Andy Biggs put out two new campaign ads. We fact-checked them
Rep. Andy Biggs takes swipes at Gov. Katie Hobbs in his quest to unseat her. How do his claims hold up?
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Donald Trump prepares to ship Kari Lake out of the country
On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to be the next Ambassador to Jamaica.
State lawmakers are off until June. They’ll make $200K anyway
Amid a budget fight, both chambers of the Arizona Legislature will adjourn until June. But per diem payments keep flowing.
2 Phoenix suburbs ranked among best U.S. cities to begin a career
If you’ve got a diploma and don’t want to spend everything on rent, these cities stand out.
Buckeye battles conspiracy theories that Bill Gates caused Hazen Fire
No, Bill Gates did not start the Hazen Fire in the West Valley, Buckeye wants to make clear.
The most ghoulish things we saw at the Phoenix Border Security Expo
For two days this week, the carnival of human-herding cruelty took over the Phoenix Convention Center. We were there.
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Jet-skiing teen sues sheriff’s office for running him over with a boat
Josh Nieto-Cruz suffered a severe leg wound after a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office boat plowed into him on Bartlett Lake.
Gallego strikes middle ground on ‘necessary evil’ Arizona data centers
Sen. Ruben Gallego said he isn’t against data centers, but he thinks it’s time to take away their tax breaks.
Phoenix OKs ‘punitive’ limits on feeding, treating homeless in parks
The ordinance places new restrictions on groups that provide food and medical treatment for unhoused people in city parks.
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New Phoenix monsoon forecast released: What to expect
We had a wet monsoon last year, and this summer has good chances of following suit.
Q&A: Ansari blasts ‘racist’ Supreme Court ruling on Voting RIghts Act
In an exclusive chat, Rep. Yassamin Ansari talked redistricting, protecting mail voting, ICE and light rail expansion.
Judge won’t stop Phoenix from disciplining cop who baited protesters
Sgt. Dusten Mullen is being investigated for showing up armed and masked to a student protest in January.
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Ex-lawmaker can’t be bothered to film job announcement, uses AI instead
Former MAGA state Sen. Justine Wadsack is making liberal use of her AI avatar, apparently.
Man held at Mesa ICE facility slept on feces-covered floor, wife says
Marcos Gaspar Da Silva was held at ICE’s Mesa airport facility for 10 days. The overcrowded facility has no beds or showers.
You can vote on renaming Cesar Chavez Library. Here are the options
Temporarily called the Library in Laveen, the building will get a new, desert flora-related name. Voting closes May 15.
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Lieutenant: Phoenix rushed probe on cop who baited teen protesters
While off-duty, Phoenix cop Dusten Mullen showed up at a student protest to attempt to bait teenagers into attacking him.
Reclassifying weed will allow for much-needed medical research
The Trump administration is reclassifying medical marijuana. That means it should be easier to actually study it as medicine.
David Schweikert votes to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits
Schweikert was the lone Arizona lawmaker to vote against stripping immunity from pesticide makers. Andy Biggs didn’t vote.
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How a Supreme Court ruling could spark an Arizona redistricting battle
A Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act. Conservatives want to eliminate two Democratic-held Arizona districts.
Kelly spars with Hegseth over war in Iran during contentious hearing
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has beefed with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth since November.
ASU booted a group that feeds the homeless outside a campus building
Food Not Bombs PHX fed unhoused people off the patio of a downtown ASU campus for years. This month, ASU kicked the group out.
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They help the homeless in Phoenix parks. The city may shut them down
We followed Circle the City’s street team, which gives medical care to the unhoused. Phoenix may make their work harder.