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Arizona to get two-thirds of what was requested for rural health
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (500+ words) PHOENIX -- The Trump administration is giving Arizona about two-thirds of what Gov. Katie Hobbs sought in newly available federal aid to help shore up rural health care. New figures from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services show each state…...
Illegal entries into Arizona plummet, 60% fewer than gotaways in Biden years
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (765+ words) The United States-Mexico border is seen in Hereford, Ariz., March 16, 2024." In President Donald Trump's first year in office, illegal border crossings in Arizona plummeted to record lows." They represent roughly a 92% drop from illegal entries and a record number of…...
Arizona senator blasts alleged Medicaid fraud at hearing
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (759+ words) Arizona state Sen. Carine Werner, R-District 4, continues to investigate billions of dollars of alleged Medicaid fraud. The Arizona Senate Committee on Health & Human Services held a hearing Wednesday afternoon on the fraud reportedly draining taxpayer dollars and resulting in Arizonans…...
Court-ordered monitoring well in Arizona conservation area runs dry
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (757+ words) TUCSON " A court-ordered groundwater monitoring well protecting federal water rights for Arizona's San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area has run dry, according to new U.S. Geological Survey data. The Summers monitoring well, located seven miles north of Fort Huachuca along the…...
AZ House approves $17.6 billion budget to avert shutdown
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (630+ words) PHOENIX -- State government will not shut down Monday night. On a 40-16 vote, the state House late Thursday approved a nearly $17.6 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins Tuesday morning. That is virtually identical to the deal Senate Republicans…...
Half the candidates in Southern Arizona’s congressional special election don’t live in District 7
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (882+ words) Patrick Harris Sr., right, a Democratic candidate for Congressional District 7, and Jorge Rivas, left, a Republican candidate, at a meet-and-greet event at the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Annex on June 7, 2025.Credit:Noor Haghighi From left to right, Deja Foxx, Adelita Grijalva,…...
Yuma vies to be Arizona's first launching spaceport
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1216+ words) Yuma wants to be home to Arizona's first spaceport. Yuma wants to be home to Arizona's first spaceport. The city of nearly 100,000 people was'recently announced as one of more than 70 finalists for a grant from the National Science Foundation Regional…...
Unusually dry winter means 'intense' fire season in store for Arizona
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1311+ words) PHOENIX -- Arizona faces what Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday called an "intense'' fire season fueled by an unusually dry winter. PHOENIX -- Arizona faces what Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday called an "intense'' fire season fueled by an unusually dry winter....
Ciscomani Ranked Most Effective Arizona Lawmaker by CEL
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1455+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) has been recognized as the most effective lawmaker from Arizona in the 118th Congress, according to a report by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL). The ranking, released on March 27, places Ciscomani among the top-performing…...
Supervisor Adelita Grijalva will run for her late father’s seat in Congress
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1331+ words) Adelita Grijalva is ready for national politics. On Monday morning, the current Pima County supervisor announced her candidacy to fill the congressional seat left vacant by her late father, Ra'l Grijalva. District 5 Supervisor Adelita Grijalva listens during a meeting of…...