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The governor, Legislature, agencies, and the choices made at 1700 West Washington.
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Is Peoria up to dealing with this district-defining scandal?
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Arizona has just raised the price of distracted driving. A second or subsequent violation of the state’s hands-free driving law now carries a $400 civil penalty, up from the previous range of $150 to $250, and a distracted driver who crashes into a motorcycle faces an additional $150 penalty. The post Arizona must...
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Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
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An Arizona Corporation Commissioner is questioning the authority of the body’s executive director after he terminated one of her staffers without her consent. The post Arizona Corporation Commissioner questions firing of aide first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Laguna Prep and Copper Ridge on chopping block
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Kim Fisher remains on the board, but reprimanded
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Arizona wants to be a place where businesses build, manufacturers invest, and families put down roots. However, every new factory, data center, and household adds to the state’s electricity needs — and the state is projecting a 40% increase in peak electricity demand over the next 15 years. The post Can Arizona...
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It took Christa Pike nearly a week to regain consciousness after the Tennessee Department of Corrections failed to kill her with two doses of the barbiturate pentobarbital, a drug used to put animals to death and to execute humans by lethal injection in Arizona and other states. She was confused and angry. She...
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Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, was named Woman of the Year on Thursday at the Arizona Capitol Times’ 2026 Arizona Women Achievers award ceremony at the Arizona Biltmore. The post Sandra Watson, Arizona Commerce Authority CEO, named Arizona Woman of the Year first appeared on...
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WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September. The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S....
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On a typical early weekday morning, the bus lot at Cave Creek Unified School District comes to life with drivers positioning their vehicles at diesel fuel pumps and patiently waiting for the 100-gallon tanks to fill up enough to complete their daily route. The post Rising diesel prices push Arizona school districts...
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Republican Jay Feely and Democrat Amish Shah both made appeals to independent voters during an Oct. 7 debate. The post Independents to be a deciding factor in CD1 race first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON — Every child in the United States with a valid Social Security number is now enrolled in a tax-advantaged investment account, titled a “Trump Account,” President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Parents must claim the accounts by downloading a Trump Account mobile app. Children born from 2025 through...
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For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative...
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