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Chandler Council authorizes fuel contract for $7.8M

3/25/2024
​By approving the consent agenda at its March 21 meeting, the Chandler City Council greenlighted $7.8 million contract extensions with three companies to cover the city’s fuel needs at a …

Chandler to spend $7M on airport soil cleanup

3/20/2024
A $7 million contract for airport site environmental remediation likely will be on the Chandler City Council’s agenda for its Thursday, March 21, meeting. The item was one of dozens that …

Peoria mayor, resident have brusque exchange at …

3/20/2024
Peoria Mayor Jason Beck and a resident had a heated exchange during the public comment section of the March 19 council meeting when the mayor was caught on a hot mic essentially saying the resident should be quiet.

Republican lawmakers send sex trafficking bill to the …

3/18/2024
PHOENIX — Ignoring pleas from Democrats that victims could be caught up in harsh sentencing, Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a measure to the November ballot that if passed by voters in November would require those convicted of sex trafficking minors to spend life in prison with no chance of ever being released.

Extended winter will cause havoc during upcoming …

3/18/2024
PHOENIX — The very wet and extended winter is going to cause fire havoc in much of Arizona’s grasslands, the state’s chief fire management officer said Monday.

Lake, Finchem want U.S. Supreme Court to look at …

3/15/2024
PHOENIX — Kari Lake and Mark Finchem want the U.S. Supreme Court to give them a do-over of their losing claim that machines used to tabulate votes in some Arizona counties are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.

Transgender teacher files lawsuit against Peoria …

3/14/2024
A Desert Harbor Elementary School teacher is suing the Peoria Unified School District, governing board member Heather Rooks and former governing board member Rebecca Hill for discrimination and other charges.

Incumbents, 14 challengers file for 3 Chandler Council …

3/13/2024
Candidates have started turning in their paperwork and petition signatures in attempts to get on the ballot for the Chandler City Council election in late July. The official candidate listing will be …

Lawmakers pressuring Hobbs to sign affordable housing …

3/12/2024
PHOENIX — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressuring a reluctant Gov. Katie Hobbs to sign legislation they believe will lead to more affordable housing in Arizona.

Voters around state could decide how Tucson elects …

3/11/2024
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide — and possibly overrule — how Tucson elects members of its city council.

Republicans to attempt to resend recently vetoed …

3/11/2024
PHOENIX — Refusing to take “no” for an answer, Republican legislators are going to resend the same border law enforcement bill back to Gov. Katie Hobbs that she vetoed just a week ago.

Arizona schools chief can’t sue to force English …

3/8/2024
PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal authority to sue to force all Arizona schools to use only “structured English immersion” to teach the language to students who are not proficient, a judge has ruled.