Weekend News Roundup 1-27 – 28
Kari Lake Booed & Heckled at AZ State GOP Election VIDEO
She seemed shocked.
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Opinion: Forget political intrigue. If the MAGA plot to take over Arizona’s Republican Party succeeds, a guy who regulates APS will be the chief fundraiser for the mostly broke GOP. Conflict, much?
RELATED:Trump endorses ally for AZ Republican Party chair after Jeff DeWit resigns over Kari Lake tape
He picked Gina Swoboda, a conservative election activist and former Trump campaign official who is a current officer in the state GOP.
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Aiming to copy Texas, AZ Republicans want to wrest immigration enforcement away from the feds
Dubbed the “Arizona Invasion Act,” Senate Bill 1231 would make it a crime for an undocumented person to enter the state from Mexico anywhere other than a port of entry.
RELATED: Biden says he’ll shut down the border if deal gives him authority
The White House statement comes after a week of frantic negotiations in the Senate.
Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggests it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House
The Tucson Sector, covering the state’s largest swath of the border at 262 miles, was the U.S.-Mexico border sector with the most migrant encounters for five consecutive months last year.
‘Schools clearly need the money’: Why Hobbs now supports using more trust land money for education
Nine years ago, Katie Hobbs spoke out against “raiding” money generated by Arizona’s state trust land as a means to settle a five-year-old lawsuit over education funding.
Although the University of Arizona’s budget shortfall is closer to $140 million than the $240 million previously reported, the school is prepared to undergo sweeping changes in budget and oversight, including addressing the $35 million shortfall tied to the athletic department.
Judge: SRP can go ahead with controversial Pinal County power plant near low-income homes
The Maricopa County Superior Court on Jan. 22 upheld the Arizona Corporation Commission’s approval for SRP to add capacity using natural-gas generators at the Coolidge Generating Station. The plant lies just east of the lower-income, historically Black community of Randolph.
Judge announces recommended rate hike for APS
A judge recommended that APS be able to earn 9.55% profit in its latest rate hike – lower than the utility wanted, but still higher than the state’s consumer watchdog recommended.
RELATED:The institution that regulates utilities consistently voted against consumers, watchdog says
For four decades, Steve Neil of Mesa has been studiously following what is probably the least understood government body in the state: The Arizona Corporation Commission.
Maricopa County is one of the nation’s largest. How many people live here?
They represent about 62% of Arizona’s total population
Political foes in Arizona House co-sponsor criminal justice reform bill
“A good bill is a good bill”: The legislation pays for attorneys’ fees for some people found not guilty in criminal trials.
Ariz. Republicans go after so-called conservative discrimination, diversity goals
Republican lawmakers seek to ban the adoption of so-called leftist ideologies in business and banking, despite warnings from industry representatives that doing so will result in unwarranted challenges and stunted success.
Hobbs asks judge to dismiss director nomination suit
Gov. Katie Hobbs wants a judge to throw out the suit that Senate President Warren Petersen brought against her for bypassing Senate confirmation of the people she picks to lead state agencies.
Tyler Kamp becomes first Democrat to enter 2024 race for Maricopa County sherif
The Maricopa County Democratic Party announced Friday that Tyler Kamp, who spent more than 20 years with the Phoenix Police Department, filed his paperwork for the 2024 primary.
RELATED: ACLU calls for transparent appointment process for Maricopa County sheriff
Arizona Republic and its newsroom union agree on 2-year contract
The contract was approved unanimously in a vote by Guild members this week. It comes after more than four years of negotiations after reporters, photographers and other newsroom staffers at The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com and La Voz voted to unionize in October 2019.
Trulieve workers vote to unionize, score ‘historic win’ in Arizona
Employees at Trulieve Magnolia’s production facility in central Phoenix on Thursday became the first agricultural cannabis workers in Arizona to unionize.
Yellow Sheet
HOBBS GETS A FAVORABLE OPINION FROM THE AG: Hobbs’ is entitled to appoint three members to Clean Elections while Yee can appoint two, according to an opinion from Mayes. All five commissioners’ terms have passed their expiration date, leaving five positions, with no more than two members from the same party, to be filled before Feb. 5. Arizona law requires “the governor and the highest-ranking official holding a statewide office who is not a member of the same political party as the governor shall alternate filling such vacancies.” But because of the holdover, there was confusion over who would name the lone Independent. Yee, a Republican, claimed she was entitled to name three of the five commissioners, given the last appointments were made by Hobbs during her time as Senate Minority Leader. …more
News Releaese
Republican Lawmakers Announce Solution to Arizona’s Housing
Members of the media are invited to join Senate and House Republicans at for hardworking Arizona families and young adults attempting to live out their American dream through homeownership. Since 2020, Arizona’s median home sale price has skyrocketed more than 50% and currently sits at awhopping $430,000. This is preventing many of our citizens, including teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other essential workers, from being able to afford a home within the communities they’re serving. Several Arizona residents impacted will join our lawmakers including a small business owner, military Veteran, and single mom, as well as members of the real estate industry.Speakers will take relevant questions at the conclusion of their remarks.
Date: Monday, January 29, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Arizona State Capitol- Rose Garden Southwest Corner of Adams St. & 17th
Ave., Phoenix (behind House of Representatives)
Politico
THE NEWS BUSINESS REALLY IS CRATERING: As journalism falls into eclipsebut does not completely vanish, newsrooms will continue to contract. This is terrible for the workers who will be discarded. But worse still, it sends a market signal to aspiring journalists that they should avoid the profession because there are no vacancies to fill.
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