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Arizona Voters Will Decide on Designating Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations
Arizona voters will decide in November on whether or not to designate drug cartels operating at the U.S. Southern border with Mexico as terrorists. The vote will come after the Arizona state senate failed to pass a measure last year due to a slim...

Arizona public schools will receive full June payments
Arizona public schools will receive all the state dollars they expected for June, now that the Legislature has passed a budget that makes up for a shortfall, according to the Arizona Department of Education. The department had already paid out...

Arizona opinion: Congress wants you to burn more gas
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Will Greene While families in Arizona struggle with rising costs at the pump and extreme heat linked to fossil fuel pollution, politicians in DC are quietly pushing policies that would make...

Arizona's Oak Ridge blaze prompts massive food bank response
St. Mary’s Food Bank sends aid to eastern Arizona amid Oak Ridge Fire evacuation and firefighting efforts. PHOENIX — As the Oak Ridge Fire in eastern Arizona continues to burn out of control, St. Mary’s Food Bank is sending critical aid to both...

Arizona ag to urban bill to preserve limited groundwater, allow growth
By Bob Christie Capitol Media Service PHOENIX -- Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers across central Arizona to sell their land and associated groundwater rights to developers who must limit future pumping was...

Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan
Joe Duhownik PHOENIX (CN) — In a bipartisan compromise between state lawmakers and the executive branch, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs approved a program estimated to conserve nearly 10 million acre-feet of water and facilitate thousands of new...

Arizona Celebration of Freedom returns with family-friendly events on July Fourth
The 16th Annual Willmeng Arizona Celebration of Freedom is set to take place on Friday, July 4, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Mesa. This event offers a range of activities and attractions for families at the Mesa Convention Center and Mesa...

Republicans Challenge Arizona Law Permitting Nonresidents To Register To Vote
A provision of Arizona law allowing individuals who have never resided in the U.S. to register to vote in the state is unconstitutional, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. Filed in Maricopa County Superior Court against the state and Secretary of...

A 5-year-old and his dog wandered into the desert. Here's how he was found.
On June 22, MCSO was called about a missing 5-year-old. He and his dog had wandered into the desert. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Tragedy was averted last week when search and rescue teams successfully found a little boy that had wandered into the...

Connecticut governor signs law blocking state from establishing Bitcoin, crypto reserves
Key Takeaways Connecticut has passed a law preventing the state from purchasing Bitcoin. The new legislation adds Connecticut to a small group of states restricting government crypto investments. Share this article Connecticut will not be buying,...

Lane splitting and lane filtering: The states where it’s legal for motorcycles
Minnesota has become the second state to allow lane splitting by motorcyclists, but with rules substantially tighter than California’s. In addition to the lane-splitting states, four other states allow what they call lane filtering. What’s the...

Congress Scraps Plan To Pause AI Laws, Including Some Requiring Political Ad Disclosures.
Early Tuesday, the U.S. Senate removed a provision that would have put a 10-year federal moratorium into place blocking state laws regulating artificial intelligence. Several efforts have already focused on the use of AI in advertising, and the...

Are fireworks legal in my state? See how laws differ across the U.S.
The Fourth of July is full of fireworks across the U.S. each year, but some states see brighter skies than others. While fireworks are an Independence Day tradition nationwide, they are heavily regulated on a state-by-state basis. Consumer...

Sweepstakes Casino Crackdown Spreads: New Jersey Ban Passes, Arizona and Alabama Target Operators
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...

Local opinion: Why Arizona needs the clean energy tax credits
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Jane Conlin Like a game of hot potato, last month the House of Representatives tossed a budget bill to the Senate that is packed with harmful cuts to our nation’s economy and wellbeing. The...

Arizona GOP, RNC sue to block overseas voting by non-residents, citing state constitution
PHOENIX – The Arizona Republican Party is challenging a little-known state law that allows people who have never lived in Arizona to have a voice in who gets elected here. In new court filings Monday, the state party and the Republican National...

Arizona Community Foundation hosting virtual grant application workshops July 15 and 16
The Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma and San Luis Community Fund is hosting two virtual grant application workshops Tuesday, July 15, from 11 am to 12 pm, and Wednesday, July 16, from 2 pm to 3 pm. Nonprofits, educational institutions,...

Arizona supports Wyoming's law requiring proof of citizenship to vote
Warren Petersen, Senate President and Arizona State Senator from 14th District | Wikipedia Warren Petersen, Senate President and Arizona State Senator from 14th District | Wikipedia The Arizona Legislature, alongside Montana and Kansas, is...

White, Legally Armed, and Primed for Political Violence
This story is published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. B y Nov. 3, 2020, the day of the presidential election, 44-year-old Ian Rogers had been preparing for the implosion of...

U.S. Supreme Court Dismantles Legal Wins for Transgender Rights
In a major development with far-reaching implications for transgender rights in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out several lower court rulings that had favored transgender individuals, signaling a decisive legal shift....