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Covers city halls, county boards, and school districts — the votes neighbors actually feel.
Local
ASU visits No. 10 Texas A&M at Kyle Field, chasing its first AP top-10 road win since 2015 and its first SEC road victory, with a 9 a.m. MST kickoff.
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.
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.
Elections
A new Arizona Mirror column ties the Voting Rights Act anniversaries to a simple idea for this fall: neighbors, not noise, protect voting rights. Here is what that means for cities, counties, and civic groups.
Arizona
Arizona pledged secure treatment for its sickest psychiatric patients in 2019. A new report says the state still has not delivered a single option, leaving families and communities without the tool they were promised.
Local
Yuma County Sheriff warns of scammers posing as deputies and bondsmen. No bail is taken by phone or app; payments must be in person with cash or a licensed surety bond.
Local
Experts on a State Affairs Insider panel said cities can defuse data center fights by disclosing power and water impacts early, engaging neighbors before votes, and shielding existing ratepayers.
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.
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.
Capitol
Sen. Mark Kelly's state-sponsored visa pilot promises a "third option" on immigration. If Arizona joins, cities and counties will need hard guardrails on wages, mobility, geography and due process to protect local workers and keep the program honest.
Local
Olympic gold and the PWHL are fueling a surge in Arizona girls' hockey. With two new rinks slated and more growth coming, cities need clear, public ice-time rules before the schedules turn political.
Local
A Cronkite News report on bullpen catchers doubles as a civics lesson for Arizona cities: reward the quiet, consistent work at the edges and cut the PR fog at the podium.
Local
HHS signaled it will slash Head Start regulations by 2027. Arizona's 16,500 enrolled children, and the programs that serve them, need public commitments now on class sizes, teacher qualifications, and disability screening if federal floors fall.
Local
HB 2873 started as a bidding-procedures bill, was gutted in a Senate committee, and came back as a retroactive tool to void municipal referendum petitions. The House defeated it 27 to 24 on June 11. Hours later four members reversed their votes, Junelle Cavero among them, and it passed 31 to 27.
Local
A Mirror column says Andy Biggs' nod to Sine Kerr's family heritage will not win Latino voters. In Arizona neighborhoods, practical, documentable fixes beat biography every time.
Local
Judge Greg Como ruled Prop. 143 violates Arizona's Separate Amendment Rule and, as written, would have barred cities and counties from negotiating with any labor organization. Supporters can appeal; otherwise it's off the November ballot.
Arizona
USHL teams are headed to Prescott Valley and Phoenix by 2027-28, while the NA3HL's Phoenix Inferno debuts this fall. The big local questions now: venues, billets and how city halls handle the details in the open.
Culture
Extended through mid-October, the Stephenson Theatre revival is selling more than nostalgia. It is selling a downtown night out that still works in August heat.
Local
Arizona's post-primary agenda on elections, ESAs, housing and water would fall hard on city halls, school boards and counties. Here is what's on the table, per statehouse reporting, and why local officials should demand sunlight before November.
Local
Arizona districts are paying premium rates for contracted teachers, with opaque pricing and big-market vendors raising fresh transparency questions for local boards.
Arizona
Cardinals training camp opens in Glendale with free admission and parking, autograph sessions, and two special dates. Watch the gate times, which Cronkite News listed inconsistently, and keep an eye on WR Michael Wilson as he tries to prove 2025 was no fluke.
Local
Light morning turnout in Paradise Valley and Gilbert puts small-town races on a knife's edge, even as Maricopa County rolls out an in-person signature check to speed mail-ballot tabulation. Polls close at 7 p.m., with first results at 8.
Local
Liberty caucus grades put Keshel and Farnsworth at the top, flag hotel guest taxes, and weight committee votes as GOP voters head to Tuesday's primary.
Elections
Progressive group LUCHA is training hundreds of volunteer poll observers to watch Arizona vote centers, as DOJ plans federal monitors and counties emphasize the 75-foot rule and de-escalation.
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David is the neighbor who reads the meeting packet before showing up at city hall. His voice is plainspoken and local, with a strong preference for open records, resident control, and decisions people can understand.
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