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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.
Capitol
Democrats trying to flip governors' offices in Florida, Iowa, Ohio and Texas — and stay in power in Arizona — have proposed reining in private education subsidies their Republican predecessors created. The post Dems bet on school voucher backlash in gov races first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Border
WASHINGTON – The Colorado River cuts ordered by the Bureau of Reclamation didn’t hit most Arizona farmers. But if the drought forces deeper cuts, water supply will likely be pinched in Yuma, which produces most of the nation’s green vegetables during the winter.
Elections
The commission that oversees Arizona’s public campaign funding system voted Thursday to reject a settlement agreement with Ralph Heap, a Republican state legislator and a candidate for the state’s utility regulator. Heap has been at odds with the Citizens Clean Election Commission since June, when the commission...
Capitol
Capitol
WASHINGTON — A proposal by President Donald Trump to give $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and Senate in November would “explode” the national deficit and worsen inflation, according to an analysis issued Thursday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal...
Elections
Republican state Rep. Justin Wilmeth is running for reelection on his record of bolstering Arizona’s economy, even as his own legislative salary was garnished last year because he defaulted on a student loan. Wilmeth, who was a Republican policy advisor for the Arizona House of Representatives before he was elected...
Capitol
In the year that’s passed since Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University, his impact on Arizona politics remains strong among Republicans. The post Kirk’s influence reshaped Arizona Republicans. It’s still being felt first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Capitol
A multi-billion-dollar federal program that helps schools and libraries afford broadband internet is under review by the Trump administration, leaving education officials and advocates worried about potentially significant cuts. The E-Rate program provides about $3 billion annually for internet access and...
Capitol
One year ago this week, a rifleman ended Charlie Kirk's life under a tent at Utah Valley University and meant, by that single shot, to end his argument with it. The country has had these twelve months to decide whether the proper memorial is only a wreath or a reckoning. The post One year after Charlie Kirk: What...
Capitol
When candidates for two Arizona Corporation Commission seats assembled for back-to-back debates this week, one embattled contender was missing from both conversations. The post Heap skips back-to-back Corporation Commission debates first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Capitol
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s...
Local
Seven of Arizona's 2024 picks were top-3-round swings; injuries and thin returns now meet a make-or-break season under the CBA's Year 3 clock.
Capitol
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump headlined the first night of the first Republican midterm convention Wednesday, seeking to rally his base ahead of the November elections and dangling a “Trump dividend” to voters if his party retains control of both congressional chambers. While the Republican National...
Elections
Elections
Capitol
Capitol
Want to save hundreds of millions of dollars on care for children with significant disabilities? There’s a remarkably effective way: just don’t provide all of the necessary care. The post The true cost of Arizona’s ‘savings’ first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
The lone incumbent seeking reelection to the state's utility regulatory agency is defending the panel's decisions to cut programs that encourage use of renewable energy and eliminate most rebates for energy efficiency purchases. The post Corp Comm candidates debate incentives for renewable energy first appeared on...
Capitol
Like others in Congress on Sept. 11, Arizona’s Jeff Flake, then a freshman, spent a harrowing morning evacuating the Capitol and trying to reach his wife. He reflects on the chaos and the national unity that temporarily took hold.
Capitol
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030, according to a Wednesday notice in the Federal Register. The document, which will officially be published Thursday, could mean major changes...
Capitol
Arizona’s state agencies are shooting for the moon with funding requests for next year’s state budget, but a stagnant revenue picture may dash those dreams. The post Big agency requests meet Arizona’s stagnant revenue picture first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
WASHINGTON — Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001. “An...
