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Republicans lament water basin bill that didn't find Hobbs' desk
(The Center Square) – Some Republican lawmakers have expressed disappointment with the fact that a water basin management bill did not make its way to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' desk this session, which finished last month. Senate Bill 1221 would have stopped “new groundwater pumping” in the Gila Bend, Wilcox and Hualapai basins as well as cut back on current usage of the water by 10-15% over the course of the next two decades, according to a news release. The bill passed the Senate in...
Excessive heat warning issued for 8 Arizona counties
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for eight Arizona counties this weekend. Daytime highs are expected to be up to 117 degrees in the Phoenix area. The warning runs through the holiday weekend for Maricopa, Pinal, Coconino, Yavapai, Mohave, La Paz and Yuma counties. It covers...
"Dangerous" heat expected to spread up West Coast, break records
Temperatures are expected to soar along the U.S. West Coast on Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, warning that "dangerous heat" will likely spread up the West Coast as it intensifies.Forecasters said temperatures will be 15-30 degrees above average for much of the West Coast Friday, and "numerous record-breaking temperatures can be expected through the next few days," the weather service said.Heat watches and warnings are in place across multiple states, including large swaths of California, as well as parts of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.In parts of California and southern Oregon, temperatures could blast into the triple digits,...
Political ad spending projected to be $133M in 2024 cycle
(The Center Square) – Political spending in West Virginia on the upcoming election is now expected to be significantly lower at $133 million, a drop of nearly $73 million from AdImpact’s previous projections. The Political Projections Report altered the projected spending in both West Virginia and Arizona based on Senate races in each state. “Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema’s decisions not to seek reelection in West Virginia and Arizona were...
Southern California juice chain Sip Fresh lays out growth plan for Arizona
Sip Fresh, a juice chain based out of Southern California, has targeted Arizona for its next expansion market. The chain, which already has one location in the Valley in the Macerich-owned Arrowhead Towne Center mall in Glendale, is sizing up Arizona’s malls and shopping centers as possible landing sports for Sip Fresh locations and the company is looking for franchisees to expand in Arizona.
Feds call out Northern Arizona VA for 2nd time for unsafe work conditions
For the second time in less than five years, federal investigators found the Northern Arizona VA Health System failed to protect its employees from patient violence. The report by investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, stemmed from an encounter involving a newly admitted patient in a locked dementia unit at the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott, a federal notice said.
The Buzz: Revisiting an historic Arizona labor dispute
Deportation of I.W.W. Strikers from Bisbee, Arizona. From the Los Mineros Photograph Collection. Arizona State University Libraries, Department of Archives and Special Collections. Your browser does not support the audio element. In the summer of 1917, unionization was the talk of many mining communities in Arizona. Members of the Industrial...
'Why did he do that?': Arizona Republican lawmakers want more information on theft of election key fob
PHOENIX — In a three-page letter to the Maricopa County Supervisors and Recorder, two members of the AZ House Committee on municipal oversight in elections are asking for more information on the June theft of a key fob allegedly by a temporary elections worker. The letter, penned on June...
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