1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (352+ words) Hobbs launched her reelection campaign in October 2025 after serving as Arizona Secretary of State and as a state legislator before becoming governor. Her narrow 2022 victory over Lake demonstrated that Arizona remains contested terrain, making her fundraising decisions and donor base…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (269+ words) Legis1 Hamadeh Holds Safe Seat as AZ-08 Primary Nears Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ) is running unopposed in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, while Democratic candidates Bernadette Greene Placentia and Raymond Keeler are competing for the nomination ahead of the…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (628+ words) Arizona's 6th Congressional District is shaping up as one of the nation's most expensive and consequential battlegrounds heading into November. The district, redrawn after the 2020 redistricting, covers parts of Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Pinal counties and has become a reliable…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (402+ words) The measures affect communities across the West and beyond, balancing conservation, recreation, water infrastructure and federal land management. Several bills address long-standing public lands issues, while others focus on local water projects, historic site designations and Alaska Native settlement matters....

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (324+ words) Atlantic Meridian Contracting Corporation's government affairs operation, known as AMC Civil, terminated its lobbying relationship with Phoenix Strategies Inc. (Maryland) on June 3, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure filing. The LDA termination marks the end of the firm's representation as AMC…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (743+ words) Legis1 Colorado River Basin's 2026 Crisis The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened on Wednesday, June 10 for an oversight hearing on the Colorado River Basin's post-2026 future, but the session quickly became a proxy war over committee process, the Forest Service…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (243+ words) No transcript or witness list was available as of this writing. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)'s Post-2026 Environmental Impact Statement process has been the primary regulatory vehicle, but this hearing signals that Senate offices are now actively engaged. Upper…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (268+ words) The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, chaired by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO), will convene at 2:00 p.m. in 1324 Longworth House Office Building. The most geographically significant bill on the agenda is H.R. 6917, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV),…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (718+ words) The Colorado River drought has pushed two of the country's largest reservoirs to near-record lows, and the legal framework holding together water management for 40 million people across the American West is about to expire. What happens next could reshape water…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (341+ words) The conflict erupted after Sen Kelly posted a video alongside other Democratic veteran-lawmakers, including Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH). The video reminded U.S. service members of their…...