Can Arizona’s business recruiting agency survive without Super Bowl freebies to woo execs? VIDEO
Saturday Night Live follows Stump’s defamation case
Ex prez holds presser on courthouse steps
Water woes won’t hinder Arizona strong 2024 outlook, economist says
After faring better than most markets coming out of the pandemic, Phoenix is expected to continue its strong economic growth in 2024, with one Phoenix economist saying worries about water shortages will not be a hindrance.
RELATED: Are We Headed for the First Colorado River Compact Tripwire?
The Bureau of Reclamation’s January 2024 “Most Probable” 24-month study forecasts that annual releases from Glen Canyon Dam for both Water Years 2025 and 2026 will be 7.48 million acre-feet per year (maf). If this happens. . .
RELATED: They Abducted a River in California. And It Wasn’t Even a Crime.
Farms drained part of the Merced for months. Officials didn’t find out until after the fact, raising questions about the state’s ability to manage supplies during droughts.
Hispanics Are a Growing Target for Misinformation Ahead of Elections
More than 20 percent of Hispanic adults in the U.S. rely on social media for news consumption, where discerning between fact and fiction, especially in Spanish, will be crucial ahead of this year’s elections.
RELATED “Ruben Gallego has every right to mention he’s Latino in his U.S. Senate campaign.”
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RELATED: Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hasn’t said if she is pursuing reelection. Is she running out of time?
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is rapidly approaching what political operatives see as a realistic deadline for her to take public steps on an uphill reelection campaign or bow out after 12 years in Washington.
How a court ruling shut moderates such as Sam Huang out of Arizona politics
Opinion: Until this week, Sam Huang was a No Labels party candidate. But now he may be case in point of why Arizona needs an open primary.
Rep. Andy Biggs gives Arizona abortion rights advocates a big (unintended) boost
Opinion: Biggs introduced an oppressive anti-abortion bill days before reproductive health advocates march in Phoenix on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections
Fifty-one years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to protect abortion as a fundamental constitutional right of women, but in 2022 a newly conservative bench overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving women across the country in the lurch — and with fewer rights.
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar: Email lamenting decline in white Army recruits was unauthorized
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar’s campaign has said that a recent fundraising email, which in his voice laments the recent decline in white Army recruits, was not authorized.
Penzone’s second-in-command registered as a Democrat the day after the sheriff announced he was quitting. Election lawyer says party hopping is ‘gaming the system.’
The eco-friendly company this Arizona congressional candidate co-founded is under federal scrutiny
Federal investigators are probing whether the eco-friendly financial firm co-founded by congressional candidate Andrei Cherny is as green as it claims.
Saturday Night Live follows Stump’s defamation case
Ex prez holds presser on courthouse steps
When does MLB spring training start in Arizona? 2024 Cactus League schedule information
The 2024 MLB season will be here before you know it. By mid-February, preseason camps will be in full swing across Arizona and Florida.
First Uranium Mines to Dig in the US in Eight Years Begin Operations Near Grand Canyon
The push for more nuclear energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spiked uranium prices, leading mines for the element to begin operating again in the U.S. despite long-term environmental and health impacts.
Arizona Democrats try again to pass statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bill
Democratic Rep. Oscar De Los Santos announced Thursday he’s introducing legislation that would prevent discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in employment, education and housing. The bill would also prevent public and private entities receiving state funds from discriminating against LGBTQ+ people.
Proposed bill would outlaw forcing pregnant inmates to give birth before due dates
A fundamental respect for the dignity of all people is the driving force behind legislation ensuring that pregnant prisoners are not forced to schedule an induction of labor before their due dates, and that strip searches are only performed by correctional officers of the same gender as the prisoners being searched.
Yellow Sheet
LIGHT RAIL LINE PROPOSED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF LEGISLATURE Though the light rail is blocked from circling around the state capitol per a bill signed last session as part of Prop. 400 negotiations, the city of Phoenix and Valley Metro announced the updated route will come somewhat close. Valley Metro modified the Capitol Extension line to run down Washington to 15th Avenue before looping in front of the Arizona Supreme Court and running back down Jefferson to the Third Avenue and Jefferson St station. Prop. 400, signed by Hobbs in August, puts 37% of funds collected from a half-cent sales tax to public transit and is slated to go to Maricopa County voters in the general election. The measure made it past the finish line in the Legislature despite some significant Republican pushback, but a key part of negotiations was a required kibosh on the Capitol loop. SB1102 barred any light rail extension from going near the area between 17th and 18th avenue and Adams and Jefferson. . . .more
