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Scottsdale expresses approval of plan to get water back to Rio VerdeÂ
The Scottsdale City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a resolution supporting a plan that would temporarily resume service providing water to the nearby Rio Verde community.Â
AG affirms Maricopa County’s power to deal with Scottsdale on Rio Verde issueÂ
Attorney General Kris Mayes issued an opinion today affirming that Maricopa County has the power to temporarily supply water to Rio Verde, which was recently cut off by Scottsdale after decades of reliance on the city for water.Â
Panel OKs cuts on zoning regulations for housing 
A Senate committee passed legislation on Feb. 8 to drastically reduce zoning regulations on housing, despite opposition from municipalities that want to retain the power to make zoning decisions themselves. Â
Panel moves to force Scottsdale to give Rio Verde waterÂ
A House panel passed a bill that would force Scottsdale to temporarily resume service providing water to the unincorporated Rio Verde community, but Democrats withheld the support needed for immediate relief. Â
House votes to waive AEL with bipartisan support
The House voted to waive the aggregate expenditure limit (AEL) today with bipartisan support, clearing the two-thirds majority necessary to send it forward. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, needed 40 votes to pass and received 46. Â
ADOT, Glendale urge drivers to allow more time ahead of Super Bowl
Super Bowl and Phoenix Open fans are flooding into the Valley, bringing inevitable traffic jams. State and local officials are urging drivers to allow extra travel time and note a few high-traffic and lane-closure areas for the next two weeks, transportation officials said.
After running on 2020 fraud claims, Lake shifts to 2022
Kari Lake has made a pivot. Sort of. If the central theme of her campaign for governor last year was the 2020 election – which she argued was fraudulent, rigged and generally stolen from former President Donald Trump – then the principal pillar of her post-election campaigning is the 2022 election.Â
Judge won’t compel Scottsdale to share water
An Arizona judge says she won't compel Scottsdale to resume an arrangement that allowed residents of a neighboring community to get their water from a city standpipe, saying the flap isn't the court's concern.
Campaign spending for governor hit tens of millions
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake paid nearly $230,000 to a pair of lawyers who filed her unsuccessful election contest lawsuit, campaign finance documents show.
Neighbors sue Arizona city to restore water cut in drought
Residents of a community just outside Scottsdale are feuding with the city they long depended on for water now that the city has cut off their supply, saying it needs to guarantee there is enough for its own residents amid a deep, long-lasting drought.
Phoenix led nation in inflation in 2022, but rise may slow in 2023
After a year in which the Valley saw the nation’s highest inflation rate for metro areas, experts say consumers can expect inflation to ease in 2023 – but warn that it’s not going away entirely.
County opposes Lake’s expedited public records request
Lawyers for Maricopa County say a judge shouldn’t force the county to expedite a records request filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s team. Â
