A Central Arizona Project canal carries Colorado River water to the Phoenix metropolitan area. (Photo by DougVonGausig/Getty Images)
The Trump administration’s ‘draconian’ water cuts could gut Arizona’s Colorado River supply
A new federal plan released Friday could mean cuts of up to 77% to Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, in the midst of a 25-year megadrought, something that state leaders say would cause catastrophic harm to the state’s economy.
“Such reductions would devastate Arizona’s water users and its economy…
Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks on June 22, 2026, at the ribbon cutting ceremony at Buc-ee’s Goodyear during the grand opening of its first Arizona location. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
Katie Hobbs says she won’t debate Andy Biggs, opting instead to tour the state
For the second election cycle in a row, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is refusing to debate her Republican opponent.
Hobbs narrowly won the governor’s seat by about 17,000 votes in 2022 after she declined to share a debate stage with…
The Arizona Green Party says that Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier are fraudulent candidates backed by Republicans who hope to siphon votes away from Democratic incumbents. So far, their campaign spending shows more than $1 million going to an out-of-state firm tied to veteran GOP political operatives. (Photo by Jim Small/Arizona Mirror)
‘Sham’ Green Party candidates tied to GOP machine as they funnel cash to a mystery company
They say they’re genuine Green Party candidates, but Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier are working hand-in-hand with Arizona’s Republican campaign machine, seemingly violating Clean Elections rules and sending huge chunks of public campaign funding to a shadowy, newly minted Nevada business.
The Arizona Green Party says they are fraudulent candidates, Republicans in disguise hoping to leach votes from…
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