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Saguaro Signal desk
Border policy, housing, water, infrastructure, and Arizona's rapid growth.
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As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities. The analysis found that states with strict...
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After his release, one man cycles between a homeless encampment, supportive housing and a friend’s home while struggling with substance use. “Second sentence: Housing after prison” follows his ongoing search for stability.
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Arizona is pursuing two projects to bring up to 200,000 acre-feet of new water into the state by tapping supplies in Mexico and California. The post Arizona seeks California water amid Colorado River cuts first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON — Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators...
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Arizona and the other Lower Basin states will bear the brunt of cuts to Colorado River water over the next two years, while they continue to negotiate a longer-term agreement with the Upper Basin, the federal government announced Friday morning. But for now, Arizona will avoid the massive cuts to the Central...
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As the sun rose Saturday morning, dozens of runners gathered in Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora to race along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border. Although separated by the border barrier, gaps between the bollards allowed glimpses of runners picking up speed alongside each other– challenging the division...
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The future of the Colorado River is looking bleak, and officials in the seven states that depend on its water say they’re happy to negotiate — but with current use rules expiring at the end of the year, compromise seems unlikely. During a more than two-hour PBS special on Wednesday, officials from the Upper and […]
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New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of inspections, reviews and approvals. Now, cities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to address one of the most persistent sources of housing permitting delays: incomplete...
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The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis. The new numbers reflect a steep decline in refugee admissions since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to a new […]
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Focusing on workforce development, expediting permitting and lowering financial risk will help states develop nuclear power, according to the Nuclear Innovation Association. The post Report identifies keys to nuclear development first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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If Hobbs’s Record Is Any Guide, Is Arizona in Trouble in the Colorado River Negotiations?
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Lawmakers swimming upstream as restrictions loom
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The latest housing numbers don’t look good. According to HUD data, home construction in Arizona has fallen to its lowest rate since the start of the pandemic. The post Arizona needs to break Its housing stalemate first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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More transparency, community engagement and ratepayer protections could help allay growing concerns over data center development. The post State Affairs Insider: Experts stress data center transparency first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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PHOENIX – Advanced analytics have led to heightened player development with top prospects getting multi-year contract extensions earlier than ever. Former players explain how and why things have changed since they played while offering perspective on MLB’s future.
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Revenue grew more than 27% for private prison operator CoreCivic as the Tennessee company profited from contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that support the Trump administration’s mass detention and deportation agenda, according to a shareholders’ report released last week. Revenue from ICE, alone,...
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Federal immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, leading to more arrests in July than in any previous month of the Trump administration. Though it is striving to fulfill the...
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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.
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Border Patrol says three unlawfully present Romanian nationals with ties to transnational crime were caught near San Miguel, the second such case in a week. The result is clear; the follow-through is what matters now.
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Arizona is usually offered two choices on immigration: accept illegal migration or demand more enforcement. The post Kelly’s visa bill gives Arizona a third option on immigration first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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HHS plans a $150 million legal-services award to a small Texas firm with no immigration specialty. Advocates warn the move could harm unaccompanied minors, including hundreds in Arizona, and demand transparency on capacity and outcomes.
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Lawmakers and water officials in Arizona, California and Nevada pushed back against proposed reductions to withdrawal allowances from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The post Lower Basin states brace for Colorado River cuts first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
