Arizona Government News

Phoenix faces dueling lawsuits over homeless crisis as advocates scramble for more shelter

May 27, 2023 The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2019 that homeless people cannot be criminalized for sleeping outside if no alternatives exist.

Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue

May 26, 2023 The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen came after environmentalists sued the government for dropping the red slurry material into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade.

Cochise Supervisors Discuss impact of Title 42 removal

May 26, 2023 The numbers were not so large as predicted.

Cochise Supervisors approve funds for elections, school safety and sheriff officers' overtime

May 25, 2023 The elections department will be getting $40,000 to cover employee salaries till the end of the fiscal year

Hobbs terminates $50 million grant allocation for ESA recipients

May 25, 2023 Governor Katie Hobbs's predecessor Doug Ducey approved the allocation of pandemic-era funding.

State Senator claims lawmakers have banned vote counting machines

May 25, 2023 Borelli claim rejected by officials of both parties.

AZ school superintendent looks to keep restrictions on trans athletes

May 24, 2023 In a complaint filed last month, two Arizona families claim that current state statute violates federal nondiscrimination laws and the U.S. Constitution.

Tucson signs agreement to use less Colorado River water

May 24, 2023 The voluntary deal offers the City of Tucson $400 per acre-foot as compensation for every unit conserved.

Local governments could have funds affected if no deal on debt ceiling

May 24, 2023 City official in Sierra Vista says some federal funds could be affected

Do not call: Arizona sues telecom company over billions of robocalls

May 23, 2023 The 141-page lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix against Avid Telecom, its owner Michael D. Lansky and company vice president Stacey S. Reeves.

US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire

May 23, 2023 The FBI and Tohono O’odham Nation are investigating Thursday night's fatal shooting of Raymond Mattia.

Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor

May 22, 2023 Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake failed to prove her claim that Maricopa County did not verify signatures on mail ballots as required by law.

California, Arizona, Nevada offer landmark drought deal to use less Colorado River water — for now

May 22, 2023 The plan would conserve an additional 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026, when current guidelines for how the river is shared expire.

FBI, tribe's police investigating fatal shooting of tribal member by US Border Patrol agents

May 21, 2023 Customs and Border Protection officials say agents from the Ajo Border Patrol Station were involved in a fatal shooting on the Tohono O’odham reservation.

Pima County migrant shelter capacity stretched

May 20, 2023 The system was close to breaking in the days following the end of Title 42.

Navajo leaders seek tribal members caught up in sober-living Medicare scam in Arizona

May 20, 2023 The operation known as Rainbow Bridge was launched in response to recent actions by the state of Arizona against more than 100 unlicensed and fraudulent sober living homes in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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