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Changing perceptions of cannabis boost community impact of dispensaries
Marijuana dispensaries are viewed like pharmacies – they offer essential services that help to provide medicine and relief to individuals who battle life-altering pain and illnesses, from cancer and epilepsy to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, as well as neurologic conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder. Similarly, Arizona’s cannabis industry has become a lifeblood for a host [...]
Group pushes cities, towns to use electric vehicles
Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund is continuing its advocacy efforts to widen electric vehicle usage across the state.
Democrat Hodge’s lead over Schweikert thins in CD1
Democrat Congressional candidate Jevin Hodge’s lead over five-term Republican Incumbent David Schweikert narrowed by Wednesday morning in Congressional District 1’s House of Representatives race.
Lake dares NFL to ‘play chicken’ over 2023 Super Bowl location
Although Super Bowl LVII is just three months away, concern remains that the event could be affected if Kari Lake is elected governor. In a recent interview with KAZT-TV, the Republican nominee for governor declared her intentions to militarize Arizona’s border with Mexico – listed as one of the primary sources of fentanyl trafficking by the DEA in a 2020 report – upon her inauguration if sh[...]
Man gets 6 years in prison for dumping body parts in Arizona
The former operator of a Seattle donated-cadaver business who dumped numerous body parts around central Arizona was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday.
Cholla Trail, part of Goldwater’s cherished Camelback Mountain, reopens
Many Valley visitors and residents recently welcomed the reopening of the Cholla Trail on the eastern ridge of Camelback Mountain, which the late, five-term Republican U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater made it his mission to protect.
Convergence of sporting events could make state betting capital
Arizona is gearing up for a sports year like no other, and odds are the state will become the sports betting capital of the world, at least for a few weeks.
Residency challenges hard to prove
Arizona law requires politicians to live in the districts they represent, but not much stands in the way of “carpetbagging” lawmakers who live outside their district.
Arizona donors double down after Jan. 6 panel questions Trump election fund
Thousands of Arizonans donated $1.51 million to the Save America PAC, after a flurry of emails from then-President Trump’s campaign begging supporters to help challenge Democrats’ plans “to count ILLEGAL ballots.”
Heat deaths in state’s largest county hit half-year record
Heat associated deaths in Arizona's largest county have hit a half-year record as more homeless people live unprotected outdoors in the arid desert while summer temperatures soar well into triple digits.
GOP lawmakers differ over accepting Afghan kids
Republican lawmakers have been staking out conflicting positions on whether Afghan refugees should be resettled here, and the fear of public backlash led the enrollment of refugee children to be... […]
Ugenti-Rita jumps to commanding lead
Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita appears to have a weathered a sexual harassment scandal and holds an overwhelming lead over her GOP primary opponent, Scottsdale attorney Alex Kolodin, in Legislative District 23.
