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Arizona
A new federal framework could push steep Colorado River cuts onto Arizona's CAP as soon as next year. Hobbs is banking on a softer two-year deal. Cities, farmers and builders need certainty now.
Capitol
Anti-abortion groups asked new U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to review DOJ authority to use an 1873 anti-obscenity law against abortion medication, raising immediate uncertainty but no policy change yet.
Capitol
Yes-on-318 files a complaint over an alleged copycat website as GOP statewide hopefuls back Prop 318. The ballot fight heats up while regulators weigh next steps.
Culture
Cronkite News charts a tech-fueled youth surge, early extensions and proposed draft and contract changes that could reset how fast Arizona stars reach and get paid.
Courts
Court records show Aaron Farinacci pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Arizona in 2012 after an initial first-degree murder charge, served 10 years of a 12-year term, later transferred probation to Washington, and is now jailed there on arson...
Arizona
Arizona Mirror reports President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reshape childhood vaccine guidance, prompting pediatricians to warn it could sow fear and confusion.
Elections
Yavapai's SAVE-driven voter roll cleanup found deceased registrants, non-citizens, and 268 unknowns, sharpening GOP claims that Gov. Hobbs dismissed needed safeguards. The next test is replication, documentation, and due process.
Capitol
Arizona spends over $1.5 billion a year on corrections and $3 million on reentry workforce efforts. Advocates say career paths work, but lawmakers have yet to fund a $1.5 million independent oversight office.
Arizona
Oil's surge is filling coffers in Alaska, Texas and New Mexico. Arizona isn't on the severance-tax gravy train, so local budgets should not expect a windfall.
Courts
A Maricopa County judge enjoined Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from using his Prop 145 ballot language, ruling it violated A.R.S. 19-125(D) by referencing Prop 212, which is not existing law.
Capitol
Arizona Mirror says "corporate money" failed to sway Democratic primaries and that a legislative flip is in play. That is a projection, not a result.
Courts
FBI records show an intruder scraped about 633,000 Maricopa voter-registration records before the 2020 election.
Courts
Arizona's U.S. Attorney touted a conviction of an online seller who admitted to $92,000 in fake Native jewelry sales but pleaded to a sub-$1,000 count and paid a $10,000 fine. The rhetoric is strong. The deterrence looks weak.
Capitol
No Labels nominee Teri Ann Hourihan named Angela Harrolle Mohan as her preferred lieutenant governor, pairing a public-safety nonprofit resume with a third-party ticket while taking swings at Hobbs on affordability and an APS-backed energy law and...
Elections
Declassified memos cited by Arizona Daily Independent say a hacker scraped 633,000 Maricopa voter files in 2020 and prosecutors passed even after an FBI confession. Arizona deserves answers and accountability.
Courts
A district judge lifted a stay to align with a Supreme Court ruling, allowing the Trump administration to terminate temporary protections for Haitians and proceed under existing immigration law, per the Arizona Mirror.
Local
A new column argues Arizona's 2016 Salt River Horse Act was written to protect the herd, not authorize routine population cuts, and calls on the state to show its legal authority before removing healthy horses.
Elections
Mayes says her probe of Hobbs and Sunshine is nearly done before November. If she closes it without interviewing the governor or a clear explanation, a no-charges decision will look like a partisan whitewash.
Capitol
A Tucson grandson's blistering testimony ties early release and plea deals to deadly consequences and rising private security costs, putting Hobbs and City Hall on the fiscal and political hook.
Arizona
A court fight over the Hualapai Valley irrigation freeze could slow Arizona's last quick tool to protect rural aquifers, inviting a rush to drill while the lawyers argue.
Border
A Phoenix grand jury filed 158 counts against 21 alleged gun traffickers after a two-year probe, as related plea deals reveal Arizona's retail market feeding Mexico-bound smuggling via straw purchases.
Elections
America First Legal says Adrian Fontes' Proposition 144 ballot summary omits key provisions and veers into advocacy. His office calls it neutral and within the law. Judge Adele Ponce will decide.
Capitol
BLS figures show U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July and earlier months were revised down by 103,000. Arizona's answer should be steadiness, not spin: fewer new costs, faster permits, and a laser focus on getting people into durable work.
Capitol
GOP leaders insist Prop 145 is legally sound even if it undercuts a rival voucher initiative, while critics say a key clause would erase Prop 212. The stakes are clarity, stability, and honest ballot language for Arizona families and schools.
