan area is declining but more people are homeless for longer periods, a new survey shows.
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