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A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Cochise County prepares for the end of Title 42

Feb 3, 2023 Officials say that the county lacks resources and direction from federal offices.
United States Capitol Building

Dannels tells Congress Cochise County is not the same as Texas border

Feb 3, 2023 He hopes change will come but he doesn't expect it soon.
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.

Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights

Feb 2, 2023 The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes' rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and canals that deliver it to reservations.
The seven states in the Colorado River basin couldn't agree on a plan to conserve unprecedented amounts of water before a federal deadline. Meanwhile, grim projections for the future of water levels in Lake Mead have forced mandatory cuts to water for some users in the lower basin. Federal authorities are trying to prop up levels in the nation's largest reservoir before they dip too low to generate hydropower or allow the passage of water.

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Jan 30, 2023 Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use.
A measurement gage at Lees Ferry in Arizona is the location where Colorado River water deliveries from the Upper Basin are legally accounted.

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Jan 30, 2023 They largely include communication among water officials in Arizona and California, the major users in the river's Lower Basin.
Traffic moves along the notoriously congested stretch of I-10 through tribal land called the Wild Horse Pass Corridor, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Chandler, Ariz.

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

Jan 29, 2023 The state lost out on federal dollars to expand I-10.
The Arizona flag outside the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Yolanda Bejarano elected Arizona Democratic Party chair

Jan 29, 2023 Bejarano's victory is a blow to Gov. Katie Hobbs, who had recruited Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo to seek the position.
Jeff DeWitt speaking in Phoenix in 2019

Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to lead party

Jan 29, 2023 DeWit replaces firebrand Trump ally Kelli Ward, who helped the former president in his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and was a vocal proponent of his false claim that the election results were fraudulent.

County Attorney in Cochise County arrest for Super Extreme DUI

Jan 28, 2023 He had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21.
Lorraine Eiler, a Hia-Ced O’odham woman, recalls growing up in Ajo, which is about 40 miles from the U.S. Mexico border and sacred Hia-Ced lands. Photo was taken in Ajo on Nov. 18, 2022.

‘We were always sovereign’: Hia-Ced O’odham seek federal recognition as a tribe

Jan 28, 2023 Descendants of those four surviving families are working to gain recognition.
Arizona has embraced the legalization of sports betting, and sites including FanDuel at Footprint Center have helped the state become second fastest in the nation to reach a billion dollars in total wagers.

The Buzz: Sports Betting in Arizona

Jan 27, 2023 Arizona has always been a destination for major sporting events, but those within the state now also have the ability to gamble on the outcomes of those games.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Council approves special election for new Tucson Electric Power agreement

Jan 26, 2023 The election will take place May 16th.
The Arizona Capitol building.

Arizona governor to keep migrant busing program

Jan 26, 2023 Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her decision to continue her Republican predecessor's program to transport migrants out of border communities.
Former Tucson Ward 3 Council Member Paul Durham

Former Tucson City Council member Paul Durham dies

Jan 25, 2023 Durham was a staunch advocate for the environment
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D). January 2023

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates independent prison oversight commission

Jan 25, 2023 The commission will be responsible for inspecting the department’s prison facilities and its records.
Items scattered about at a homeless encampment near Golf Links Road in Tucson.

City under scrutiny for alledged homeless encampment sweeps ahead of gem show

Jan 25, 2023 An injunction was filed to stop the enforcement of two city ordinances that would criminalize homelessness.

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