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This Republican wants Arizona’s residential utility agency to focus on rural customers, not large utilities
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (650+ words) This Republican wants Arizona's residential utility agency to focus on rural customers, not large utilities Reagan Priest Arizona Capitol Times//January 13, 2026// A Republican lawmaker wants the state agency tasked with advocating for residential utility customers to reprioritize after it declined…...
Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in fourth State of the State
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1282+ words) Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in fourth State of the State Reagan Priest, Jakob Thorington & Jordan Gerard, Arizona Capitol Times//January 12, 2026// Gov. Katie Hobbs focused on affordability and bipartisanship during her fourth State of the State address to a joint…...
Arizona House Republicans appoint Grant Hanna as new chief of staff
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (657+ words) Arizona House Republicans appoint Grant Hanna as new chief of staff The Arizona House of Representatives building outside the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gaga Skidmore / Flickr) For the first time in nearly a decade, the Arizona House of…...
Ringing in the new hot topics for the legislative session
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1425+ words) Ringing in the new hot topics for the legislative session The Arizona State Capitol Museum building in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Jordan Gerard, Arizona Capitol Times//January 11, 2026// The oncoming legislative session will bring new topics to the halls of…...
Pressure mounts at Capitol to extend Proposition 123
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1435+ words) Pressure mounts at Capitol to extend Proposition 123 Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//January 10, 2026// The debate surrounding Proposition 123, the now-lapsed education funding mechanism drawing dollars from the state land trust fund, has reemerged as a slow scramble to compromise this session....
Lawmakers face re-election amid shifting political landscape
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1534+ words) State lawmakers are running for re-election this year, and after a red wave in 2024 that expanded Republicans" majorities in both legislative chambers, Democrats are confident they can gain ground in November." "This year truly is the best chance that Democrats…...
Arizona ratepayers aren’t paying for water — they’re paying for global investment capital
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (582+ words) Arizona ratepayers aren't paying for water " they're paying for global investment capital Recent coverage of proposed water and sewer rate increases for customers of Picacho water and wastewater utilities in Pinal County has framed them as "long-overdue" and as an…...
Hobbs heads into fourth legislative session with unconfirmed state agency directors
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1094+ words) Hobbs heads into fourth legislative session with unconfirmed state agency directors Reagan Priest Arizona Capitol Times//January 6, 2026// Gov. Katie Hobbs will enter her fourth and final legislative session of her first term in office without Senate-confirmed directors at eight state…...
Request to Speak allows thousands to weigh in on Arizona law
1+ week, 3+ day ago (811+ words) Request to Speak allows thousands to weigh in on Arizona law Jordan Gerard, Arizona Capitol Times//January 3, 2026// Ten years ago, Arizona modernized its Request to Speak program at the state capitol, allowing thousands of people to weigh in and address…...
Legislature scrutinizes new elections manual, potential for litigation looms
1+ week, 4+ day ago (850+ words) Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//January 2, 2026// With the 2025 Elections Procedures Manual in effect, the Legislature is now taking a fine-toothed comb to each provision, potentially teeing up another round of litigation." Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Attorney General Kris Mayes…...