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Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors. (Capitol Media Services/Howard Fischer)
Hobbs vetoes Republican legislation on corporate farms using groundwater
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the … more
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House GOP leader revokes Dems meeting room privileges over 'drag' event
PHOENIX — House Democrats lost their privilege Tuesday of using meeting rooms after they conducted a “drag story hour,” what Speaker Ben Toma called “radical activism to … more
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Kris Mayes speaks at a Democratic rally in Phoenix on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Associated Press/Alberto Mariani) (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani, File)
Arizona Attorney General takes one last attempt to delay enforcement of territorial abortion law
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is making one last attempt to delay the enforcement of an 1864 Arizona law that outlaws all abortions except to save the life of the mother. In a new … more
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The vast majority of House votes - about 92% - were cast in person this year, but more than half of all members cast at least one voty by proxy, in which another lawmaker casts their vote when they were physically absent. Some cast hundreds of proxy votes, including two from Arizona. Critics say they policy, introduced in response to the pandemic, if being abused, but supporters say it lets them work remotely like businesses everywhere. (Photo by Lawrence Jackson/The White House)
Arizona voters, experts say focus on politicians' effectiveness when casting a ballot
PHOENIX – When he considers who to vote for, Gilbert small business owner John Webster looks beyond campaign positions, going so far as to create a spreadsheet listing candidates’ … more
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A construction worker continues installing a roof at a large housing development as the building boom kept going even through the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020 in Phoenix. The Arizona Legislature is close to a deal that could allow more housing be built to curb the state's housing shortage.
Legislature close to deal to bring more low-cost housing into Arizona
PHOENIX — Lawmakers aligned with both housing advocates and homebuilders are close to striking a deal with cities on a proposal designed to help address Arizona’s housing shortage by … more
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Oklahoma Army National Guard Sgt. Jim Croft consults with a patient during a routine checkup at the K’ima:w Medical Center in Hoopa, Calif., in this Aug. 5, 2009 photo. (Photo by Capt. Geoff Legler/Oklahoma Army National Guard)
Year of Medicaid ‘unwinding’ cuts 600,000, but renews nearly 2 million on state’s rolls
PHOENIX – One year after restarting the pre-pandemic review process for enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System … more
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The city is in the process of creating new rules and regulations for fiber optic broadband service.
Peoria primed for better fiber-optic broadband service
As fiber-optic broadband becomes essential for rapid, high-quality data transmission for both business and personal use, the city of Peoria is moving into the fast lane. more
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A man looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Arizona on Nov. 2, 2022. The seven states that manage the river are divided about how to account for the impacts of climate change in new plans about sharing its water. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC)
How city of Phoenix, CAP are addressing water supply issues
PHOENIX – Arizona, much like California and other states with large deserts, is having an issue with dwindling Colorado River water levels. With so many people living in and moving to … more
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An aerial view of the Glendale Civic Center, where the planning commission meets
Planners approve chemical plant in southeast Glendale
Pencco is cleared to build a chemical manufacturing plant on the northeast corner of 51st Avenue and Camelback Road, and area dominated by industrial uses. The Texas-based company provides  … more
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The Clare Home, most recently the site of Bergies Coffee Roast House, is scheduled for demolition in May, but HD South and the developer are working on moving it instead so that it can be an exhibit for the museum.
'Crazy idea': Museum looks to save 106-year-old Gilbert home
The directors at Gilbert’s HD South and the developers at WAGS Capital, supported by construction professionals, think it is entirely possible to save Clare House, the second oldest building in Gilbert behind HD South itself. more
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Daniel Sestiaga experienced a severe case of Valley fever and went to the emergency room for it twice. (Photo by Jack Orleans/Cronkite News)
Valley fever hitting minority populations
TUCSON – Daniel Sestiaga remembers being in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in late 2020. He tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in June, then later tested negative, but he was … more
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In this May 5, 2015, file photo, dancers from Jalisco, Mexico, perform during Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at downtown Phoenix festival
Arizona’s largest Cinco de Mayo festival is returning to downtown Phoenix. more
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