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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge took former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit seeking early ballot affidavit envelopes under advisement today.   The county argued envelopes should remain confidential under the statute originally cited in denying the request, or alternatively...
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Chart: Axios VisualsIf you want to make sure the lights — not to mention your air conditioning — stay on, Arizona is the place to be.The average Arizona electricity customer experienced 1.77 hours...
Affordable housing is getting harder to come by in the Valley these days, but one company is looking to alleviate that trend with a spate of attainable apartment complexes throughout the Phoenix area.Driving the news: Scottsdale-based development company...
Data: Guttmacher Institute; Map: Axios VisualsThe number of abortions performed in Arizona fell by 16% based on a comparison of 2020 and 2023 data.Meanwhile, abortions increased in neighboring states with looser abortion laws — most notably in New...
Republican legislative leaders are spending $15,000 to file a legal brief designed to protect the ability of state lawmakers to enact laws to clear homeless encampments and cite those who are living on the street. In the papers filed...
Rural Arizonans are growing increasingly frustrated with Rep. Gail Griffin’s inaction on groundwater regulation. Griffin, a Republican from Hereford who chairs the House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee, has repeatedly withheld groundwater management bills supported by rural stakeholders...
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is moving to ensure the next time you see a political commercial you won’t have to guess who really is paying for it. More to the point, you won’t have to squint or speed...
Farmers in Pinal County left swathes of land unplanted following Colorado River water cuts. Now yielding fewer crops, they’re forced to find alternative ways to survive, as agriculture faces  a bleaker future. Last year, statewide water cuts eliminated 99%...
With much fanfare, on Sept. 13, state Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, choreographed a committee hearing at the Scottsdale Civic Library, which Gress characterized as an “Ongoing Fight Against Scottsdale’s Taxpayer Funded Homeless Hotel Plan.” Rep. Gress’ accusatory, rambling correspondence...
The Arizona State Fair opens Friday at 4pm and continues through Oct. 29.Here's everything you need to know to have a thrilling and sugar-filled time:LogisticsThe fair will be open Thursdays and Sundays from noon to 9pm and Fridays...