May 23 Judge dismisses Kari Lake's last challenge in election loss for Arizona governor By Associated Press A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Continue reading
May 22 Taxpayers will wind up paying $273 million in Joe Arpaio's racial profiling case By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press A decade ago, a federal judge concluded the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office had profiled Latinos in Arpaio's signature traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, leading to massive court-ordered overhauls. Continue reading
Apr 28 In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm's water use By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources. Continue reading
Apr 12 Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker who presented unproven accusations By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation by someone who made unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of public officials took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:19 Baseball's new pitch clock speeds up the game, draws mixed reaction from players and fans By Stephanie Sy, Madison Staten, Phil Maravilla Opening day for professional baseball is just around the corner, and this year it will be notably different. Major League Baseball has enacted a series of new rules intended to make the game more exciting. Stephanie Sy went to a… Continue watching
Mar 17 States, federal government want Supreme Court to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The tribe says the federal government broke its treaty promise to provide a sufficient water supply for the tribe and that it should come up with a plan to do so. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 8:02 Persistent drought and overdevelopment cause record low water levels for tens of millions By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Despite a rainy and snowy winter out west, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the reservoirs that provide water for 40 million Americans, are at record low levels due to the ongoing megadrought. Arizona is set to lose over 20% of… Continue watching
Mar 10 Arizona's conservative superintendent sets up critical race theory hotline By Associated Press The Arizona Department of Education launched a hotline this week for people to report classroom lessons that use critical race theory or emotional support curriculum. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 3:28 Republican who opposed 2020 election lies finds time for art after political career ends By Shana Fischer Arizona Republican Rusty Bowers stepped into the national spotlight when he testified before Congress about refusing President Trump's requests to help overturn the 2020 election. That stance cost Bowers his political career, but he’s since found a silver lining. Now… Continue watching
Feb 22 Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that a man on Arizona's death row should be resentenced because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death. Continue reading