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The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona Senate Democrats force vote on gun background checks

Jun 1, 2022 Tuesday's procedural move came a week after a man armed with two AR-15-type rifles killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

State has mixed bag of growth in 2021

May 31, 2022 Census data show swings in local populations.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Governor heads to Israel

May 29, 2022 He will talk trade, water, and border security while there.
File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Ducey vetoes voter registration bill

May 28, 2022 The bill would have forced investigations of voter registrations.
State Rep. Aaron Lieberman entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary in June 2021.

Lieberman drops out of race for governor

May 27, 2022 He is the first candidate to drop out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Water levels in Lake Powell are dipping dangerously close to "dead pool," at which point it becomes impossible to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon dam. Experts think the reservoir could reach those levels within a year.

Hydropower customers could pay extra fees

May 26, 2022 Federal law requires fees be paid whether or not dams are generating power.
State Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff

Probe OK'd of Arizona senator's comments on Buffalo shooting

May 26, 2022 Democrats wanted Sen. Wendy Rogers expelled from the Senate.
The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper Mine.

Hudbay wins a round in court

May 24, 2022 A judge ruled the Rosemont and Copper World mines are not legally related.
Ginni Thomas speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election

May 20, 2022 Thomas urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the election to choose their own slate of electors.
Gov. Ducey's desalination plant proposal is designed to relieve pressure on water supplied by Lake Mead.

Tucson willing to give up some Colorado River water

May 19, 2022 The Mayor and Council are looking at how to take stress off Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
The Tucson Police Department, like many others around the country, is actively trying to find qualified applicants who want to join the force.

No charges for TPD officer in parking lot fight

May 19, 2022 The Pima County Attorney’s office said there is not enough evidence to charge.
Main street, Douglas, Ariz., April 2017.

Douglas voters reject pay raise for mayor, council

May 18, 2022 The city’s residents voted down about half of the 36 proposed amendments to the city’s charter, though results are not final.
File photo of road construction in Pima County.

Voters overwhelmingly approve Tucson sales tax

May 17, 2022 The money will go for road improvements over a decade.
State Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff

State Senate votes for ethics investigation of Rogers after social media posts on mass shooting

May 16, 2022 The Senate censured Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, as recently as March.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, July 2019.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Biggs

May 12, 2022 House investigators said Thursday that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers.
A close up of the dome on the U.S. Capitol.

Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head

May 11, 2022 Lawmakers say David Bernhardt pushed for approval of a 28,000-home development near the endangered San Pedro River.

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