Shope’s “ag-to-urban” legislation is designed to address the lack of housing in communities where there’s also shortage of ...

The overall goal is to reduce groundwater overdraft, a condition in which more water is drawn from a well or aquifer than is ...

The "Rural Groundwater Management Act" would create new agencies to conserve water, Hobbs said during a news conference.

This year's legislative housing battles kicked off as a bipartisan group of lawmakers took the first step toward passing a ...

Photo: Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Maria Elena Cruz celebrates her appointment to the Supreme Court on Jan. 29, 2025.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is renewing a push to regulate groundwater in rural parts of the drought-stricken state.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the Rural Groundwater Management Act of 2025 to prevent out-of-state corporations from depleting ...

Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs discussed her fight for water rights and preservation over the scare resource during the State of the State in Phoenix. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs' top budget staffer is resigning just as lawmakers and the governor begin contentious negotiations over next year’s state spending plan.