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Gov. Hobbs is headed for a MAGA meat grinder

Gov. Hobbs is headed for a MAGA meat grinder

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday stepped into the meat grinder that will be this year’s Arizona Legislature, and you could almost hear the gears revving...

yesterday 10

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Wildfire expert breaks down LA's fire 'pandemic'

Wildfire expert breaks down LA's fire 'pandemic'

In the weeks before deadly fires began to rage in Los Angeles, Stephen Pyne sent an essay to the German architecture magazine Bauwelt, which had...

yesterday 0

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

State Farm is not the bad guy in LA fires. Neither is AZ

State Farm is not the bad guy in LA fires. Neither is AZ

Late one night, when we were all in bed / Mrs. O’Leary lit a lantern in the shed / Her cow kicked it over / Then winked her eye and said/...

previous day 40

Arizona Republic

Phil Boas

4 ideas that could help Arizona (and actually pass)

4 ideas that could help Arizona (and actually pass)

Few people who watch the Legislature have high hopes for what could be accomplished this session. The Republican majority and the Democratic...

previous day 8

Arizona Republic

Joanna Allhands

Mexico shows how to be a good neighbor in LA fires

Mexico shows how to be a good neighbor in LA fires

Mexico and Canada know how to be good neighbors, no matter how much Donald Trump trashes them. Over the weekend, Mexico sent a crew of firefighters...

previous day 20

Arizona Republic

Elvia Díaz

It's 50-to-1 against Gov. Hobbs. But she's got this

It's 50-to-1 against Gov. Hobbs. But she's got this

One of the things just about all winning politicians say after being elected is that no matter how partisan the campaign might have been, no matter...

previous day 4

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Why Phoenix air quality is so horrible in the winter

Why Phoenix air quality is so horrible in the winter

Winter is respiratory illness season in Arizona. Large numbers of patients are showing up at our local emergency departments coughing, wheezing and...

previous day 5

Arizona Republic

Op Ed

Arizona can't make child care cheaper by being cheap

Arizona can't make child care cheaper by being cheap

Gov. Katie Hobbs is making a smart play by calling for reduced child care costs. “Child care costs are out of control,” Arizona’s Democratic...

previous day 2

Arizona Republic

Greg Moore

Gilbert is sued over 'pickleball' tax. Or was it?

Gilbert is sued over 'pickleball' tax. Or was it?

The lawyers in fancy suits at the Goldwater Institute need to answer to the wealthy donors in even fancier suits to keep their operation going. And...

sunday 10

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Lawmakers must focus on schools, not defeating Hobbs

Lawmakers must focus on schools, not defeating Hobbs

Buckle in, Arizona. The Legislature returns on Monday, with MAGA Republicans looming large and in charge, emboldened and itching to take on...

10.01.2025 2

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

About time Facebook removed its muzzle on free speech

About time Facebook removed its muzzle on free speech

Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard whiz kid, the social outcast who invented Facebook and grew up to be a multi-billionaire and gatekeeper of the wider...

10.01.2025 1

Arizona Republic

Phil Boas

It's 2025, and Arizona is no closer to its water goals

It's 2025, and Arizona is no closer to its water goals

We missed the goalpost. Most of Arizona’s urban areas were supposed to reach “safe yield,” the point where we are replenishing roughly as...

10.01.2025 2

Arizona Republic

Joanna Allhands

How could they leave my area off richest ZIP codes list?

How could they leave my area off richest ZIP codes list?

Prosperity is a tricky thing to pin down, apparently. On Wednesday, The Arizona Republic published an article on the wealthiest ZIP codes in the...

09.01.2025 3

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Don't be fooled: Laken Riley Act is a blatant power grab

Don't be fooled: Laken Riley Act is a blatant power grab

Deporting criminals, including shoplifters, is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn’t that simple. The legislation cruising through Congress...

09.01.2025 1

Arizona Republic

Elvia Díaz

Scottsdale would chase away jobs to stop apartments?

Scottsdale would chase away jobs to stop apartments?

Arizona is about to lose the corporate headquarters of a technology firm … and the thousands of good-paying jobs and tens of millions in tax...

09.01.2025 20

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Sen. Gallego's immigration about-face is a real stunner

Sen. Gallego's immigration about-face is a real stunner

We are now getting our first look at Ruben Gallego, the U.S. senator, and I’m guessing Democrats are feeling some significant heartburn. Gallego...

08.01.2025 10

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Gun violence can't stop Gabby Giffords. It emboldens her

Gun violence can't stop Gabby Giffords. It emboldens her

Former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords has released a statement commemorating the 14th anniversary of the worst day of her life, and the lives of...

08.01.2025 30

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Lawmakers move to protect guns, not kids who die by them

Lawmakers move to protect guns, not kids who die by them

Sixty-eight Arizona children were killed with guns in 2023, according to the latest state report on child fatalities. Guns were the second leading...

08.01.2025 5

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

UA has deep problems that won't be fixed overnight

UA has deep problems that won't be fixed overnight

The University of Arizona has a deep set of assets, but years of weak leadership and the changing environment of American higher education have...

08.01.2025 2

Arizona Republic

Op Ed

How WNBA players are fighting back against low pay

How WNBA players are fighting back against low pay

Next month will mark three years since Russian despot Vladimir Putin took Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner hostage and a week later launched...

08.01.2025 1

Arizona Republic

Phil Boas