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Peoria gets $3.2M grant for turf reductions

10/10/2023
The city of Peoria is getting nearly $3.2 million in grant funding from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority for targeted turf reductions in the parks and recreation footprint throughout the city.

‘Lights of Hope’ in Phoenix to send message to …

9/5/2023
Volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will host Arizona’s inaugural Lights of Hope event Friday evening.

Gilbert windfall: Town gets $27.8M for wells

5/23/2023
Gilbert received a $27.8 million appropriation out of the state budget that will be used to drill additional groundwater drills, part of town plan to buffer the possible loss of Colorado River water. …

Peoria receives $17.6M in one-time funding from state

5/19/2023
The city of Peoria has scored big thanks to an allocation in the recently passed Arizona state budget for one-time tax relief.

Deer Valley Unified superintendent says proposal to …

3/8/2023
Deer Valley Unified School District wouldn’t immediately qualify for a proposal making its way through the Arizona Legislature to break large school districts in Arizona into smaller ones.

Bills aim to raise Arizona teacher pay, defray …

2/21/2023
PHOENIX — A freshman Republican lawmaker who helped shepherd former Gov. Doug Ducey’s effort to raise teacher pay to end a 2018 statewide teacher strike is working to boost educator …

Glendale senator pushes bill barring drag shows before …

2/2/2023
PHOENIX — Republicans in the Arizona Senate are targeting "drag story hour" and other drag performances that have drawn the ire of conservatives, with the sponsor of a proposal banning certain …

Legislative architect of controversial immigration …

1/5/2023
PHOENIX — Russell Pearce, the sponsor of Arizona’s 2010 comprehensive and controversial law about illegal immigration, died Thursday at his home at age 75. The Mesa Republican gained …

Deer Valley Unified could see ‘significant’ salary …

12/14/2022
Deer Valley Unified School District is planning “significant salary increases” for its staff if the Arizona Legislature takes action on approving the aggregate expenditure limit that continues to keep district budgets in limbo.

Republicans carry Legislative District 14 

11/21/2022
Arizona’s Legislative District 14 will be in Republican hands for the next two years.  After the final ballot count was released Monday, incumbent Travis Grantham retained his House of …

Peoria Unified urges legislature to act swiftly on …

11/14/2022
The Peoria Unified School District is making its voice heard about a looming spending crisis that could occur if the Arizona legislature does not take action on an archaic state constitution amendment.

Grantham, Hendrix holding solid leads in Legislative …

11/8/2022
The Arizona Legislative District 14 House of Representatives race flipped overnight as  Republicans reasserted their strength in the area.