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Scottsdale City Council tightens up rules on …

4/17/2024
Scottsdale City Councilmember Barry Graham’s alleged emailing and texting during council meetings drew the ire of his colleagues during the council’s April 16 meeting. The council …

Peoria dispensaries may now deliver medical marijuana

8/21/2023
Dispensaries in Peoria will now be able to deliver medical marijuana to their customers, effective Sept. 14.

Tying up your lines: Arizonans got 50 million campaign …

11/7/2022
WASHINGTON – It’s not just the elections that are heating up as the campaign season entered its final days – phones heated up, too, with a torrent of political robocalls and …

Litchfield seeks to amend zoning for planned downtown …

8/10/2022
Litchfield Park city staff are recommending a few changes to the zoning code for its planned Litchfield Square development which is still in its early construction phase.  Striking hookah …

Mesa historic preservation guidelines to be updated

10/11/2021
Proposed text amendments to the Mesa city code relating to historic preservation — including adding language to emphasize that interiors of dwellings and buildings can be protected and …

Put it down: Arizona drivers handling devices while …

12/30/2020
Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, Arizona drivers using a mobile or electronic device while their vehicle is in motion will now be subject to a fine.

Survey: Teens use cell phones while driving despite …

12/4/2020
In a recent survey conducted by State Farm, 9 of 10 teens admitted to using their phone while driving, even though many find it distracting and more likely to cause a crash.

Vazquez: Research shows drivers know it’s wrong, do …

12/4/2020
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s latest research finds drivers who have been in at least one crash in the past two years are significantly more likely to engage in risky behaviors like …

Texting ban traffic stops continue; State, local …

6/9/2019
By Matt Roy, Philip Haldiman & Jason Stone, Independent Newsmedia Though the state’s new anti-texting ordinance won’t be “real” for another 19 months, state troopers and local police …

Leaders, locals react to statewide texting ban; …

4/23/2019
By Matt Roy, Independent Newsmedia A day after lawmakers adopted a long-debated statewide texting ban, leaders and citizens are discussing the potential impact of the measure. Gov. Doug Ducey …

What you need to know about the texting and driving …

4/23/2019
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — A baker's dozen of things you need to know about the new texting law: When does all this take effect? January 1, 2021. That doesn't …

House approves texting while driving ban, Ducey to …

4/18/2019
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers gave final approval this afternoon to a comprehensive statewide ban on the use of hand-held cellphones by motorist, …