Hungry for red meat? You may want to adjust your taste buds. New figures Thursday from the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation show the cost of beef in the state is skyrocketing.

The only two uranium mines operating in Arizona and an associated mill in southern Utah are set to cease operations temporarily as prices for the ore decline.

In this Aug. 2 interview, Mark Schiavoni, APS vice president for operations, argued that Arizona’s regulated model has worked for more than a century and there is no reason to plunge into the unfamiliar waters of competition. APS spokesman Jim McDonald also sat in for the chat with Arizona Capitol Times reporter Luige del Puerto.

With drivers in California paying more than $5 a gallon for gasoline after a sudden spike in prices, could Arizona motorists be next?

As farmers see hay and alfalfa prices tanking, cotton production in Arizona is expected to rise by 4 percent this year, industry experts say.