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Campaign with Tempe dispensary highlights state of …

12/26/2023
Arizona ranks low among states that have made strides in cannabis decriminalization efforts, even after the legalization of adult use, with one Tempe dispensary launching a campaign to bring attention to the challenging journey to clemency.

Biden administration reverses course, resumes border …

10/7/2023
The Biden administration reversed course Thursday and said it would resume border wall construction, citing an “acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers” at the southern border to handle record-breaking numbers of immigrants.

Chandler officials ponder legislative wins, losses, …

9/21/2023
Chandler officials didn’t get everything they wanted out of the 2023 legislative session. And they probably won’t get 100% of their wants list fulfilled by the legislature in 2024, …

Chandler conversation event to focus on criminal …

7/18/2023
Conversations on Criminal Justice, a non-partisan community conversation on issues affecting the state of Arizona ,is exploring how homelessness, mental health and substance abuse are handled in the …

Tempe Police reform an ongoing process

5/10/2023
Throughout the Valley and country, trust between residents and their respective law enforcement officials teeters, compelling agencies like the Tempe Police Department to investigate areas where they can continue to improve.

Arizona legislators move to stop electronic method of …

4/17/2023
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are moving to put a kibosh on one electronic method of stealing increasingly expensive gasoline.

Judge to rule this week on state voting manual

6/12/2022
PHOENIX — A judge will decide this coming week whether there will be any rules in place to run this year's elections or whether there will be, as an attorney for the governor fears, …

Arizona AG floats list of voting reforms

4/7/2022
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Wednesday that his office has uncovered evidence of election fraud. But he is providing no details. Nor does the attorney general find any …

Arizona Supreme Court: Early voting not …

4/6/2022
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t quash the method of voting used by nearly 90% of state residents, at least not now. In a brief order late Tuesday, the justices rejected a bid by the Arizona …

Voters react to proposal to eliminate early voting

3/31/2022
A handful of 2022 legislative proposals would reverse the main mechanisms Arizona voters have to vote in elections in ways other than waiting in line on Election Day. In Sun City, where as many …

Committee votes Monday on bill for hand-counting …

3/20/2022
PHOENIX — A Republican lawmaker is finally going to get a chance to try to sell colleagues on his idea of killing early voting and requiring all ballots to be hand counted. Sen. Kelly …

Arizona House panel approves police probe reform

2/7/2022
PHOENIX — Hoping to build or restore public confidence, law enforcement agencies from around the state are lining up behind legislation that would require them to farm out some criminal …