Supervisors unanimously approve $577.5 million budget
The increase in this year’s budget is coming from an increase in property values around the county.
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US administration argues against trial in case of Trump-era family separations at border with Mexico
Despite President Joe Biden’s loathing of his predecessor’s practice of separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, his administration argued in federal court Tuesday that a lawsuit seeking money for five affected mothers and their children should be dismissed.
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Panel makes ethics ruling against lawmaker who hid Bibles in Arizona House lounge
Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, of Tucson, was caught on video hiding the Bibles under furniture cushions. In an earlier instance that wasn’t captured on video, a Bible was found in a nearby refrigerator.
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Arizona mayor holds back restoring water to residents
Hundreds of people in the Phoenix area have been without water service for six months. A new bill aims to fix that, but the mayor of Scottsdale, nearby Phoenix, could be an obstacle.
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Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring schools to limit transgender students’ bathroom access
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation to restrict use of public school restrooms by transgender students. The veto was among several the Democratic governor made on Thursday. Under the bill, public schools in Arizona would have to establish other accommodations for a student who refused to use a multi-occupancy bathroom
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State Representative Tim Dunn says Arizona can continue to grow amid drought conditions
Local lawmaker Tim Dunn said the state can have it both ways if we take advantage of all the resources we have available.
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2024 presidential candidate visits Yuma County
The Yuma Sector border was just one of the many stops Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his two day tour of Yuma County.
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Arizona invests over $360 million in water security and conservation
State legislative leaders directed over $360 million of state general fund dollars to go to projects and programs that will help conserve, develop, and enhance Arizona’s water.
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Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging President Joe Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
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Republican Karrin Taylor Robson says she won’t run for Sinema’s Senate seat in Arizona
Karrin Taylor Robson, a wealthy Republican businessperson who was seen as the likeliest establishment candidate for a crucial Arizona Senate contest, said Thursday that she won’t run for the seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.
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Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne speaks on transgender sports lawsuit
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne held a press conference to express his reasons for supporting a legal defense of Arizona law prohibiting biological boys from competing on girls’ sports teams.
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Arizona attorney general hosts listening session in Yuma
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes hosted a listening session in Yuma to discuss the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
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Judge dismisses Kari Lake’s final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs.
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Arizona governor vetoes bill banning use of transgender students’ names, pronouns
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have compelled schools not to refer to transgender students by the names or pronouns they identify with.
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Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day
The trial for Kari Lake’s only remaining legal claim in her challenge to the Arizona governor’s race ended Thursday without a decision.
Continue Reading Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day
Maricopa County has a failed process for verifying thousands of ballot signatures that even some of its own workers question, attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, argued in court Wednesday.
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Arizona’s governor and attorney general announce crackdown on Medicaid fraud
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and other top state officials announced a crackdown Tuesday on Medicaid fraud, particularly honing in on illegitimate group homes.
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Trial begins over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race
A three-day trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday over the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat six months ago to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor’s race.
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Unsuccessful Republican candidate in Arizona attorney general race pushes for new trial
Abraham Hamadeh returns to court Tuesday to request a new trial in his efforts to overturn the results of the November contest.
Continue Reading AZ House Members call on governor to activate state resources due to border crisis
Arizona House Members are calling on Governor Katie Hobbs (D-Arizona) to activate state resources due to the border crisis.
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