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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.
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What is the 50501 movement? An explainer on the protests against Trump, Project 2025, and Elon Musk
50501 stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. Websites and social media accounts issued calls for action, with messages such as “reject fascism” and “defend our democracy.”
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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.
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What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign.
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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.
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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.
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Mexican border states prepare migrant shelters as Trump begins deportation campaign
Migrant shelters are being constructed in Nogales, Mexico — across from Nogales, Arizona — on soccer fields and in a gymnasium.
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Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches
Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen as the new president seeks to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations.
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Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during tenure as first Native American cabinet secretary
As a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Haaland brought a different perspective to former President Joe Biden’s cabinet—one never before infused into decision-making at that level.
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The long struggle for some states, including Arizona, to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
While it is now a time-honored tradition, the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day had a prolonged, difficult path to acceptance—especially in Arizona.
