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Saguaro Signal desk
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.
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Over the last four years Governor Katie Hobbs, the Teachers’ Union and their allies in the corporate media have been relentlessly attacking Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) program, the most popular and successful school choice program in the country. Over 106,000 kids are currently using an ESA...
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WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Judiciary Committee Republicans repeatedly dissected Smith’s...
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A month into the school year, districts across the nation are straining over the high cost of diesel used to keep hundreds of thousands of buses on the road. The post School districts grapple with higher fuel costs first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. But those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end. Three […]
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Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections. Even a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision giving states access to a supercharged Department of Homeland...
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Advocates for artificial intelligence safety are urging state lawmakers to pass laws in 2027 that hold AI developers liable for a broad variety of harms. The post Push builds to hold AI developers legally liable for their models’ harms first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bipartisan college sports overhaul that would codify athlete revenue sharing, regulate NIL and transfers, and give the NCAA limited antitrust protection. Critics say it undercuts athletes’ leverage.
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PHOENIX – In a letter to ASU President Michael Crow, seven Arizona State hockey players say Matthew Mayich received no water and poor medical care in the Aug. 20 workout. They want coach Greg Powers placed on leave.
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With federal cuts reducing Arizona’s Colorado River allocation by 27 percent each year through 2028, many people are coming to us concerned and asking: “Will I still have water?” “Will my tap run dry?” “What should we do?” The post Arizona’s water providers are preparing today to protect our water tomorrow first...
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Most Maricopa County voters flagged as potential noncitizens by an error-prone federal system are citizens after all, according to county detectives. Rachel Mitchell, the county’s top prosecutor, said on Monday her office had completed a monthslong investigation into 60 suspected noncitizens who had cast ballots in...
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The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms. The rapid emergence of the technology has sparked a host of policy debates, with some warning of...
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Few banking professionals have the firsthand experience that MBallou Conde-Kouyate does. Before joining Western Alliance Bank, she was a federal government relationship manager and primary business line owner for agency […] The post Four factors government agencies should evaluate when choosing a banking partner...
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. The $810 million in the “pocket rescission” would have gone to refugee assistance programs at the Department of Health and...
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New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. The analysis in the peer-reviewed Health Affairs...
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Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple accused surveillance technology company Flock Safety of “disinformation … and dishonesty” about its cameras in Senate testimony on Wednesday. The post Pinal County sheriff accuses Flock of ‘dishonesty’ about its cameras first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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