2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (607+ words) (The Center Square) " Arizona has reached an $7 million settlement with the Phoenix-based utility company known as Arizona Public Service. State Attorney General Kris Mayes made the announcement Wednesday during a news conference at her office. Mayes told reporters that "APS…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (944+ words) (The Center Square) " Most Southwestern states finished high or in the middle in a state-by-state ranking of tax policies and the economy. The Golden State ranked near the not-so-golden bottom of the "Rich States, Poor States" list. The American Legislative…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (574+ words) (The Center Square)- A new report shows Arizona lost 15, 000 jobs from January 2025 to January 2026. The Common Sense Institute Arizona recently released the report, which ranked the state 43rd in the nation for jobs. The report said Arizona is one of 24 states…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1080+ words) (The Center Square) " Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs" office is opposing a bill that seeks to prevent the distribution of child pornography and revenge porn, according to state Rep. Nick Kupper, R-Yuma, sponsor of House Bill 2133. The Center Square reached out…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (610+ words) (The Center Square) " A new semiconductor supply chain facility is coming to Chandler, a city near Phoenix. The city of Chandler announced that TOCALO, a Japanese-based company, will be opening a 30, 245-square-foot facility. The new facility will be TOCALO's second…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (520+ words) (The Center Square) " Unless the legislature acts to protect Texans" water rights, rural Texans will lose everything, their land, their cattle, their livelihoods, south Texas judges argued at a recent townhall meeting in Goliad, Texas. Bee County Judge George Morrill…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (659+ words) (The Center Square) " Attorney General Kris Mayes is challenging a recent decision made by the Arizona Corporation Commission to raise water and sewer rates for people in Robson Ranch. The Democratic Arizona attorney general filed a rehearing application this week…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (876+ words) (The Center Square) " Leaders of the Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature are telling residents to file their taxes now despite uncertainty over tax laws. The Arizona Department of Revenue sent out tax forms to Arizonans despite the governor's office…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (511+ words) (The Center Square) " Grand Canyon National Park announced the reopening date for an area that experienced one of the largest fires in Arizona's history. The park said its North Rim will reopen at 6 a. m. May 15. The North Rim was hit by…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (320+ words) (The Center Square) " California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a public safety milestone: 37, 000 pounds of fentanyl have been seized since 2021. That includes 54 million lethal fentanyl pills worth more than $500 million. Newsom's office said the fentanyl was taken before it reached…...