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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.
Capitol
The Arizona Department of Agriculture want to study the Salt River wild horses' genetics as they make decisions about managing them. The post Salt River wild horse study to test limits on herd size first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Border
As Arizona responds to cuts to the state’s Colorado River allocation, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority must find new, reliable water sources. The post WIFA Director Chelsea McGuire: Finding Arizona’s water solutions first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
President Donald Trump’s executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting would assign state officials a Herculean task to reach compliance before the crucial midterm elections. The order directed the U.S. Postal Service to strictly regulate the envelope design of mail-in ballots and to collect voter data...
Capitol
It was nearly a full day since it was announced that two men, Cameron Capara and Vincent “Vinny” Siqueiros, were killed outside Tucson’s Venture-N, a longtime LGBTQ+ bar in midtown Tucson in a hate-related attack. By noon on Tuesday, elected officials, queer organizations, and community members across the nation...
Capitol
Mayes and 20 other attorneys general sign on
Capitol
Economists are urging against a rush to judgment
Border
In Minnesota, an elementary schooler has gone without surgery to treat a rare, life-threatening neck infection that isn’t responding to antibiotics. Another young child can’t use their hearing aids because the family ran out of batteries and hasn’t come to get replacements. Yet another child’s cochlear implant...
Elections
Elections
Capitol
Elections
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Elections
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is investigating three fringe candidates for statewide office facing allegations that they falsely used voters’ information alongside fraudulent $5 donations to qualify for millions of dollars in public campaign funds. Richie Taylor, spokesman for Attorney General Kris Mayes,...
Border
With Arizona facing Colorado River cuts, the region’s water experts are turning to both short-term reserves and long-term alternatives to prepare for a drier future. The post Arizona prepares for deeper Colorado River water cuts first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
For the first time in nearly a decade, Arizonans will choose between a Republican and a Democrat for the state’s next mine inspector. The post Mine inspector candidates debate as incumbent questions challenger’s credentials first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this fall once President Donald Trump signs it. The 370-48 vote showed neither Republicans nor Democrats want a repeat of the funding lapse that took place last year when disagreement over enhanced...
Elections
Fontes defends the current system and litigates against federal demands, while Kolodin cites voter confidence, pushes Prop. 144 ID, and faults Fontes on records in a tight, consequence-heavy secretary of state race.
Elections
The outcome of the highly contested race for secretary of state could depend on whether voters believe Arizona’s elections are safe and secure. The post Fontes, Kolodin clash over Arizona election security first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Border
Valentina was in her cell at Arizona’s Eloy Detention Center when, shortly following an afternoon headcount in June, a corrections officer came for her. With the guard by her side, she was led to an office where a wheelchair and several other officers were waiting. They patted her down, shackled her wrists behind...
Capitol
Elections
Alex Kolodin, the Republican running to be the state’s top election administrator as secretary of state, refused to say that Arizona’s elections are safe and secure in a candidate forum Monday on public television. He dodged the question multiple times, instead declaring that Arizonans don’t have confidence in the...
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