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Report details Arizona data centers' challenges
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (1387+ words) Homeowners in neighborhoods near the 1 million-square-foot data center-office campus that's going up on 48th Street and Thistle Landing Drive are continuing to try to stop the project. They maintained a booth at the Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club's Spring Festival last Saturday to…...
Judge lights a fire under all parties in East Valley Institute of Technology suit
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1119+ words) A'Maricopa County Superior Court judge has jumped into the escalating legal fight between nine school districts and the East Valley Institute of Technology and neither the plaintiffs nor the defendant are likely to be pleased. In a blistering order filed…...
Four Peaks marks 30 years in Tempe
1+ week, 2+ day ago (436+ words) Both Four Peaks Brewing locations in Tempe are throwing special parties on Saturday, April 4." For 30 years, Four Peaks Brewing has been part of Tempe's identity " from its early days inside a historic brick building on Eighth Street to becoming one…...
Phoenix releases Trial Budget for 2026-27
2+ week, 4+ day ago (375+ words) With the release of the Trial Budget, Phoenix officials will now solicit public input at a series of public hearings. Citizens can also learn more and file online comments at phoenix. gov/administration/departments/budget." Phoenix is proposing to increase…...
Lawmaker proposes Arizona House of Representatives expansion
3+ week, 2+ day ago (988+ words) Here's how Valley legislative districts would look under Sen. J. D. Mesnard's plan to expand the number of House seats. So how many state lawmakers is enough? Sen. J. D. Mesnard says 90 " 30 senators and 60 representatives " is too few. So he is proposing to add…...
Phoenix sets aside $500 K for expected Trump fight
4+ week, 1+ day ago (700+ words) Mayor Kate Gallego said the measure Council approved in a 7-1 vote March 4 will "protect our residents in the event that the federal government does here what they did in Minnesota." Anticipating possible immigration raids by federal authorities, the Phoenix City…...
Councilwoman: Phoenix police spending is "criminalization
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (866+ words) South Phoenix Councilwoman Anna Hernandez said she again would attack police spending when budget talks get underway this spring. A'preliminary outlook on Phoenix's short-term and long-term fiscal future provoked an attack on police spending from a City Council member. Picking…...
Reynolds Consumer Products will redesign box to avoid hefty penalty
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (693+ words) The current box being used by Reyolds on the left and the design to which the company has approved on the right." A"major manufacturer of large plastic bags has agreed to redesign its box to end a consumer fraud…...
Budget turnaround: Phoenix projects surplus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (907+ words) Over 600 young athletes filled Ahwatukee Park Feb. 21, as Ah" Ahwatukee resident and Arizona State University Foundation P" One year after his predecessor projected an $83 million deficit in the" fiscal year beginning July 1, Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher is projecting a…...
Opinion: Arizona's e-bike laws are broken, cities can't fix them alone
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (257+ words) The problem starts with state law. Each city is responding rationally. The problem is that they are responding alone. Lawmakers have acknowledged growing concern with the introduction of Senate Bill 1008 this session, which would impose speed limits on shared-use paths....