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Republican lawmaker urges Mesa to stop hotel shelter program plans
A second Valley city considering a hotel shelter program for homeless people caught attention from a legislative Republican seeking to preempt the program.
Prescott Valley takes water reform into its own hands
The town of Prescott Valley adopted a policy that is not strictly legal: requiring all types of housing developments to provide proof their projects will have water.
A win for Scottsdale, Rio Verde Foothills and Arizona
Last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed SB1432 into law with an emergency clause. The bipartisan bill creates a path to water security for Rio Verde Foothills residents.
Simple solution to Rio Verde Foothills water issue
Water is the lifeblood of Arizona’s future. Conserving this precious resource and all it provides is one of the most important issues facing the city of Scottsdale and all of Arizona. But Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega continues to waste time and city resources fighting a deal that will not cost Scottsdale anything to be good neighbors to the people of Rio Verde Foothills.
Protect legacy of water conservation – reject SB1660
There is no sugar-coating it: Water supplies in Arizona are approaching crisis levels. We are at an inflection point in our history, where we must confront that the West’s reservoirs are sharply declining – and may never return to historic levels.
Judge blocks state from enforcing new voter registration law
A federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing a new law that he said could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.
Official steers relief money to constituents
Some full-time residents of Mohave County in northwestern Arizona will be eligible to apply for $165 checks, each household’s share of one county supervisor’s allotment of federal pandemic relief money. ... […]
Electric Dreams: After more than two decades, Legislature poised to end competition
A major rewrite of Arizona’s electric energy policy is making its way through the House. Supporters of House Bill 2101, which will repeal the 1998 law that tried to create... […]
Dreamers at Arizona universities will still pay in-state tuition – for now
Dreamers at the state’s three universities will continue paying the same tuition as other Arizona residents, at least for the time being.
Education superintendent Douglas announces We Are Listening state tour
Saying she wants to hear the concerns and suggestions of Arizonans with a stake in education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas is hitting the road in the coming weeks with a 14-stop tour.
Arizona ranks fifth in annual population increase
Arizona added nearly 100,000 new residents this past year, more than virtually every other state in the nation. New figures Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau put the state’s population as of July 1 at 6,731,484. In pure numbers, Arizona had the fifth highest increase.
