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In a close vote, the Central Arizona Project board declined to renew funding for a program it joined in 2007, as Nevada and California agencies urged it to stay in.
Propositions 316 and 319 both passed with 59%, according to AP calls, limiting grocery taxes by cities and towns and barring new photo enforcement. Props 144, 320 and 141 were trailing Wednesday.
The sheriff says the case of Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic CD-8 candidate, is still open as detectives use phone and vehicle data to narrow a search area stretching from Sun City toward Anthem.
Days after declining a request, the governor freed $200,000 for recovery from last week's tornadoes and storms in northern Arizona. Federal aid is not being sought for now, her office said.
Attorney General Kris Mayes says GM enrolled drivers in data tracking without their knowledge. Arizona's share is reported at $5.9 million to about $7 million; GM admits no wrongdoing and says the program ended in 2024.
State and federal officials announced the detection Wednesday and say an 'infested zone' will be set up around the site. The pest was wiped out in the U.S. in 1966; officials call the risk to people very low.
The money expands the AZ Comeback Initiative at ASU, NAU and the University of Arizona, aimed at adults who left with 60 to 89 credits. The regents count more than 726,000 Arizonans with some college and no degree.
Attorney General Kris Mayes signed on with the FTC and 19 other states. The complaint cites 29,265 customer complaints about unhonored prices from 2023 into 2026; the company did not immediately comment.
The Legislature's measure lets existing camera contracts run only until a local vote, then 10 years at a time. Backers cite privacy and fines; health and safety groups say red-light cameras prevent deadly crashes.
The RNC says federal law lets Arizona demand citizenship proof and remove noncitizens anytime. The groups that sued say the laws violate federal voting law, and a new round of briefs arrived Oct. 20.
The Interior secretary says Arizona's junior water rights make a court fight risky; Stanton says the state has to resist cuts beyond the next two years. Federal agencies owe a response by the end of October.
The chair of the state board that oversees the grants says the $200 million a year lawmakers provide is falling short, while a court fight over school facility funding remains on appeal.
A suspected tornado struck the Navajo County community Wednesday evening, hurting a bicyclist and knocking out power. Gov. Hobbs has directed state agencies to help as the National Weather Service investigates.
The legislative referral expands an existing ban on preferential treatment to cover school and university DEI spending. Supporters call it equal treatment; opponents say it is broad and unneeded.
Queen Creek taxes food for home consumption at 2.25%, above the cap in the legislative referral on the Nov. 3 ballot. Supporters call it grocery relief; opponents say it takes a budget decision away from towns.
Backers say the constitutional amendment would speed results and build confidence; opponents say its open-ended ID rule could threaten no-excuse mail voting, the most common way Arizonans cast ballots.
Assault-category cases decided by the State Board of Education rose from 47 in 2022 to 203 in 2025, but officials say the year a case closes is not when the conduct happened and the category covers more than attacks on students.
Gov. Katie Hobbs and state water officials moved Friday to intervene in the case, saying the federal plan cuts Arizona 760,000 acre-feet a year while sparing Upper Basin states from mandatory reductions.
Attorney General Kris Mayes filed the consumer fraud case Wednesday in Maricopa County Superior Court as seven other states sued in their own courts; OpenAI points to its parental controls and age protections.
Democrat Adrian Fontes and Republican Alex Kolodin, who will oversee the 2028 presidential vote if elected, split on Prop. 144, federal access to voter rolls and the state's election rulebook.
The Legislature's referral would bar mileage-based taxes and fees and any tracking of miles driven without consent; supporters cite privacy and costs, opponents say it closes off a road-funding option as gas tax revenue lags.
J.O. Combs students could earn 16 free college credits in a chipmaking prep course starting next spring
November 15, 2026
Flood damage will keep parts of the Queen Creek Wash Trail closed even after cleanup ends
November 14, 2026
Jail and probation sales tax renewal passes with about 64% in unofficial Maricopa County returns
November 14, 2026
County asks residents to cut back on fireplace fires and backyard fireworks this winter
November 14, 2026
Elijah Higgins Extension Keeps Arizona’s Supporting Cast Intact Around Trey McBride
November 14, 2026
Queen Creek High School Football Scoreboard: Week of Nov. 13
November 14, 2026
Booker’s Second Act Helps Phoenix Suns Survive Charlotte’s Rebounding Edge
November 13, 2026
Carson Beck’s First Start Needs Arizona’s Line to Give Him a Chance
November 12, 2026
3 New Businesses in Queen Creek: Week of Nov. 2
November 2, 2026
2 New Businesses in Queen Creek: Week of Oct. 26
October 27, 2026
Vestar's Gateway Crossing would put a large store with gas pumps and two hotels at Williams Field Road and SR 24
October 16, 2026
1 New Business in Queen Creek: Week of Oct. 12
October 15, 2026
Queen Creek Weather: Sunny Afternoon, Cooler Tomorrow - Nov 12, 12 PM
November 12, 2026
Queen Creek Weather: Sunny and Mild This Afternoon - Nov 11, 12 PM
November 11, 2026
Queen Creek Weather: Sunny Start to a Warm Day - Nov 11, 4 AM
November 11, 2026
Queen Creek Weather: Steady Sunny Skies and Mild Temps - Nov 10, 1 PM
November 10, 2026
