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Nov 5, 2024 · The Arizona Department of Public Safety projected enforcement could cost state and local police $41 million.. The Arizona Center for Economic Progress, which opposed Prop. 314, estimated detentions alone would cost state taxpayers $224 million to $447 million annually. That assumed the state would end up holding 5% of migrants encountered at the border for three to six months each.

Apr 24, 2024 · PHOENIX – Arizona, much like California and other states with large deserts, is having an issue with dwindling Colorado River water levels. With so many people living in and moving to Arizona, specifically the Phoenix area, state and local agencies are working toward water solutions, including expanding the Bartlett Dam and adding new infrastructure.

Nov 5, 2024 · Prop. 139, a proposed state constitutional amendment to safeguard abortion rights in Arizona, has divided voters. The measure would ensure access to abortion through fetal viability, more than two months beyond the current 15-week ban.

Cronkite News is covering the 2024 elections. Follow Arizona election results for races ranging from the president, U.S. Senate, Arizona Legislature and more.

Oct 23, 2024 · In response to persistent contamination from PFAS, a known “forever chemical,” the EPA, Arizona and other government agencies are coming up with strategies to maintain a clean water supply. Critics say what they are doing is not enough.

Dec 12, 2024 · Lawmakers from Arizona, home to the largest copper mines in the U.S., are pushing to add the metal to a federal list of critical minerals. That would trigger tax breaks and a faster permit process. Copper is critical for green energy industries and electric vehicles. The U.S. House has already approved the bill.

Sep 30, 2024 · A court battle has raged for more than a decade over prison health care and conditions, and only marginal improvements have been made, according to court monitors. There is a stalemate between the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry, health provider NaphCare and Arizona courts.

Jan 22, 2024 · Reversing Roe – which would have turned 51 on Monday – has energized abortion rights groups across the country. In Arizona, those groups say they are well on their way to collecting the 383,923 signatures needed to put the question of …

Nov 27, 2024 · Canceled inauguration parade would have put spotlight on pro-Donald Trump Navajo group. WASHINGTON – The Inaugural Parade, canceled three days before President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in – would have featured a couple of dozen “Navajos for Trump,” activists who campaigned for Trump in Arizona and other states.