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Kelly, Gallego join Senate protest against Trump pick for budget director, an architect of Project 2025
Arizona’s senators joined other Democrats in a rare overnight marathon on the Senate floor, protesting President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director—a key architect of the controversial Project 2025.

New Deal Meal provides Tempe residents in need with food, despite continued warnings from police
New Deal Meal hosts its weekly event for “housed, unstably housed, and unhoused” people in Tempe—with regular opposition from the city’s police.

Date night: Discover the 6 most romantic restaurants in Tucson
Spend some quality time with your significant other at one of these romantic restaurants in Tucson.

Explore Black history from the year you were born
Black History Month began as a week in 1926 and has blossomed into 28 days of remembrance and lessons on the contributions of Black people.

From Michael Phelps to Corbin Burnes to Jelly Roll, WM Phoenix Open celebrity pro-am brings out the stars
From Michael Phelps to Corbin Burnes to Jelly Roll, the WM Phoenix Open celebrity pro-am brings out the stars.

Party on: Phoenix Open officials make changes to reign in some of the revelry
The 2024 Phoenix Open was a lot like a house party where someone called the cops. To prevent a repeat performance, organizers have implemented a series of changes for this year’s event to reign in the revelry.

Ruff play: Felicity, a Doberman Pinscher, joins Arizona puppies at Sunday’s Puppy Bowl
Felicity, a Doberman Pinscher from the Desert Harbor Doberman Rescue of Arizona in Phoenix, will participate Sunday as part of Team Fluff in the 2025 Puppy Bowl.
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Arizona’s Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs renewed a push Thursday to regulate groundwater in rural parts of the drought-stricken state, and she’s more optimistic this time that her efforts will find support in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Arizona’s governor appoints Maria Elena Cruz, first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

Hobbs pledges $7M to speed state museum’s work to return ancestors, artifacts to Arizona tribes
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget request is seeking to speed up Arizona State Museum’s efforts to return Native American human remains and artifacts to tribes.

11 Arizona towns with questionable names
Dirty, simple, and strange are the only ways to describe these 11 Arizona town names that will have you blushing—or scratching your head.

Some Arizona Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires
Trump insists his overall agenda will help working- and middle-class Americans, however, reactions from some voters highlight how difficult it could be for Trump to maintain his populist appeal alongside his embrace of fellow billionaires.