Legislative recap: Gov. Hobbs sets new record for vetoed bills
(The Center Square) — Gov. Katie Hobbs set a new record for the number of bills vetoed in a single session: 178.
The governor this week finished her review... Read More.
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More Arizonans expected to travel this year for July Fourth
(The Center Square) — A record-breaking number of Americans is expected to travel for the Fourth of July holiday, and that includes more than 1.5 million Arizonans.The estimate comes from American Automobile Association’s Independence Day Forecast, which said this year’s figure would mark an... Read More.
Expert says Arizona budget aligns with prior Hobbs budgets
(The Center Square) — The bipartisan budget signed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is “very consistent” with previous budgets passed during her administration, according to Glenn Farley, director of policy and research at Common Sense Institute Arizona.
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Senator criticizes prison officials’ comments after homicides
Editor's note: This story has been updated with death statistics for previous years at state prisons.
(The Center Square) — State Sen. Kevin Payne, R-Peoria, told The Center Square... Read More.
Trump withholds $6.8 billion in federal funding from schools
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment from Illinois superintendent of education.
(The Center Square) — The Trump administration Tuesday withheld $6.8 billion in federal... Read More.
Arizona senator co-sponsors bill to help intelligence efforts
(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, wants to help the intelligence community and small businesses.
Kelly is co-sponsoring a bill known as the Intelligence Community Technology... Read More.
WATCH: Feds announce $14.6 billion health care fraud bust
(The Center Square) – Justice Department leaders announced a $14.6 billion health care fraud bust on Monday involved 324 people, including 96 licensed medical professionals involved in everything from pill mills to ripping off government medical programs.
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AZ governor says she’ll sign $17.6 billion budget
(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Friday afternoon she will sign the bills for the bipartisan $17.6 billion budget passed by the Legislature earlier in the day.
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AZ Legislature passes long-delayed $17.6 billion budget
(The Center Square) – The Arizona Legislature Friday passed a budget that Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign, with just days left to keep the government running.
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Arizona senator seeks to ease process to hire border agents
(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, wants to cut red tape in the hiring of U.S. border agents.
Gallego, a first-term senator, has introduced the Border... Read More.
