Politics and Government

Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

Aug 19, 2024 The Arizona Secretary of State's office said Monday that West did not file the paperwork needed to get on the ballot before Saturday's deadline.

Phoenix police detail cases included in DOJ report outlining excessive force, racial discrimination

Aug 17, 2024 The website includes incident records, body camera footage and evidence in cases mentioned in the report.

Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold

Aug 16, 2024 Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day.

Vendor linked to former Casa Alitas director terminated for overcharging, procurement violations, and conflict of interest

Aug 16, 2024 The county confirmed that a laundry vendor for the Casa Alitas migrant program is owned by the former director’s mother.

Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024

Aug 15, 2024 Long-term challenges remain for the 40 million people reliant on the imperiled river.

As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans

Aug 14, 2024 Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past.

With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot

Aug 13, 2024 The coalition, Arizona for Abortion Access, said it is the most signatures validated for a citizens initiative in state history.

Hobbs revives infrastructure bank for rural and tribal projects after 10-year hiatus

Aug 12, 2024 The Greater Arizona Development Authority expects to finance between $50 to $100 million within the next year. 

An American (senator) in Paris: Kyrsten Sinema competes in amateur marathon on Olympic course

Aug 10, 2024 The Senator is a fitness fanatic, having competed in multiple marathons and Ironman triathlons, summited Mount Kilimanjaro in 2013 and hiked Mount Fuji in July

Sentence overturned in border agent's killing that exposed 'Fast and Furious' sting

Aug 10, 2024 Osorio-Arellanes was sentenced in 2020 in the Dec. 14, 2010, fatal shooting of Agent Brian Terry while he was on a mission in Arizona.

Vice President Kamala Harris to a packed arena in Glendale: ‘We're gonna do this’

Aug 10, 2024 The campaign rally was the penultimate stop of a whirlwind five-day, seven state trip introducing the Harris and Walz ticket.

The Buzz: 4-Day school weeks in Arizona

Aug 9, 2024 Does taking a day off help with some of the state's education issues?

Arizona GOP urges SCOTUS to reinstate voter restriction law

Aug 9, 2024 Arizona's top Republican lawmakers are asking the nation's high court to revive a law that would limit federal-only voters.

Measure to increase Arizona Minimum wage will not be on November ballot

Aug 8, 2024 One Fair Wage has decided to withdraw its signatures due to the likelihood it wouldn’t qualify for the ballot.

A crisis fraught with possibility: How a massive canal set Arizona up for growth

Aug 7, 2024 The Central Arizona Project ensured that the states biggest cities had enough water and brought about a farm boom in the middle of the state.

Republican activist becomes first person to be convicted in Arizona’s fake elector case

Aug 7, 2024 Seventeen other people had been charged in the case.

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