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Although the task force Gov. Katie Hobbs created to clarify and improve election practices has only met behind closed doors so far, it has now advanced 20 proposals. Those proposals will either roll out as new "best practices" or be presented to the Legislature.
Aug. 1, 2023
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.
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Aug. 1, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has adopted new rules to help it manage threatened and endangered species.
Aug. 1, 2023
The vote follows a previous move from the board ordering the county's election director to draft a plan on what it would take to hand count all ballots in the cycle.
Aug. 1, 2023
Hobbs had vetoed similar legislation earlier this year, but signed the measure Tuesday as a part of negotiations to pass Proposition 400's extension.
Aug. 1, 2023
Christine Accurso, the former head of Arizona’s school voucher program, has been implicated in a cyber incident report from the Arizona Department of Homeland Security.
Aug. 1, 2023
Mesa’s water bottle drive is falling short on donations, just as Phoenix ends a 31-day streak of temperatures at or above 110 degrees.
Aug. 1, 2023
Before adjourning for good and ending a historically long legislative session, the Arizona Senate confirmed Jeffrey Glover to lead the Department of Public Safety.
Aug. 1, 2023
Another Democrat has joined a crowded primary in Congressional District 1. Businessman Conor O’Callaghan announced his candidacy on Tuesday.
Aug. 1, 2023
A corner lot that’s sat empty for more than a decade is expected to be home to a new dining concept in downtown Chandler.
Aug. 1, 2023
The Show spoke with Daniel Kaplan, who’s covered the business of sports for more than 25 years, about the Diamondbacks leaving Bally Sports Arizona.
Aug. 1, 2023
The Show spoke with Petar Parvanov, an archeologist, about what Indiana Jones movies actually right about archeology.
Aug. 1, 2023
Honey bees prefer to live in green areas like gardens, orchards or woodlands. But one of the largest bee labs in the country is right here in the desert at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa.
Aug. 1, 2023
The Show spoke with Mayor Kate Gallego about her recent virtual appearance alongside President Joe Biden regarding extreme heat.
Aug. 1, 2023
The Show spoke with John Truett, state management officer at the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, about the extended life of wildfires this year.
Aug. 1, 2023
Traffic fatalities in Arizona took a big jump in 2022. It’s the third consecutive year the number has risen. Fatalities on Arizona roads climbed 8.6% last year, to 1,294.
Aug. 1, 2023
A monthslong fight over whether to allow voters in Maricopa County to vote on an extension of a half-cent sales tax came to an end Monday, as a deal cut between Republican leaders of the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs passed the House and Senate.
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Aug. 1, 2023
A Phoenix school district is in the midst of an investigation into its special education program. Many have complained that students who may need disability accommodations are being refused evaluations. According to experts, it's not uncommon for school districts to do so.
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Aug. 1, 2023
It might be hard to believe that 105 degrees would be considered a relief. But that’s the case for residents in Phoenix where the monthlong streak of temperatures at or above 110 came to an end Monday.
July 31, 2023
The Department of Agriculture will take applications for a new round of grants in the Community Wildfire Defense Program.
July 31, 2023
