GOP-led Arizona Senate panel OKs school voucher expansions
Feb 9, 2022 The bill would make all children attending schools with a high percentage of low-income families or who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches eligible for the state’s voucher program.
State school superintendent says schools will close if spending cap is not raised
Feb 8, 2022 Districts face over $1.1 billion in cuts statewide, Kathy Hoffman warned lawmakers Tuesday.
Arizona bankruptcies at 15-year low
Feb 8, 2022 The pandemic brought the monthly count to below 1,000 filings.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service won't list Sonoran desert tortoise as endangered
Feb 8, 2022 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says after conducting a scientific review, it will not list the Sonoran desert tortoise under the Endangered Species Act.
Arizona lawmakers announce bill to ban 'conversion therapy,' extend anti-discrimination laws
Feb 8, 2022 Speaker of the House says he will back the legislation.
In months since border reopening, sales tax revenues up in Nogales
Feb 8, 2022 State treasurer’s data shows that roughly $1.2 million in sales taxes were generated in the city in November, and $1.3 million in December.
Evictions slowly on the rise in Pima County
Feb 7, 2022 Numbers are close to pre-pandemic levels.
Former shuttle cockpit simulator comes to Tucson
Feb 7, 2022 Astronauts trained on it, then it became a movie set.
Arizona lawmakers move to partially restore jury challenges
Feb 6, 2022 Proponents of elimination of the challenges say it would help prevent discrimination in jury selection.
Remittances to Mexico surged to $51.6B in 2021
Feb 5, 2022 Mexicans living abroad sent a record-setting sum of payments back to Mexico in 2021.
Attorney general, Arizona State Bar reach diversion deal
Feb 5, 2022 Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Board of Regents Chairman Larry Penley filed the complaints alleging the AG and aides violated their ethical obligations.
USDA announces $8 million in infrastructure funds for rural Arizona
Feb 4, 2022 Much of the money is already allocated, but the department is taking applications for new projects.
Thousands of people return to Southern Arizona for gem shows
Feb 4, 2022 The Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase is attracting national and international crowds.
Union Pacific will use self-driving trucks to move freight between Tucson and Phoenix
Feb 3, 2022 It will be San Diego company TuSimple's first customer on that route.
Arizona Senate committee approves ban on abortions after 15 weeks
Feb 3, 2022 Bill comes as U.S. Supreme Court considers similar law in Mississippi.
Arizona GOP chair files suit to block Jan. 6 panel subpoena
Feb 3, 2022 Kelli Ward and her husband have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a subpoena of their phone records by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.Selected Archive Filters
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