Arizona Government News

Air Force wants Davis-Monthan AFB to house new unit

Aug 2, 2023 The new wing will replace the retiring A-10s.

Mojave County rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections

Aug 2, 2023 Prior to the vote, Mohave County Elections Director Allen Tempert told the board that hand counting ballots for upcoming elections would require hiring more than 245 new workers.

Arizona Attorney General warns Cochise County Board of Supervisors of additional open meeting law complaints

Aug 2, 2023 The head attorney for the state has said that she continues to recieve complaints about potential violations

Survey: Young Arizona voters more engaged, informed than earlier generations

Jul 31, 2023 51% of those voters spent time researching a candidate or issue before casting a ballot and that they tend to be more politically active online than in person.

‘We’re not the place’: Yuma County residents fight hazardous waste permit

Jul 30, 2023 Many Yuma residents want to stop the county from approving the proposal, saying they’re worried about toxic chemicals potentially contaminating their air, land and water.

Hobbs: "the universal school voucher program is unsustainable" as new cost projections come in

Jul 26, 2023 The projections come one day after two of the program's top officials resign.

Top officials for school voucher program resign as program faces unprecedented growth

Jul 25, 2023 ESA executive director Christine Accurso announced her resignation via Twitter Tuesday morning.

Mayes warns families of school voucher risks, but faces push back from Horne

Jul 25, 2023 Mayes’ warning comes just as the school semester starts to ramp back up in some districts

Ballot question to remove Douglas AMA is thrown out

Jul 20, 2023 Cochise County officials said a lawsuit brought by the EDF forced the decision.

Court settlement includes meaningful border wall changes for wildlife

Jul 20, 2023 A settlement between the Biden administration and environmental groups stipulates changes to the border wall that are a win for Southern Arizona wildlife, including larger connectivity passages and environmental impact studies.

Hobbs announces more than $41 million in state funds to Cochise County for border security

Jul 19, 2023 The funds came from the state's border security fund

Cochise Supervisors' quest for conducting 100% hand count continues in court

Jul 19, 2023 The board appealed the previous ruling that prevented the board from hand-counting all the ballots in the 2022 General Election

Migrant encounters drop during first month since end of Title 42

Jul 18, 2023 Despite concerns that the end of Title 42 would bring an influx of migrants, the number of apprehensions continue to drop, in Arizona and across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mayes says Horne cannot modify English language learning models

Jul 17, 2023 The opinion comes as some schools across Arizona begin their semester this week.

Bisbee City Hall heading towards reconstruction

Jul 17, 2023 The city manager said that inflation and supply chain issues contributed to delays

Navajo president presses Congress for more time, money, for water project

Jul 16, 2023 The project would deliver 37,767 acre-feet of water annually from the San Juan River basin through 300 miles of pipeline to 43 Navajo chapters, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, as well as the Teepee Junction area of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

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