Stories tagged: "infrastructure"


colorado river drought
Hobbs Announces Plan to Save Nearly 1 Trillion Gallons of Colorado River Water

In exchange for using less water, municipalities will receive federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to develop long-term water system efficiencies.

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9 Things to Know About Arizona’s New Budget for 2023-2024

The Copper Courier has compiled a list of the biggest budget items that could impact your day-to-day life.

Buses line up outside Tempe High School in this 2021 file photo. Bus driver is just one of the positions that school administrators around the state say they have trouble filling, along with teachers, nurses, custodians, secretaries and more, as school salaries often can't compete with the private sector. (File photo by Kelly Richmond/Cronkite News)
Isaac School District Celebrates Federal Funding for Safer, Clean-Energy School Buses

The funding specifically comes from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which provides school districts with rebates to replace existing school buses with clean models.

YUMA, ARIZONA - MAY 16, 2022. Colorado River water churns through the weir of the Laguna Diversion Dam near Yuma. The dam was the first to be built on the Colorado River and ended boat travel on the river. It now primarily serves to regulate outflows of the Imperial Dam. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Arizona’s Aging Water Infrastructure Is About to Receive a Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade

Arizon is set to receive nearly $30 million in federal funding to revitalize aging water infrastructure related to the Colorado River. 

FILE - This photo shows Colorado River water running through farmland on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation, Feb. 19, 2018 in Parker, Ariz. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)
New Grants From Infrastructure Law To Help Arizona’s Water Problems

Several local advocates say that these new grants will help all Arizonans reduce their water usage, which will not only benefit local communities, but farms and ecosystems as well.

President Joe Biden greets attendees after delivering remarks at the TSMC Semiconductor Plant in Phoenix on Dec. 6, 2022, highlighting efforts to boost U.S. chip production. (Photo by Adam Schultz/The White House)
Arizona Leads the Nation in Manufacturing Investments

Nearly $60 billion has been committed to the state's semiconductors and manufacturing infrastructure, including new Intel facilities in Chandler and an electric vehicles battery factory in Queen Creek.

Graphic by Francesca Daly
What Arizona Has Gotten Out Of Biden’s Infrastructure Law (So Far)

In Arizona, 250 infrastructure projects have been announced so far, and more are in the works. Here’s a look at the work that’s being done in the Grand Canyon State and how it helps Arizonans.