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WIFA board greenlights next steps for water importation projects
1+ week, 6+ day ago (648+ words) PHOENIX " Arizona will provide taxpayer money to help private companies develop plans for at least two and possibly three desalination plants in California or Mexico under proposals approved by a state agency's board on Nov. 19. PHOENIX " So when it comes to being behind the wheel of a car, how young is too young? Read moreBill would lower age for learner's driving permit to 15 PHOENIX " Unable to get his measures about who can use what bathroom past Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Fountain Hills Republican senator is planning an end-run. Read moreThwarted by vetoes, Kavanagh wants 'bathroom bill' on the ballot PHOENIX " Esteban Rodriguez sat by himself Thursday morning in Terminal 4 of Sky Harbor International Airport. The 20-year-old entrepreneur had turned the terminal into a makeshift work studio" Read moreCancellations continue at Sky Harbor despite an end to the government shutdown The…...
Judge upholds legality of Arizona's tax credits to filmmakers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (693+ words) The studios at Old Tucson were for a long time the site for various westerns, ranging from "The Lone Ranger" to "Three Amigos," before much of the facility were destroyed in a 1994 fire. In a new ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Adele Ponce said the Arizona Constitution bars the state from providing grants or subsidies to any individual or corporation. And Ponce acknowledged that lawmakers approved a statute to allow the Arizona Commerce Authority to give out up to $125 million a year in credits that producers can use to offset any tax liability they owe. PHOENIX " Esteban Rodriguez sat by himself Thursday morning in Terminal 4 of Sky Harbor International Airport. The 20-year-old entrepreneur had turned the terminal into a makeshift work studio" Read moreCancellations continue at Sky Harbor despite an end to the government shutdown The federal government has…...
States miss deadline on Colorado River deal
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (702+ words) Arizona gets about 40 percent of its water from the Colorado River, which is now at historic lows. But the Department of the Interior, which had set the deadline, has agreed to hold off on its threat to impose its own solution. Adelita Grijalva'was sworn in Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona's Congressional District 7 to fill the House seat held for more than 20 years by her'late father, Raul. Read moreGrijalva sworn in, signs Epstein petition PHOENIX " Despite a federal deadline of Nov. 11, Arizona and six other states that benefit from Colorado River water left their meeting here without reaching a deal about how to divide up the " Read moreStates miss deadline on Colorado River deal PHOENIX " Americans waiting for full food-stamp benefits will have to wait at least a little longer. Read moreSupreme Court…...
Madera Canyon’s elegant trogon gets new name
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (693+ words) Coppery-tailed trogons are known for their shiny green and rose-red colors and stout bodies. A beloved, elusive bird found in Madera Canyon is losing its majestic name following a major taxonomic update. The colorful species, long known as the elegant trogon, has been officially reclassified as the coppery-tailed trogon. The change was announced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in its 2025 eBird Taxonomy Update, released in November. It's part of a global push for consistency in species identification. WASHINGTON " Environmental groups in Arizona are raising alarms over President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, former New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce." Read moreTrump BLM pick's calls to sell off public land, expand drilling and mines, alarms environmentalists The U.S. Department of Education's move to establish new borrowing caps for professional and graduate students, excluding several healthcare programs, has…...