It's promoted as a way to make homes more affordable. But foes question whether legislation to eliminate various city requirements like garages, fencing and even paved driveways will cut costs or just enrich developers. tucson.com/news/state-r...
ICYM: Millions being contributed to various campaigns to "reform" voucher programs. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Arizona's school voucher reform push a pricey endeavor as both sides raise millions. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Schweikert gov campaign down to small change in bank but aide says he's just spending it as it comes in as plan to defeat Biggs who has $1.7M. Meanwhile, Hobbs has two funds to grab up as much as she can to survive general election. tucson.com/news/state-r...
@azagmayes.bsky.social gets APS to alter its rules about disconnecting customers in the summer heat even if they haven't paid their bills. And she sending the message to SRP, TEP and UniSouce that she expects similar changes from them. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Lytle gets to stay on ballot in No Labels race for governor, at least for now, as trial judge says his decision to list a UPS post office box as his residence, while not following the law, is not enough to confuse voters. Still waiting to see if Hobbs campaign appeals. tucson.com/news/state-r...
So it turns out that a search for fraudulent ballots for things like double voting turned up just a small handful in 2024 presidential race. Story by @maryjpitzl.bsky.social. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Ruling awaiting on whether Hugh Lytle can be on the gubernatorial ballot after he listed a business mailing address on nominating papers and petitions despite law requiring residential address. tucson.com/news/state-r...
UPDATED: Gov. Hobbs tells lawmakers if they won't produce their budget plan she won't sign their bills. But GOP leaders say it's the governor playing games by walking away from the talks because they pointed out that her revenue numbers don't add up. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Gov. Hobbs to GOP lawmakers: You've seen my budget plans. Still waiting on yours. So don't send me any more bills until you are ready to release it because I will veto them. tucson.com/news/state-r...
All that talk about fraudulent ballots? Well it turns out that a cross-check between Arizona and other stats found only 38 of 3.6M ballot cast in 2024 presidential race were flagged as potentially illegal voting. Story by @maryjpitzl.bsky.social. tucson.com/news/state-r...
A pay raise for lawmakers who now make $24K has bipartisan backing. But Gov. Hobbs, who said it was inadequate when she was making that a decade ago, now says legislators have to show they earn it to get public support. And she said that means working with her. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Rep. Diaz leading efforts to curb the ability of @azagmayes.bsky.social to use public nuisance laws to go after those she says are pumping excessive amounts of rural groundwater. She says lack of legislation means this is the only way to protect neighbors. tucson.com/news/local/g...
@azagmayes.bsky.social is using "public nuisance" laws to go after those who she says are overpumping water in rural areas, says that's the only remedy given lack of legislative action. But now GOP lawmakers, led by Rep. Lupe Diaz, are moving to make that harder. tucson.com/news/local/g...
Gov. Hobbs says $24,000 not a livable salary for lawmakers. She knows, having been one. But gov cool to their plans to ask voters to give then a raise saying they don't deserve it until they start working with her on budget and other issues. tucson.com/news/state-r...
@azagmayes.bsky.social loses round as federal judge blocks AG from pursing criminal charges against @kalshiofficial.bsky.social, at least for the time being, while issue of whether these are regulated commodities or just another way of pure gambling is litigated. tucson.com/news/state-r...
UPDATED: Federal judge says commodity regulators have made their case, at least for now, that their rules about prediction markets trump AZ laws which consider what they do illegal gambling, blocks schedule Monday court hearing in @kalshiofficial.bsky.social case. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Federal judge quashes Monday hearing in state criminal case against Kalshi for violating gaming laws, say there's reason to believe they're prempted by Commodity Exchange Act. But this is not last word. Details to come.
All states were affected by HR 1 and tighter restrictions on food stamps. But enrollment dropped 6% nationally vs. 47% in AZ. Hobbs administration says it got a jump on compliance but admits staffing, tech issues probably made legitimate reenrollment harder. tucson.com/news/state-r...
@azagmayes.bsky.social wins a round in legal battle with @kalshiofficial.bsky.social as federal judge refuses bid by company to block criminal charges filed against it. But that may not be the end now that the Trump administration weighs in and says state laws preempted. tucson.com/news/state-r...
ICYMI: Most states lost an average of 6% of food stamp recipients after HR 1. Arizona now down by 47%. But is it the state trying to get its error rate down to avoid federal penalties (and with fewer eligibility staffers)? Or just bad management? tucson.com/news/state-r...
Judge allows Arizona to press charges against prediction markets gambling site tucson.com/news/state-r...
Report: Arizona had highest percentage of people losing SNAP food aid. The "why" behind that is a different question. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Arizona had a higher percentage of food stamp recipients dropped from the rolls than any other state. But the reasons are complicated. And, of course, there's politics involved. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Rep. Diaz says Little Red Riding Hood was right: Wolves are dangerous and we don't want more of them in Arizona, even if they are listed as endangered, as GOP lawmaker vote to block AZ Game & Fish from bringing in more pups to promote genetic diversity. tucson.com/news/state-r...
@azagmayes.bsky.social wants Kroger & Albertsons to cough up nearly $1M in what she says were legal fees and expenses incurred in battling the now-abandoned merger. tucson.com/news/state-r...
We're still talking about the 2020 election? Petersen asks US Attorney for Arizona to probe whether @azagmayes.bsky.social, @azsecretary.bsky.social obstructed justice, tampered with a witness by asking him what he sent to DoJ from the Cyber Ninjas "audit" of Trump's loss. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Students seeking info on contraceptives or STIs - or actual contraceptives or testing? Keshel sought to require they also be told about adoption. But Hobbs nixes that idea. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Hobbs kills Keshel bill which sought to link discussing of sex ed and STIs with having to tell students about adoption options. Measure also would have required same info when college students got contraceptives or STI testing at schools. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Yeah, it sounds like a line from "Princess Bride." But a proposal by Rep. Bliss to allow more local regulation of short-term rentals - especially needed in places like Sedona - is "mostly dead." tucson.com/news/state-r...