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Mayes, Riverview Dairy settle on groundwater use in Willcox area
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (182+ words) Posted By: David Bell January 9, 2026 WILLCOX " Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Thursday a settlement agreement between Arizona and Riverview, LLP, to reduce Riverview's groundwater usage and deliver $11 million to impacted residents for well-drilling, water-hauling and groundwater access. In the agreement,…...
FEMA rejects disaster relief for September flooding in Gila County
2+ week, 3+ day ago (267+ words) Posted By: David Bell December 24, 2025 GLOBE " While the state of Arizona made emergency funding available to help with the September flooding in Globe, the federal government is not. On Tuesday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced that "FEMA declined to validate the…...
Grijalva bill seeks to stop Oak Flat land transfer, Resolution Copper Mine
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (259+ words) Posted By: David Bell December 3, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. " The first bill introduced by newly-elected U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., seeks to use national security as a way to overturn previously passed bi-partisan legislation. On Wednesday, Grijalva introduced the Save Oak Flat from Foreign…...
AZDPS to Launch SAFE Alert Program to Replace Silver Alert System
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) Posted By: Staff September 26, 2025 PHOENIX " On Friday, September 26, 2025, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) will launch the SAFE Alert program, which will replace the previous Silver Alert system. This enhancement will expand the criteria and improve the state's ability…...
Robson: Public safety, education, economy top three issues
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Posted By: David Bell September 2, 2025 Karrin Taylor Robson held a meet-and-greet at the home of Kip Kempton, giving voters a chance to hear her platform and address their concerns. Robson said her top three priorities are the need to reduce…...
New CSI Report: $12.2B+ in School Assets Sitting Underused Across Arizona
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (326+ words) PHOENIX, Ariz. " A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) finds that while enrollment in district schools has declined more than 5% since the pandem Posted By: Staff August 7, 2025 PHOENIX, Ariz. " A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI)…...
Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1256+ words) Posted By: Staff July 29, 2025 Ella Anderson, Cronkite News WASHINGTON " Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona's rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of…...
Monsoon moisture signals easing of fire restrictions in Southeast Arizona
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (106+ words) Posted By: Staff July 21, 2025 Tucson, Ariz. (July 21, 2025) " Effective today, fire restrictions have been lifted on state and federal lands throughout Southeastern Arizona.Widespread precipitation across the area, additional rain in the weather forecast, and a rise in fuel moisture, have…...
The Arizona Governor’s Office and the AZDPS Warn: Impersonating a Police Officer is a Felony
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) Posted By: Staff July 21, 2025 Cities around the country have recently experienced individuals with bad intentions attempting to impersonate law enforcement, diminishing trust between law enforcement officers and their communities. A.R.S. "13-2411 makes it a class 6 felony to impersonate a peace officer with…...
Kelly says tomato tariffs will raise food prices, kill Arizona jobs
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) Posted By: Staff July 15, 2025 Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after the Trump administration officially terminated the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement, triggering a 17% tariff on fresh tomato imports from Mexico:" "These tomato tariffs are a billion-dollar tax on Arizona…...