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Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums explains to lawmakers on Jan. 22, 2020 about why she believes mandatory prison terms for those who sell any amount of fentanyl is a bad idea.
Debate continues over sentencing terms for illegal opioid sales in Arizona
PHOENIX — Legislation to require mandatory 5-year prison terms for anyone who sells even the slightest amount of opioids appears dead, at least in its current form. Current law says people … more
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Arizona must support the success of all students
Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget proposal begins to address many important funding needs, including a number of the short-term priorities outlined in the Roadmap for P-20 Education Funding. more
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Arizona Public Service chairman and CEO Jeff Guldner poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Phoenix. Arizona's largest electric utility announced that it plans to switch to 100% carbon-neutral power generation by 2050, with a goal in 10 years of hitting the 65% mark.
Arizona Public Service vows all clean power by 2050
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest electric utility said Wednesday that it plans to switch to 100% carbon-neutral power generation by 2050, a sharp turnaround from a company that spent tens … more
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Bagged purchases from the Kroger grocery store in FLowood, Mississippi sit inside a shopping cart Thursday, June 15, 2017.
Arizona bills target mishandling of food by store customers, delivery drivers
PHOENIX — It may be gross to take the lid off a quart of ice cream, lick it, and then put it back on the shelf of a grocery store. But what it’s not, according to Rep. T.J. Shope, is … more
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Arizona Democrats are challenging the way candidates are listed on the ballot.
Arizona lawmakers at odds over candidate listing on ballots
PHOENIX — Attorneys for the state and Republican legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by Democrats challenging the way candidates are listed on the … more
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Sen. Heather Carter shaves the head of Sen. Paul Boyer on Jan. 16, 2020 to draw attention to their legislation to plug what they say are loopholes in laws designed to ensure that firefighters get workers' compensation coverage when they are diagnosed with cancer.
Arizona officials tackle workers' comp law for firefighters with cancer
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are looking to close a loophole in the law they say has allowed cities to deny workers’ compensation benefits to firefighters with cancer. Sen. Heather … more
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Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels looks to pass during the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game against Florida State, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 in El Paso, Texas.
Proposal would let college athletes in Arizona benefit from likeness
PHOENIX — Student athletes at Arizona universities and community colleges would be able to profit from their endorsements under the terms of legislation awaiting a vote at the state … more
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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during his State of the State address as he talks about Arizona's economy, new jobs, prison reform, and education as Senate president Karen Fann, R-Prescott, right, and House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, left, listen in on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in Phoenix.
Arizona governor to close prison, calls for veteran tax cut
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday said he is renaming the state Department of Corrections to highlight a new focus on rehabilitation and closing the oldest state prison in a move that will save nearly $275 million over three years. more
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State schools chief Kathy Hoffman consults with Luke Narducci, president of the state Board of Education in April 2019 ahead of a decision by the panel to repeal a rule governing how sex ed courses can be taught in Arizona schools. [Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services]
Arizona lawmakers have more to discuss during 2020 session
PHOENIX — While the issues surrounding the budget and water suck up much of the political oxygen at the Capitol, dozens of other issues already are vying for legislative attention. more
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This April 2016 provided by Lisa Winters shows the Little Colorado River about a half mile from where it empties into the much-larger Colorado River in northeastern Arizona. A Colorado River tributary in northeastern Arizona is being eyed for power generation. A newly formed Phoenix company wants to put up dams on the Little Colorado River. Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC. is seeking preliminary permits from the federal government to study sites on the Navajo Nation.
Future of Arizona’s water among priorities in legislature
PHOENIX — Just a year after approval of the much-heralded Drought Contingency Plan, Arizona lawmakers once again face tough questions of how to deal with the increased demand for water in the … more
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The Arizona Department of Transportation shared B-roll video renderings of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway. The Loop 202 expansion is expected to open by the end of 2019.
Three weeks into the South Mountain Freeway
In the three weeks since the South Mountain Freeway opened to traffic, a 31-year-old driver traveling the wrong way was killed in a collision with a car hauler. more
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Republican members of the Arizona House, facing camera from left, Noel Campbell, Speaker Rusty Bowers and Anthony Kern confer with Warren Peterson, back to camera, on the House floor in Phoenix as a state budget plan awaits action May 23, 2019. The 2020 session begins Jan. 13, 2020.
Money on the minds of Arizona lawmakers for 2020 session
PHOENIX — State lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to deal with something they appear to have plenty: Money and who gets it. State tax collections have been running ahead of projections … more
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Rep. Mark Finchem of Oro Valley is one of two legislators opposing the sale of property by private individuals to the federal government.
Arizona lawmakers against selling private property to federal government
PHOENIX — Fearing an eroding tax base, two Republican legislators are leading efforts to block private individuals from giving away property to the federal government. The identical … more
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Omar Shakir, the local director of Human Rights Watch, works at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Shakir, which sought to block the Israeli government's attempt to expel him for allegedly supporting an international boycott movement against Israel.
Federal court rules on Israeli boycotts in Arizona
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday quashed an injunction that kept Arizona from enforcing a law designed to use the state’s economic power to keep firms from boycotting Israel … more
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The Arizona Department of Revenue reports it has collected an extra $51.5 million in the first two months a new law has been in effect.
Arizonans are paying more to local governments for online purchases
PHOENIX — Arizonans are now paying more money to state and local governments for the items they’re buying online. more
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The numbers on this map come from analysis of the latest Census data from Election Data Services.
Additional congressional seat possible for Arizona after 2020 Census
PHOENIX — It looks like Arizona will be gaining some national political clout at the expense of California. Or maybe Illinois. Or Michigan. more
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Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley is pushing for health care providers to have to disclose whether they won’t provide certain medical services or products base on religious beliefs.
Religious beliefs at play in disclosing healthcare services in Arizona
PHOENIX — A two-term state lawmaker wants to force health care providers to disclose — up front — whether they won’t provide certain medical services or products based on … more
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File photo of Mark Brnovich, attorney general of Arizona.
Brnovich wants court to deny new trial in Arizona case
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a new trial to a man whose says bad legal advice he got in a criminal case resulted in his deportation. In … more
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Average hourly wages increase in Arizona, still below national rate
PHOENIX — Arizonans continue to take home more money. New figures Thursday from the state Office of Economic Opportunity show that wages in here are 5.4% higher now than they were a year … more
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John S. Halikowski, director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, shakes hands with Gov. Doug Ducey as the two meet over the Salt River to kick off the impending opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.
South Mountain Freeway nears opening, Arizona officials celebrate
The South Mountain Freeway is almost here to use. Gov. Doug Ducey and other Arizona officials convened Wednesday morning to kick off the impending opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, also known as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway. more
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