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The governor, Legislature, agencies, and the choices made at 1700 West Washington.
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For generations, Arizona’s wide-open land has supported ranchers, farmers and the communities that helped build our great state. Then, the climate activists came along. Armed with nothing more than junk science from climate “experts” like Al Gore and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, they got busy imposing costly green...
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Assessed values, tax rates, exemptions, and the overlapping jurisdictions on your bill. The total is local even when the anger is statewide.
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A recent op-ed in the Arizona Republic by the Arizona Center for Economic Progress argued that the legislature’s budget “doesn’t add up” and that Arizona needs a “reality check.” We agree a reality check is in order, but definitely not the kind being offered. The argument, which has become the standard refrain from...
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This November, Tucson voters are being asked (again) to approve a 25-year franchise agreement between Tucson and Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Franchise agreements are generally standard arrangements that allow utilities to use public rights-of-way for poles, wires, and infrastructure. But there is nothing standard...
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How much are Phoenix public schools paying activist speaker Calvin Terrell to teach students to “decolonize,” claim ICE is the “slave patrol,” and encourage students to “risk it all for justice”?
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Less than an hour had passed from when Republicans delivered a budget to Katie Hobbs desk yesterday to when she stamped it with a ‘veto.’ No one is surprised, since from the moment she walked out of negotiations six weeks ago and “challenged” Republicans to show their budget hand, she had already made up her mind...
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Baseline, one-time money, structural balance, and the difference between a signing ceremony and a sustainable ledger.
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Hearing exposes racial disparities, foster care failures, and structural dysfunction inside child welfare system
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Mark Stewart retains counsel, Debbie Lesko steps back, and Arizona GOP Chair Strikes Measured Tone
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Four candidates. Floor motions lurking. Rumors of Trump-world involvement.
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State 48 News’ reporting on Centennial High School, our interview with Tiffany Benson, and why this story carries into the New Year
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A 168-page Peoria police report outlines parent warnings, administrative notice, explicit digital evidence, and multiple investigations now under review by prosecutors
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Deaths of Zariah Finley Dodd and Sarabeth Sokolsky renew scrutiny of Sunshine Residential Homes, state oversight failures, and political ties to Governor Katie Hobbs
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Pulling Back the Curtain on How State Government Really Functions
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Arizona Sounds the Alarm: Top Experts Rush In to Chart the Future of AI
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Parent identified in ESA release during political attack on AG; families say exposure is becoming a pattern
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At issue: whether public officials can use taxpayer dollars to defend alleged misconduct.