Politics

Arizona revokes water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called “unconscionable” given the state’s need to preserve

Arizona’s top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims

Investigators prepared a report in March 2022 stating that virtually all claims of error and malfeasance were unfounded, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Brnovich, a Republican, kept it private. In April, the attorney general — who was running in the

Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Combat Catalytic Converter Theft

Catalytic converter thefts have become increasingly common in Arizona, with a reported 900 stolen in 2021. In response, a bill has been proposed in the state senate to classify the theft of catalytic converters as a Class 6 felony, carrying a maximum sentence of

Arizona Republicans exempt lawmakers from the state’s open-records law

This week, Arizona Republicans passed legislation that shields legislators from the state’s open-records law. This move comes months after the release of thousands of documents that detailed extensive efforts to undermine Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. The documents that have been