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In a comment letter, the states pushed back on a proposal that would impose 10 percent tariffs on 14 economies and 12.5 percent on 46 others, covering the European Union and 59 additional countries that together account for 99.4 percent of all U.S. imports. The coalition says the
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 48 other attorneys general in pressing the Federal Communications Commission to tighten rules cutting off scammers' access to phone numbers.
Arizona will receive more than $761,000 from a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the operator of the Cash App payments platform, over allegations the company failed to protect users from fraud.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Wednesday announced a multistate settlement with Deere & Company that requires the farm-equipment maker to make diagnostic and repair tools available to farmers and independent repair shops on fair and reasonable terms. Arizona joined the Federal Trad
Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order barring Arizona state executive-branch employees from using nonpublic government information to profit on prediction markets.
The U.S. Postal Service plans to increase mailing rates this summer.
Gov. Hobbs signs an executive order prohibiting executive-branch employees from profiting on prediction markets using nonpublic state information.
Attorney General Kris Mayes said a multistate coalition is challenging a federal move that could leave tens of thousands of people in subsidized housing without support.
A U.S. Justice Department letter warns Arizona election officials they could face prosecution over noncitizen voters, drawing a sharp rebuke from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
As the Supreme Court declines to block Texas's app store age-verification law, Arizona lawmakers are considering HB 2920, their own version aimed at minors and parental consent.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety rolled out a five-year enforcement and education plan called Arrive Alive after the state ranked second nationally in fatal crashes last year.
The Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family awarded $100,000 to four organizations working to prevent child abuse and neglect, funding trauma-informed services, parent education, and youth mentoring through a specialty license plate grant program.
Arizona lawmakers advanced a ballot measure restricting transgender athletes' participation in school sports after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld similar state bans, sending the proposal to voters in November.
Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have allowed citizen referendum petitions to be withdrawn before reaching the ballot, a measure advocacy groups tied to data center development disputes.
The University of Arizona won a $3.74 million USDA grant to bolster the state's detection and response readiness for New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that threatens livestock, wildlife and rural economies.
A decade after Arizona set a goal of 70 percent of high school graduates continuing their education, the rate has fallen to 50 percent, an Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting analysis finds.
A legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 3 ballot would require all voters, including those voting by mail, to present government-issued identification and specify that only citizens may vote in Arizona elections.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has stationed task forces and patrol crews across the state for rapid wildfire response ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, as several fires continue to burn.
Save Our Schools Arizona and the Arizona Education Association turned in 421,451 signatures for a measure setting income caps and testing rules for Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.
The Pocket Fire near Sedona has burned over 24,100 acres at 31 percent containment, and incident commanders say full containment could take months as the July Fourth holiday weekend arrives.
Arizona officials are scrutinizing Sun State Pools after complaints and a license revocation, a reminder for Queen Creek homeowners to check contractor records before paying deposits.
