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A flag post carrying both the Arizona flag and United States flag wave in the wind.

Civil discourse group sets out priorities for U.S. lawmakers

Jun 20, 2023 The University of Arizona based group said bipartisan lawmakers can get things accomplished.
Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower

Governor signs law ending Arizona water dispute involving upscale Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale

Jun 19, 2023 The bill obliges Scottsdale to provide Rio Verde Foothills with access to its water.
Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, on June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz.

Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

Jun 15, 2023 The U.S. Interior Department said it will publish in the Federal Register on Friday a call for replacing guidelines that expire in 2026.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona's legislative Black Caucus gets new leadership

Jun 15, 2023 State house freshman Quantá Crews will now be the new chair.
This June 7, 2023, photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a female Mexican gray wolf before she is released back into the wilds of Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the wolf had been found wandering in New Mexico outside a zone created for the recovery of her subspecies.

Female Mexican gray wolf released into wild in Arizona in move to help wolf's recovery

Jun 14, 2023 The wolf was headed north into the southern Rocky Mountains of New Mexico in January when the wildlife service captured her outside the recovery area.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County Supervisors approve tentitive budget

Jun 14, 2023 The total projected budget for FY 24 is $277 million
An election worker gathers tabulated ballots to be boxed inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix.

Former Constable Candidate Indicted by AZ Attorney General for Fraud

Jun 14, 2023 The Huachuca City resident faces nine felony charges
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

House censures Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton

Jun 13, 2023 The vote was nearly along party lines.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Panel makes ethics ruling against lawmaker who hid Bibles in Arizona House lounge

Jun 10, 2023 Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, of Tucson, was caught on video hiding the Bibles under furniture cushions

Superintendent of AZ schools says some complaints to hotline are under investigation

Jun 10, 2023 The hotline first launched in March and has since received upwards of 30,000 "prank" calls.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

4 in Arizona get prison time for fraudulently getting millions in federal COVID-19 aid

Jun 9, 2023 Federal prosecutors said Thursday four people in three separate cases were recently given “significant prison terms” for taking advantage of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (left) and Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels (right) convene with seven other county sheriffs at Cochise College's Sierra Vista Campus Wednesday to discuss the U.S. Mexico border. June 7, 2023.

DeSantis brings border plan to Sierra Vista

Jun 7, 2023 The Florida Governor held a rountable discussion with eight county sheriffs from across the country.
The Mountain View Officers' Club on Fort Huachuca, AZ. The Fort has submitted a funding proposal to rehabilitate the building as a Range Operations Synchronization Center. May 31, 2023.

Fort Huachuca's historic Mountain View Officers' Club has a new purpose

Jun 7, 2023 The Fort has submitted a purposal for the building to be a Range Operations Synchronization Center.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Ex-teacher sentenced to prison for making death threat against Arizona legislator

Jun 6, 2023 Donald Glenn Brown pleaded guilty in April to a charge of attempting to make a terroristic threat and was sentenced Tuesday in Navajo County Superior Court.
Established in 1924, the Chiricahua National Monument is up for redesignation to national park status. The monument could become Arizona's fourth national park.

The Buzz: Efforts to make Chiricahua National Monument a national park

Jun 2, 2023 Will the Wonderland of Rocks could become Arizona’s Fourth National Park?
The seal of Cochise County.

Former Cochise County Elections Dir. gets $130K settlement payout

Jun 1, 2023 The county will pay $75,000 of the $130,000 settlement

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