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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.
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.
Capitol
State auditors say PPCG cost controls were not fully implemented, citing delays that continued to cost the state hundreds of millions. GOP leaders now talk cuts or closure while Hobbs and Mayes defend emergency rulemaking that paused a key tool.
Capitol
Elections
GOP lawmakers and parents urge the Arizona Supreme Court to restore a proposed constitutional amendment on protecting voucher funds for military families after a trial judge removed it from the ballot.
Capitol
Elections
CLEAR LAKE — Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona told Iowa Democrats Thursday their state plays a vital role in combating the “corruption” of President Donald Trump by helping decide control of Congress in 2026 through competitive elections for the U.S. Senate and House. Kelly, a former astronaut and naval officer,...
Capitol
Republican lawmakers are keeping pressure on a pandemic-era program that allows parents of children with disabilities to be paid for the care they provide. The post Parents as Paid Caregivers under review of Arizona auditors first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
After Myers publicly called for accountability over Ralph Heap’s campaign signs, a sworn complaint now puts Myers and Thompson’s own campaign signs under scrutiny.
Capitol
Capitol
Capitol
More than a year after new regulations were signed into law, a state program that pays parents to be caregivers for their developmentally disabled children still hasn’t implemented required guardrails meant to rein in skyrocketing costs. State auditors said that the delay has cost Arizona hundreds of millions....
Elections
It’s pretty rare in politics to find a policy that is considered across the political spectrum as a true win, win. In the most recent primary election, Maricopa County implemented a new process that may actually be considered a win, win, win for elections. Win number one: more options for voters, not fewer. Win...
Capitol
Capitol
Elections
An immigrant rights group scrapped its legal challenge that sought to block an Arizona law that lets local police officers arrest immigrants who cross the border anywhere except an official port of entry won’t move forward. Two years ago, 61% of voters passed Proposition 314, known as the “Secure the Border Act.”...
Capitol
A new CMS rule would bar Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming hormone therapies and procedures for minors, forcing AHCCCS to retool benefits.
Capitol
State officials issued new workplace heat safety guidelines in April, but many workers say it's not enough. The post Arizona workers call for stronger heat safety protections first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Border
Lawmakers swimming upstream as restrictions loom
Capitol
A new federal rule will end Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapies and procedures for kids under age 18. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday a rule that prohibits state Medicaid plans from covering gender-affirming procedures for minors and using federal Medicaid dollars...
Capitol
Brooke Green thought she needed a mammogram. Green, a Democratic state representative in Idaho, knew that breast cancer ran in her family and she “just had an inkling” that she should be tested. She was two weeks shy of the day her last remaining embryo would be implanted through in vitro fertilization. It was the […]
Capitol
A former Arizona mayor says home construction has sunk to a post-pandemic low and urges leaders to speed permits and balance water rules, not chase scapegoats.
Elections
Prop 318's backers filed complaints over a lookalike website they say mimics their campaign and lacks required disclosures. State offices had not responded to the Globe before publication.
Capitol
Larry Bootsma was 23 years old when he experienced psychosis for the first time. His parents still remember the phone call from his apartment. He was panicking, saying bugs were crawling out of the vents. He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. Larry exhausted nearly every level of Arizona’s behavioral health...
Local
Police say a suspected medical event led to a fatal single-vehicle rollover near 7th Avenue and Portland. The numbers that matter next are response times, costs, and targeted fixes.
