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Cities, counties, school boards, and the state decisions that land closest to home — including Capitol, elections, and border coverage.
Includes Local Government plus State Capitol, Elections, and Border & Growth coverage.
Border
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 .
Elections
Whether voters this fall will get a chance to weigh in on a ballot measure to implement sweeping new restrictions on the state’s billion-dollar universal school voucher program hinges entirely on whether the Arizona Supreme Court buys an argument from the initiative’s backers that a trial court judge’s plan for...
Elections
Tensions between state election officials and the Trump administration are rising as we head into the heart of the midterm election season. Frustrations boiled over on Monday during a rare election security call hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for state officials. During the call,...
Capitol
Families who believe local officials prematurely ruled their loved ones’ deaths suicides or accidents — rather than investigating whether domestic violence played a role — are pushing lawmakers in a growing number of states to require additional scrutiny. Advocates call the deaths “hidden homicides” — killings they...
Elections
A law firm linked to President Donald Trump says that the Democratic Arizona Secretary of State’s description of a Republican ballot proposition that would make sweeping election changes is illegal, and wants the state’s highest court to order him to change it. Representing three voters who supported Proposition...
Capitol
Prop. 212 in jeopardy, Hobbs rolls out Giles strategy–and who’s in charge of Gilbert?
Border
If Hobbs’s Record Is Any Guide, Is Arizona in Trouble in the Colorado River Negotiations?
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We’re seeing records set for peak daily energy use, but Arizona utilities have risen to meet these challenges. The post Demand for electricity is rising quickly first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
The tug-of-war over artificial intelligence regulation is drawing a flood of money to the midterm elections as super PACs on both sides of the debate seek to influence outcomes. The post AI super PACs flood money into state elections first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Local
Record viewership and downtown crowds from Phoenix's Women's Final Four cap a yearslong rise that is drawing investors, new teams and even women's sports bars to the Valley.
Capitol
ADI reports Sen. Mike Lee filed the Senate version of Rep. Abe Hamadeh's "Kayleigh's Law" to require permanent no-contact orders for victims of sexual and violent crimes.
Elections
A sworn complaint says Nick Myers and Kevin Thompson reused publicly funded 2022 signs in 2026 without the purchase Clean Elections rules require. Regulators will now decide if taxpayer-funded assets were redeployed offside.
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Will also investigate possible violations of Arizona campaign-finance rules
Elections
A new Arizona Mirror report says Arizona's evenly split 6th District is weighing Rep. Juan Ciscomani's reelection against voter sentiment about Donald Trump and alleged fiscal impacts from Trump-era policies.
Elections
The Arizona Supreme Court shot down a request from Republican lawmakers to preserve their summary of the voucher-regulating Protect Education Act in a voter education pamphlet, ruling that the description violates state law because it tries to sway voters against the initiative. The Protect Education Act, which...