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Thirteen miles of US 93 near Wikieup have been repaved, state transportation officials said Aug. 11.
ADOT completes upgrades in link between Valley, Las Vegas
Thirteen miles of US 93 near Wikieup have been repaved, providing what state transportation officials said will be a smoother ride between the Valley and Las Vegas. The Arizona Department of … more
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A spokesman for House Speaker Steve Montenegro, shown above, said lawyers for the Legislative Council are “reviewing the ruling” that the Council has to recraft the explainer for Proposition 212 without misleading language.
Judge orders Republican lawmakers to recraft voucher explainer for Prop 212
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers crafted an explanation of a measure to make major reforms in the voucher system in a way that is illegally designed to convince people to vote against it, a trial … more
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Phase I of Halo Vista is planned to include seven state-of-the-art buildings totaling more than 780,000 square feet. 
Halo Vista launches multi-phase industrial development
Mack Real Estate Group and McCourt Partners announced plans Tuesday in a release for the first phase of industrial buildings for lease in Halo Vista in north Phoenix. more
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The Glendale Elementary School District office at 7301 N. 58th Ave.
Glendale Elementary district will discuss possible school closures this year
The Glendale Elementary School District leadership and governing board are looking into a further round of school closures and/or consolidations, perhaps as early as the 2027-28 school year. … more
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Common Bond Development Group and Harvard Investments are partnering on what will be a Sprouts Farmers Market and other retail in the Estrella community in Goodyear.
Goodyear development bringing in Sprouts
Goodyear restaurants are getting one of the more requested stores to come into the community with the announcement that Sprouts Farmers Market will open in the community. Common Bond Development … more
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Downtown Phoenix. (Wikimedia Commons)
Arizona’s fastest-growing cities keep getting bigger
Drive through Buckeye, Queen Creek or Goodyear these days and it’s hard to miss the change. more
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Challenger Zeyna Pruzhanovsky, left, and incumbent Kurt Rohrs are the only candidates eligible to seek 4-year Chandler Unified School District Governing Board terms that start in January 2027. With two other initially listed candidates no longer on the ballot, the Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office has placed both Pruzhanovsky and Rohrs on a “cancel and appoint” election list, as there would be only two candidates vying for two at-large seats Nov. 3.
East Valley school board election likely to be canceled
What seemed like it might be a brutal campaign involving alliances and partisan support might now not be an election at all. Challenger Zeyna Pruzhanovsky and incumbent Kurt Rohrs are the only … more
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Jennifer Simmonson
The resource Arizonans can no longer take for granted
OPINION — The recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems should serve as a wake-up call. While much of the public attention focused on whether hackers could disrupt drinking water supplies, the larger lesson received far less attention. Water has quietly become one of the most important strategic resources underpinning the American economy, national security and our quality of life. more
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Matthew Christopher Flores Semyonov
US Marshals Service leads international hunt for suspect in parents’ West Valley deaths
The Arizona district of the U.S. Marshals Service had undertaken an international fugitive investigation to find a 27-year-old man suspected in the deaths of his parents whose bodies were buried in … more
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An Apache Junction police officer resigned following a department investigation into misuse of Flock license plate reader cameras.
Apache Junction police officer resigns after probe into license plate reader cameras
An internal investigation found a former Apache Junction police officer misused Flock automated license plate reader cameras in an attempt to find his wife during a dispute, authorities said Monday. … more
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One of the most celebrated programs receiving funding is the 9th Grade On-Track initiative. At Camelback High School in Phoenix, where the program was piloted in 2019, on-track rates for freshman nearly doubled, with graduation rates climbing from 72% to 92%.
9th Grade On-Track grows statewide despite uncertain future funding
Over 20,000 Arizona freshmen will begin the school year with access to 9th Grade On-Track programs after a one-time $3.4 million state investment expanded the evidence-based initiative to six additional school districts. Future expansion is in jeopardy after lawmakers declined to fund new grants in the 2027 budget. more
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Arizona students head back to school with more education options than ever, including district and charter schools, private schools, homeschooling and ESA-funded alternatives — each with different rules, funding sources and accountability requirements.
The ultimate guide to Arizona education: what you need to know
Arizona has one of the most diverse education systems in the nation, giving families access to district schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschooling, micro schools, online learning programs, scholarship tax credits and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. Yet many public discussions reduce these options to a simple debate between public schools and private schools. more
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