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Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap will restore the voting registration status of 25 voters whose citizenship was questioned during a review earlier this year, Attorney General Kris Mayes said Friday.

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A bipartisan group of Maricopa County housing policy leaders called on city officials and state lawmakers to improve Arizona’s affordable housing stock amid rising rents and evictions.

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The chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission has accused 12News journalist Joe Dana of being “unprofessional” with the agency’s public information officer during an email exchange over a story on data center cost shifts.

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The Arizona Capitol Times’ “Morning Scoop” video series returned from its summer hiatus on Wednesday with a panel discussing the economic effects of immigration enforcement.

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Arizona Senate candidates in four competitive legislative districts have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars during this cycle, underscoring the high stakes of a midterm election that could determine control of the chamber.

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Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes have filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap to restore eligible voter registration status for 25 voters whose citizenship was questioned during a review earlier this year.

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Arizona utility companies provide the power that drives artificial intelligence while also using the technology themselves.

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A Republican representative from northern Arizona has asked Gov. Katie Hobbs to declare a state of emergency for areas of his district under flood watch warnings.

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What could the historic settlement mean for Arizona and the Colorado River Basin?

Join the Arizona Capitol Times for a free Morning Scoop discussion on October 28 at 8 a.m., moderated by Steve Goldstein. Hear about the settlement's potential benefits and where it stands in Congress.

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Unaffiliated voters have taken over as the majority of the state’s registered voters.

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Judges are typically tight-lipped about their work outside of the courtroom. Scott Bales lived that reality for more than a decade as a judge on Arizona's Supreme Court, where he served 14 years. After retiring in 2019 following five years as chief justice, he’s speaking up about the role of the courts and why it’s important.

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Senior citizen advocates and artificial intelligence safety proponents are urging state legislators to pass laws that protect adults, not just kids, from potential harms related to chatbot use.

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The Arizona Space Commission heard testimony Wednesday morning from experts who described how the state can expand its space industry and bring the U.S. Space Academy to Arizona.

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Arizona's Tribal Water Rights Settlement

What could the historic settlement mean for Arizona and the Colorado River Basin?

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A state lawmaker has raised concerns about the security of the platform used to run Arizona's school choice program after a cyberattack prevented some vendors from doing business with families.

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Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Nick Myers says he will not recuse himself from voting on two electric utility rate cases after Attorney General Kris Mayes argued he is “impermissibly and irreparably biased.”

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An administrative law judge on Tuesday recommended an 11% rate increase for Tucson Electric Power customers and encouraged adopting a formula rate mechanism

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Senior citizen advocates and artificial intelligence safety proponents are urging state legislators to pass laws that protect adults, not just kids, from potential harms related to chatbot use.

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Arizona’s public schools have lost tens of thousands of students since 2016, the result of declining birth rates, an aging population and rising housing costs.

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Two sisters in the Arizona Legislature have formed a political action committee to defeat “MAGA extremism" and elect “moderate” and “pragmatic” Democrats to the Capitol.

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