Arizona Government News

Law enforcement unions disagree on Sheriff Nanos’ leadership

Jan 18, 2024 Following a vote of no confidence, a different union has expressed support for the Sheriff.

Cochise County and Election Systems & Software host voting equipment demo at Cochise College

Jan 18, 2024 The event featured a presentation, demo and Q & A session

Arizona AG: No recount for Tucson's Prop. 413, city council salaries now increase

Jan 17, 2024 State, city officials sought guidance on whether a recount was needed.

Douglas City Council meeting interrupted by 'Zoombombing' individuals who made antisemitic remarks

Jan 16, 2024 The city has added new protocols to prevent the incident from happening again

Arizona projected to face $1.7 billion shortfall as revenues decline

Jan 12, 2024 The new projections from the state's Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

Cochise County Celebrates life and legacy of first female county supervisor

Jan 11, 2024 Judy Gignac, who served on the board of supervisors from the late 1970s-late 1980s, passed away last month at 84

Tohono O’odham Utility Authority unveils expanded high-speed internet access

Jan 11, 2024 Funding for the project came from a $10 million grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect Program.

Nonprofit sues Cochise County, alleges noncompliance with the Arizona Public Records Law

Jan 10, 2024 American Oversight alleges the county failed fully fulfill public records requests relating the 2022 General Election among other requests for records

Hobbs announces $21 million for Tucson housing programs

Jan 10, 2024 The money is part of an $89 million statewide investment

Cochise Supervisors approve $50,000 funding request for extra voting machines ahead of elections

Jan 9, 2024 The goal of the new equipment is to reduce wait times at vote centers

The Buzz: How the Israel-Hamas conflict is influencing classrooms in Arizona

Jan 5, 2024 Protests supporting both Palestine and Israel have made their way to Arizona's college campuses and responses from stakeholders at both the state and university levels have brought criticism.

Even with drop in asylum seekers, Pima County anxious for more federal funding

Jan 5, 2024 Pima County continues to warn of pending street releases if Congress doesn’t allot more money for migrant services, even as officials opened the Lukeville port of entry yesterday due to a drop in unauthorized border crossings outside of ports.

Arizona lawmakers face big deficit due mostly to massive tax cut and school voucher expansion

Jan 5, 2024 A year ago, the state had a budget surplus of $1.8 billion. Now, it has a shortfall of about $400 million for the current fiscal year and another $450 million shortfall in the following year.

Arizona border crossing with Mexico to reopen a month after migrant influx forced closure

Jan 3, 2024 The moves reflect a drop in illegal crossings from December highs, authorities said.

Arizona judge denies a GOP move to block a voter-approved law for transparent campaign financing

Dec 29, 2023 Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma, both Republicans, filed the challenge in August.

Two historic churches burned in suspected arson case in Douglas are taking steps towards rebuilding

Dec 29, 2023 Braces now support and surround one church; the other has been demolished

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