“I went there in good faith,” one applicant said. “I felt like I was kind of used, and I didn’t enjoy that at all.”

Phoenix, Tucson, and Arizonans in general dislike this new law, but the gas industry loves it.

The industry-backed legislation follows new limits that cities and towns elsewhere in the U.S. imposed on natural gas last year.

Cathi Herrod is hugely influential in Arizona, known for driving anti-abortion and anti-gay legislation and policies in the state.

If passed, the legislation would stymie local efforts to encourage cleaner energy and mitigate climate change.

“If you’re gonna corrupt the process, it’s easier to corrupt one,” one commissioner said.

Without an ID, Grace, who was homeless for six months last year, cannot apply for a place of her own.

State Representative David Cook and lobbyist AnnaMarie Knorr have denied allegations that their relationship was anything but platonic.