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County Sheriff Candidates Tackle Debate Questions
Six candidates running for Santa Cruz County Sheriff participated in a two-hour forum hosted by the PRT at the Tin Shed Theatre on June 29. Five Democrats, Jose Agosttini, a navy veteran with 35 years experience working for Customs and Border Protection; Rafael Corrales, who served in the sheriff’s department for 24 years, retiring as a sergeant in 2018; incumbent David Hathaway, who has served one term as County Sheriff; Andrew Ibarra, who described himself as a problem solver; and Mario Morales, who served as Hathaway’s Chief Deputy, as well as working for the Nogales Police Dept., will face off in the July 30 primary election.
Heat, crackdown on illegal fireworks help reduce smoke after Fourth of July
Valley residents are experiencing less smoky air than usual following this year’s Independence Day celebrations. According to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, the amount of particulates in the air is at its fourth lowest for this holiday since 2010. Some cities sent out notices before the holiday, cracking...
ASU professor teaches how to detect candidate's phony claims
PHOENIX — Detecting fact from fiction is not easy during elections. Candidates will often say anything to get votes. ASU philosophy professor Bertha Manninen teaches students how to use an age-old strategy to ferret out bad arguments. The key is identifying logical fallacies. Manninen bases her curriculum in the...
Former Arizona governor says election denialism is ‘ruining the Republican Party’
Former Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer warned that Republicans should shift away from denying the results of recent elections, saying it is “ruining” the GOP. Republicans in Arizona have faced several high-profile losses in recent years, including a slate of statewide candidates in 2022 and former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election. Since […]
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,...
Conservation groups say Arizona uranium mine threatens Grand Canyon, ask Hobbs to intervene
In the garden outside the Arizona Capitol, conservation advocates assembled the morning of June 27, ready to deliver 17,557 letters demanding that Gov. Katie Hobbs intervene in the operation of the Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon. They waited to see if she would meet them or at...
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.
USDA awards $55.2 million grant for battery storage facility in Sahuarita
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a coalition of electricity cooperatives a $55 million grant to support the development of battery storage systems in rural Arizona.
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