Pima County Approves Leases for Mosaic Quarter Entertainment Complex
Audio for this article is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. A Talking Glass Media production. The Pima County Board of Supervisors votes 4-0 to lease the first phase of Mosaic Quarter, a sports and entertainment complex that will generate billions of dollars and support tens of thousands of jobs over a 40-year […]
Saudi-owned company stops pumping Arizona groundwater on some La Paz County leases
Gov. Katie Hobbs' office announced Thursday that Saudi Arabian-owned Fondomonte has “officially ceased pumping Arizona groundwater in the Butler Valley in western Arizona.” “As a result of a recent inspection, the state Land Office has determined that as of February 15, 2024, Fondomonte is not irrigating any leased land in the Butler Valley,” a statement […]
Saudi Arabian company losing Arizona leases, Gov. Hobbs says
Latest news: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Announced on October 2, 2023, said she canceled one of Saudi-owned agricultural company Fondomonte's state land leases due to non-compliance with the lease agreement. The state plans to not renew three other leases in February 2024, she said. Original story continues below. Despite recent rainfall, nearly a quarter of […]
Hobbs ponders more authority on state land leases | News
Governor Katie Hobbs says her powers are limited and will consider whether changes to state law will give her the power to decide who can lease state land and what activities can be carried out on it. said it does. In an interview after an extensive meeting with the governor last week, the governor generally […]
Dems Misunderstand Hearing On ‘Conservation Leases’
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demonstrated a blatant misunderstanding of the purpose behind Wednesday’s hearing on the land administration rule, while also showing they don’t get the point of the representative government. House Republicans on Wednesday gave key stakeholders a forum to hear the views of those most likely to face serious […]
Arizona AG, governor candidates say Saudi leases should be canceled
Democratic Attorney General nominee Chris Mays is calling for an investigation and potential cancellation of a lease signed by a Saudi company and the Department of Homeland Security pumping from a backup water source in Phoenix in western Arizona. . Mayes is also asking the Saudi company to pay the state about $38 million to […]
