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Supporters of bills to battle dementia spoke of the need for a statewide effort to battle dementia at a news conference at the state Capitol.

Dementia’s dangerous rise leads legislators to ask up to $500,000 for Alzheimer’s

State legislators are pushing a bill to build a state dementia plan.

Phillip Yazzie waits for a water drum in the back of his pickup truck to be filled in Teesto, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, on Feb. 11, 2021.

Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water

The tribe doesn't have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution order

Hobbs has said executions will not be carried out until Arizonans can be confident the state isn’t violating the law.

Cochise County getting more border enforcement vehicles

The money comes from an amended agreement with the state.

Tom Buschatzke (front) signs a water conservation deal with other Colorado River water managers, Dec. 15, 2021. "I thought we had very robust conversations with the California representatives," he said of the January 2023 negotiations.

Was California consulted in recent Colorado River negotiations?

Leaders in other states disagree with that characterization.

2 years of American Rescue Plan: how Tucson used its $136 million

Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act went towards local government to help communities recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Uncle Sam Mine, prior to the completion of work to seal it.

The Buzz: Arizona's abandoned mines

Many groups look to locate, seal and clean up old mines, which likely number in the hundreds of thousands.

Hobbs vetoes CRT bill

This is the 16th bill vetoed by the Governor this year.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

AG Mayes reverses old decision, now protecting 'source of income' discrimination

Last year, previous Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tucson's newest ordinance violated state law.

The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor forms election task force

Hobbs selected a bipartisan group of 18 people to serve.

Water in the Colorado River system fills Flaming Gorge Reservoir on June 26, 2021.

Feds pause some Flaming Gorge water releases amid a snowy winter for the Colorado River

After states in the Colorado River's Upper Basin filed a request with the Bureau of Reclamation.

The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

School Superintendent announces number to file CRT complaints

Tom Horne says he wants to hear from parents.

Cochise County Supes seek legal representation in election management case against Attorney General

The move comes one day after Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes filed lawsuit.

Former Navajo chairman and president, Peterson Zah, speaks to a crowd gathered to honor his work in promoting Navajo language and culture, inspiring youth, and strengthening tribal sovereignty on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Navajo Nation casino east of Flagstaff, Ariz.

First Navajo President Dies

Peterson Zah was elected in 1990.

New political party recognized in Arizona

The No Labels Party is eligible to be on the 2024 ballot.

Cochise County Board of Supervisors -- who appeared via Microsoft Teams -- voted to approve a $2.5 million payment to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) from the general fund contingency. June 21, 2022

AG Mayes files lawsuit over Cochise County handing control of elections to recorder

Mayes said the move was "not one that would allow both entities to work hand in hand to fulfill their statutory duties openly and transparently."

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