Arizona agency failing to protect groundwater

PHOENIX — State Attorney General Chris Mays has accused the Arizona Department of Water Resources for not doing its job of protecting groundwater. In a letter to director Tom Buschatzke published on Friday, Mays asked whether the ADWR should have new “actively managed areas” where legal restrictions would be placed on groundwater abstraction and use […]
Even amidst a youth vaping epidemic, Arizona earns failing grades for state of tobacco control

Arizona failed in 3 out of 5 categories. American Lung Association Annual State of Tobacco Control This year’s report shows no improvement from the 2022 performance. Arizona received an “F” for funding tobacco prevention programs. The ALA report said he received $17.7 million in tobacco prevention funding from the state and $1.7 million from the […]
Maricopa County ‘heat map’ unrelated to failing tabulators

Claim: Maricopa County Posts “Heat Map” of Republican Voters Finds 84% of Voting Machine Issues in Republican Areas The 2022 midterm elections continue to spark unsubstantiated fraud claims in the battleground state of Arizona. For example, some social media users have argued that a map of Republican voters in Maricopa County displayed at the central […]