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Shawnna LM Bolick

Addiction specialists and pediatricians across Arizona are sounding the alarm about unregulated kratom products sold in convenience stores and gas stations. Scottsdale Recovery Center reports patients experiencing kratom d...

Key Points: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs supports extending the USMCA free-trade agreement with Mexico and Canada Hobbs acknowledges the need to consider water usage for agricultural exports, including who benefits Arizona’s water situation raises questions about growing water-intensive crops locally

Gov. Katie Hobbs says an extension of the free-trade agreemen...

Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs fears border czar Tom Homan’s threat to flood sanctuary cities with federal agents could lead to problems in Arizona Homan criticized “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with ICE, vowing to deploy more agents in those areas Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing Homeland Security over its planned migrant detention facility ...

What’s in a hat? By any other name, it would still look just as cool. 

We’re back! As the senators get ready for a potentially month-long hiatus after trying to round up the budget, we’re still having some fun talking about their cowboy hats. Arizona is the American Southwest and there’s no shortage of Western history and culture. It spills over into the Legislatu...

Key Points: About 16 candidates under the age of 30 are running for the Arizona House or Senate Candidates say they want to offer a younger perspective to better represent today’s challenges A state senator said it’s a risk people have to take and balance how they can support themselves and their families at the same time

The slate of candidates vying for a sea...