Sign In
Free Newsletter
Revenues collections solid for 10th month in a row
Increases in individual income taxes and a higher-than-anticipated influx of federal funds put May’s revenue collections on solid footing, the Legislature’s budget arm reported.
Hearing set on blocking Medicaid freeze
A court case on whether to block the state from implementing a partial enrollment freeze for the state's Medicaid program will go down to the wire.
Huge Wallow fire in eastern Arizona now 89 percent contained
The largest wildfire in Arizona history is now 89 percent contained.
Democrats donate special session paychecks to nonprofit organization
A handful of Democratic lawmakers held a press conference today to announce they are donating their special session paychecks to a nonprofit employment assistance organization and chastise their Republican colleagues for not extending federal unemployment benefits.
It’s a problem for everyone when the well runs dry
Benjamin Franklin probably was not being literal when he wrote, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” But the literal interpretation certainly applies to the approximately 25 million Americans who live in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. People in these states don’t need Earth Day or Water Awareness Month celebrations to remind them of the wo[...]
Brewer going to Western governors meeting in Idaho
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer departs her state Tuesday to attend the Western Governors' Association's annual meeting being held in Idaho.
Bundgaard enters ‘not guilty’ plea
Sen. Scott Bundgaard, the Peoria Republican who is facing misdemeanor charges over a physical scuffle with his then-girlfriend in February, has entered a “not guilty” plea.
Hogan re-files AHCCCS case in Superior Court
The Arizona Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit against the impending cuts to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, but attorney Tim Hogan is hoping he’ll fare better in Superior Court.
Brewer announces several staff changes
Gov. Jan Brewer’s deputy policy director left for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, setting off a round of staff changes on the Ninth Floor.
Thousands of Native Americans in Arizona set to benefit from lawsuit settlement
As many as 30,000 Native Americans from seven Arizona tribes stand to benefit from the final settlement this week of a years-long, $3.4 billion lawsuit against the U.S. government.
Members of the Tohono O’odham, Navajo, Salt River, Pima-Maricopa, San Carlos Apache, Hopi, Gila River and Colorado River tribes are part of the class in Cobell v. Salazar.
The Creightons: An Arizona political news legacy
Three generations of an Arizona family developed deep political roots, but were never tempted to run for office.
ADEQ seeks to put brakes on ‘Clean Cars’ program, environmentalists object
While all sides agree that Arizona’s air quality woes require a long-term fix, the latest effort to adopt a less stringent standard for curbing car emissions shows that the state program to combat air pollution is defined less by consistency and more by the winds of Arizona’s ever-changing political landscape.
