16 Fun Facts and Stats About the Super Bowl’s Impact in Phoenix
Arizona will feel the warm embrace of Super Bowl stimulation for years to come, from the $600 million economic impact to the 300 million gallons of beer fans will drink.
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Hit Your Super Bowl Jackpot at These 6 Sportsbooks in Phoenix
It’s the first Super Bowl in a state with legal sports betting. These six sportsbooks in Phoenix are ready.
Mint Cannabis Arrives in the West Valley With Opening of Its Fifth Dispensary
Mint Cannabis opens its fifth Arizona dispensary and has plans to open four more and a massive 125,000-square-foot production facility before the end of 2023.
4 Shocking Moments as Republican Lawmakers Rush to Criminalize Drag
Republicans on the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee dished unfounded accusations and homophobic tropes on the way to approving a bill criminalizing drag shows.
Tempe Swaps Controversial Flavored Tobacco Ban for Seller’s License
Tempe is considering a $300 annual tobacco license fee with $300 fines for retailers caught selling to people under the age of 21.
Advisory Board ‘Outraged’ Over Treatment by Sheriff Paul Penzone
“I’m not going to give extensions,” a judge warned Sheriff Paul Penzone during a court hearing in a long-running racial discrimination suit.
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Two Phoenix Cops Won’t Face Charges in QuikTrip Beating
Two Phoenix officers caught on video beating a handcuffed man who moments earlier shot at them will not face charges, prosecutors said Monday.
Highsman Winner: Ricky Williams Brings His Cannabis Brand to Phoenix
Former NFL running back Ricky Williams makes a simple pitch as he expands Highsman into Arizona: “What’s behind my brand is my actual lived experience.”
Phoenix Police Considers Stricter Use-of-Force Policy for Cops
“Will these policy changes simply be ink on paper? Or will they actually be able to change a very broken and corrupt culture at the Phoenix Police Department?”
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Packing Heat at Sky Harbor: Phoenix Airport No. 5 for Firearm Finds
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport had the fifth-highest number of guns seized in 2022 among all airports in the nation, with 196 guns seized.
Maricopa County Attorney Will Pursue Death Penalty Cases Despite State’s Pause in Executions
Executions are on pause now in Arizona, as the governor starts an independent review of the state’s use of the death penalty.
The Departed: A Final Farewell to Notable Arizonans We Lost in 2022
A judge and mother, a beloved bar owner, a neighborhood activist, artists, an advocate for the unhoused, a Holocaust survivor, and so many more. Here’s our by no means comprehensive list of notable Arizonans we lost in 2022.
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Republicans Push Anti-Trans Bill Past First Hurdle in the Arizona Senate
On a party-line vote, the Senate Education Committee approved a bill from Senator John Kavanagh that prohibits teachers and school officials from referring to students by pronouns that don’t match their gender assigned at birth.
NBA Star Power Comes Out for a Cannabis Basketball Tournament at Footprint Center
More than a dozen teams of cannabis industry employees took part in a basketball tournament at Footprint Center, the first time the NBA has worked with cannabis brands to host an event.
City, Phoenix Cops Negotiate New Contract in Secret Despite Calls for Transparency
The new police contract will help shape the power and practices of the embattled Phoenix Police Department. But it’ll likely be kept secret until it’s finalized.
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Tempe Delays Action on Proposed Flavored Nicotine Ban
Tobacco retailers in Tempe are begging the City Council to make a decision – any decision – on the troubled proposal.
Two GOP Lawmakers Are Attacking Pronouns, Drag Shows, and Arizona’s LGBTQ Residents
The new session of Arizona Legislature has just convened and its Republican majority is already ginning up controversy by attacking LGBTQ people.
Sheriff Paul Penzone Appeals Contempt Order That Proposed Millions in Fines
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is challenging a judge’s November ruling holding him in contempt of court in a decades-long court case.
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Cannabis Consumers Soak Up the Artistry at This ‘Heady’ Glass Showcase
Hendy’s Heady Holiday offered about 30 glassmakers and other vendors for a showcase built for cannabis consumers.
Make Way for Rachel Jones, the Next Gen of Windbag MAGA Acolytes in Arizona
The sun may have set on the political contretemps of “Conspiracy Czar” Mark Finchem and “Windy” Wendy Rogers. But thanks to the recent elections, they’ve been swiftly supplanted with new foot soldiers. Meet Rachel Jones.
Phoenix Police Shoot, Kill Two People in Deadly Start to New Year
After shooting to death 10 people in 2022, the Phoenix Police Department has recorded two police killings in the first week of 2023.
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To Cheers and a Few Jeers, Governor Katie Hobbs Takes Office – Twice
Struggling to earn the public’s trust, Governor Katie Hobbs delivered her inaugural address on January 5 alongside other new officeholders who waxed poetic about such issues as domestic terrorism and child punishment.