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The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor forms election task force

Mar 9, 2023 Hobbs selected a bipartisan group of 18 people to serve.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

School Superintendent announces number to file CRT complaints

Mar 8, 2023 Tom Horne says he wants to hear from parents.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County Supes seek legal representation in election management case against Attorney General

Mar 8, 2023 The move comes one day after Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes filed lawsuit.
Former Navajo chairman and president, Peterson Zah, speaks to a crowd gathered to honor his work in promoting Navajo language and culture, inspiring youth, and strengthening tribal sovereignty on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Navajo Nation casino east of Flagstaff, Ariz.

First Navajo President Dies

Mar 8, 2023 Peterson Zah was elected in 1990.

New political party recognized in Arizona

Mar 8, 2023 The No Labels Party is eligible to be on the 2024 ballot.
Cochise County Board of Supervisors -- who appeared via Microsoft Teams -- voted to approve a $2.5 million payment to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) from the general fund contingency. June 21, 2022

AG Mayes files lawsuit over Cochise County handing control of elections to recorder

Mar 7, 2023 Mayes said the move was "not one that would allow both entities to work hand in hand to fulfill their statutory duties openly and transparently."
A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill

Mar 4, 2023 The bill requires cities and towns to tear down homeless encampments and charge the person or people living there with trespassing if they’re on private property.
A bomb detonates during a VIP demonstration for Raven's Challenge, the world's largest bomb squad training, in Pinal Airpark on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

World's largest bomb squad training visits Marana for specialized training

Mar 3, 2023 Raven's Challenge first started in 2004 in Seattle.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D). January 2023

Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court

Mar 3, 2023 Hobbs' vow not to execute Aaron Gunches on April 6 for his murder conviction in a 2002 killing came a day after the state Supreme Court said it must grant an execution warrant.
Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy visited Southern Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. McCarthy was joined along with four freshmen representatives, including Arizona's Juan Ciscomani. The trip gained pushback from Democrats who called it a "photo opportunity."

The Buzz: Congress' new interest in the AZ/Mexico border

Mar 3, 2023 As congressional representatives flock to the state, we ask if their rhetoric is true.
The seal of Cochise County.

AG warns Cochise County Board of Supervisors

Mar 3, 2023 Open meeting law violations were raised.
Gordon Clapp and Mimi Kennedy will star in the Arizona Theatre Company's world premiere of "Pru Payne."

"Pru Payne" stars Mimi Kennedy & Gordon Clapp on finding love in the shadow of memory loss.

Mar 2, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: New water conservation plan finds opposition; meet the women who founded Borderlands Brewing Co.; and a cautionary tale from Stories that Soar!
The Green River flows beneath the Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah.

Proposed pause on reservoir releases prompts Arizona and Lower Basin states to respond

Mar 2, 2023 Those states essentially agreed with the idea of suspending water releases, but said water managers should wait a few months.
New Arizona driver license design beginning March 2023.

New driver licenses in Arizona

Mar 2, 2023 The new change reinforces identity security as well as durability.
Kari Lake during the watch party for Arizona Republicans at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on Nov. 8, 2022.

Lake appeals loss in governor’s race to state Supreme Court

Mar 1, 2023 Lake’s attorneys focused on problems with ballot printers at some polling places in Maricopa County.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

House passes domestic violence bill that criminalizes abuse to pregnant people

Mar 1, 2023 The bill has received opposition from the Arizona Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

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