Yes. In July 2025, Arizona sold a former Marana prison to Management & Training Corporation (MTC). The company operates job ...

Yes. The American Lung Association’s 2025 report ranked the Phoenix-Mesa metro area fourth-worst in the country for ozone (smog) pollution, based on data from 2021 to 2023. Maricopa County earned an ...

The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would repair decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona.

Yes. As of June 2025, Arizona ranked 47th in the country for year-to-date job growth — a sharp decline from June 2024, when the state ranked third, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data ...

Yes. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget would cut more than $1 billion in federal funding for programs that help first-generation college students — potentially affecting more than 1,300 ...

Yes. In July 2025, the Tempe City Council approved an ordinance mandating permits for any public gathering exceeding 30 people, including protests and other events that don’t require pre-registration ...

The Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project has increased access to clean water, but the system is difficult to maintain in this remote stretch of high desert.

The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona. For the ...

High levels of naturally occurring arsenic have long plagued the Hopi reservation, forcing families to haul clean water from distant fill stations or buy it in town. The Arsenic Mitigation Project has ...

Yes. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget would cut more than $1 billion in federal funding for programs that help first-generation college students — potentially affecting more than 1,300 ...

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