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Hobbs signs transportation tax legislation to send to …

8/1/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Tuesday to allow Maricopa County voters to decide on extending a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects, setting the stage for the fight to come at the ballot box.

Deal to extend Maricopa County transportation tax …

7/31/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers and the governor are giving up the right to try to force motorists away from carbon fuels as part of a deal to extend the Maricopa County road tax.

Survey: Young Arizona voters more engaged, informed …

7/29/2023
Arizona’s young voters, ages 18 to 29, may have been the state’s most engaged youth electorate group ever, driven in 2022 by concerns about cost of living and reproductive rights.

Republicans working to make deal with Hobbs on …

7/25/2023
PHOENIX — Republicans who hold the majority in the Arizona Legislature are working to strike a final deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over an extension of a transportation tax that has funded massive expansions of the region’s freeway and roads system, bus routes and the light rail over nearly four decades.

Brutalized by the sun: As excessive heat warning …

7/18/2023
The Valley’s weather is taking a toll on residents’ health As the Valley began its summer months, an excessive heat warning that started at the first of the month has been extended through July 21. This year’s temperature

Dershowitz responsible to pay share of fines imposed …

7/14/2023
PHOENIX — Famed constitutional attorney Alan Dershowitz will have to pay a share of the sanctions imposed on the lawyers who brought what a trial judge called a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of failed candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem.

Inflation hits Valley animal shelters; adoptions …

7/14/2023
With inflation causing higher prices for everything from lodging to groceries, animal shelters in Maricopa County are feeling a trickle-down effect: They’re reporting fewer adoptions and more animal surrenders.

ClipDart brings haircare, mental health solace to …

7/14/2023
When you look good, you feel good, ClipDart founder and CEO Kyle Parker says, a mentality that will soon be of service to 13 senior centers around the Valley.

Odle: Know the symptoms of heat-related illness, how …

7/13/2023
Arizona’s blistering 115-degree temperatures are upon us with little relief in sight, and it is imperative that we address the potential health risks associated with extreme heat.

Health care providers offer free help for homeless

7/13/2023
Earlier this year, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner released a grim statistic: 732 people died while homeless in 2022, a 42% increase from 2021.

Input sought on Maricopa County policies

7/7/2023
Maricopa County officials are looking to update its policies on everything from land use to economic growth amid population growth in the northwest Valley. The White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan …

Surprise takes control of its 3 libraries

7/6/2023
The library transition in Surprise is now complete.