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With depleted funds, WIFA seeks ideas to augment water supply

members of the state's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority voted Nov. 20 to take the first step to asking companies to come up with plans to show how they could import more than 100 billion gallons of water from elsewhere

Tourism director resigns in wake of conflict of interest accusations

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Tom Buschatzke: Keeping Arizona’s faucets functioning

For nearly 10 years, Tom Buschatzke has been the arbiter of Arizona’s water supply as director of the Department of Water Resources. In a career spanning decades and beginning with […]

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New Faces: Jeff Weninger

Rep.-elect Jeff Weninger makes his return to the House this session as Commerce Committee chair after taking a term off to run for state treasurer. Prior to election to the […]

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How a steadier state party chair brought cheap postage and big dollars to 2024 candidates

Republicans long neglected a provision of campaign finance law allowing state political parties to coordinate with candidates, granting cheaper mail rates and greater, albeit indirect, corporate support for nominees. But […]

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Tourism director resigns in wake of conflict of interest accusations

The head of the Arizona Office of Tourism resigned abruptly Friday amid questions of a conflict of interest in a $700,000 expenditure for a new logo.

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Arizona Supreme Court rules change

8 Supreme Court applicants advance in process to fill vacancy

The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments decided Friday that only eight of the 17 applicants to replace retiring Justice Robert Brutinel will advance to the next round on Dec. 9.

education

Apprenticeship programs fight blue-collar stigma

Mike Malloy, training director for the Arizona Pipe Trades, found his way to an apprenticeship program on a “fluke.”  As a high school student, Malloy never considered going into a […]

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Chad Campbell: The Governor’s chief of staff on service, learning and going fast

A man accused of threatening to kill Democratic election officials will likely plead guilty

Limited growth and increased spending needs pose tough choices for Hobbs

Speculation on lieutenant governor candidates has begun

Arizona voters to decide on new limits to Gov’s emergency powers

Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West

Mayes eyes further fight over opioid settlement funds

Hobbs agrees to withhold 3 agency heads from Senate confirmation

Tourism director resigns in wake of conflict of interest accusations

The head of the Arizona Office of Tourism resigned abruptly Friday amid questions of a conflict of interest in a $700,000 expenditure for a new logo.

Hobbs not to blame for Dems’ failure to flip Legislature, consultants say

One of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ main priorities this election season was flipping the Legislature, but Republican majorities only grew. Political consultants say the blame for Democrats’ losses doesn’t lie solely […]

Hobbs focused on Arizona issues, declines to join Dem governors opposing Trump

Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t be joining other Democratic governors who are forming a group to actively oppose some of the policies of the new Trump administration. “I don’t think that’s […]

Women have led other democracies, but US voters rejected the two who tried – what will it take to elect a female president?

While nearly a third of countries have had female leaders, Donald Trump’s recent victory ensures the US won’t join that list for at least four years. “It absolutely will happen,” […]

Restaurant owner gets to prove state regs make eggs too expensive

A Tucson restaurant owner is legally entitled to challenge new state regulations that require the more humane treatment of laying hens. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled Nov. […]

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education

Education advocates clash in pivotal state Senate race

ASU tuition surcharge, cuts in response to state budget reflect lower Arizona higher education spending

School boards association takes former leader to court

School, 2 corporations join forces to meet workforce demands

ESA enrollment hits 75,000, short of some projections

Mayes wants answers on school voucher rules, procedures

Prop. 123 education funding renewal effort falls short

ESA program gets a few tweaks, but no overhaul

Apprenticeship programs fight blue-collar stigma

Mike Malloy, training director for the Arizona Pipe Trades, found his way to an apprenticeship program on a “fluke.”  As a high school student, Malloy never considered going into a […]

State agencies look to fill apprenticeship needs

Arizona is seeing a high demand for construction, electrical and plumbing workers and multiple state agencies are collaborating to fulfill that demand through apprenticeship programs.  According to data from the […]

AZ Dept. of Ed launches STOP-IT Task Force to raise awareness about fentanyl’s dangers

Arizona’s Department of Education has introduced an initiative aimed at tackling the growing threat of fentanyl in schools. The School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT) is educating students […]

State universities deny claim Harris campaign improperly obtained student data

The state’s three universities say the head of the Senate Government Committee is off base with his claims they are illegally selling data about their students. Representatives of the schools, […]

Students picking up more of the state university funding

A bid by the Board of Regents for another $732 million to finance state universities is rekindling a decades old fight about the financial responsibility of state taxpayers versus how much of the cost should be borne by students.

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