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The flying cars that The Jetsons made us believe we would all have by now haven't quite materialized.

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Gov. Katie Hobbs insists that her plan to take 8.9% out of the state land trust every year to pay for her plan to boost education funding won't harm the account.

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It's not quite like taxing Arizona's abundant sun.

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A Republican state senator has introduced legislation dealing with illegal immigrants that could conflict with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which said Arizona has no right to enforce federal immigration laws.

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Failed Republican Arizona governor’s candidate and current Senate candidate Kari Lake now appears firmly in charge of the state party after orchestrating the ouster of the party chairman.

By Bob Christie, Capitol Media Services January 25, 2024
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State lawmakers are moving to make it illegal to use computer "bots'' to scoop up tickets for concerts and sporting events and then reselling them to Arizonans at sharply inflated prices.

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Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her call for lawmakers to impose caps on prescription drug price hikes despite a lack of specifics.

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Asylum seekers who don’t speak English are once again required to bring their own interpreters to interviews for U.S. immigration services, and some worry it will be a hindrance for those fleeing persecution in their home countries.

By Adriana Gonzalez-Chavez, Cronkite News January 22, 2024
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measure designed to finally legalize the already common practice of people selling home-made tamales and similar goods cleared its first hurdle Wednesday.

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It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.

January 17, 2024
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Pluto may not be a planet according to the guidelines uses by astronomers. But as far as Rep. Justin Wilmeth is concerned, it should still be Arizona's planet.

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A Mohave County supervisor wants a judge to bar Attorney General Kris Mayes from subjecting him to "threats and intimidation'' for pushing for a hand count of elections.

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An Arizona lawmaker wants to be sure that the next time you buy something called "meat'' it actually came from from something that had at least two legs, if not more. And another one wants to keep any that didn't come from a live animal off the shelves of Arizona grocers.

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Sentencing was postponed Thursday for former Arizona prisons chief Charles Ryan on his no-contest plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a 2022 armed standoff at his Tempe home.

January 13, 2024
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A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a British tourist who was among five killed -- including his newlywed wife -- when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Grand Canyon in 2018.

By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press January 9, 2024
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A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press January 9, 2024
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Gov. Katie Hobbs asked lawmakers Monday to approve a new program said will make home ownership more affordable for middle-income and rural homebuyers.

By Howard Fischer and Bob Christie, For The Independent January 8, 2024
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Daniel Bermudez's family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials.

By VALERIE GONZALEZ AND ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press January 7, 2024
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Stung by a veto last year, Rep. Travis Grantham has introduced a new version of his proposal to expand what kinds of home-cooked foods can be sold to the public.

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Restrictions on schools getting voucher money center of debate
'ESA program lacks accountability and transparency'

Unable to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to roll back a universal voucher program, Gov. Katie Hobbs now wants the lawmakers who approved the expansion to now impose some new restrictions on the private and parochial schools that accept them.

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ristina Yanez was filled with hope as she drove to Mexicali, Mexico, on a hot summer day to make her dream of having a family a reality.

By By Roxanne De La Rosa, Cronkite News January 2, 2024
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If the current population trends continue, Arizona will have a bit more influence in Washington after the 2030 census.

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Arizona voters have an absolute right to enact laws requiring disclosure of "dark money'' political donations -- even if Republican lawmakers don't like it, a judge ruled Friday.

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Hamadeh makes another try at declaring himself attorney general
In court documents, says he is 'entitled' to the office

Rebuffed in prior legal attempts to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh now is trying to get a judge to declare that Kris Mayes is holding office illegally.

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An Arizona man is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a charge of making threatening online comments toward law enforcement days after participating in an online exchange with people who had carried out a deadly attack in Australia.

December 29, 2023

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