Poll: Rare bipartisan support for reforming California’s ballot referendum rules
Sacramento — California voters are backing efforts to reform the state’s centuries-old referendum process over a proposal promoted by unions and philanthropic groups to make the movement to overturn state laws more transparent. UC Berkeley Government Research Poll A poll co-sponsored by The Times found that more than three-quarters of registered voters, including seven in […]
No rules for Maricopa as it replaces faulty ballot printers, spends $8 million
After relying on retail-level printers to print hundreds of thousands of ballots on the spot, followed by a county-wide breakdown of Election Day, Maricopa County decided that each ballot in 2024 I’m planning on spending millions of dollars to buy a much larger, high performance printer. To replace the defective $300 OKI printer, elections officer […]
Judge Rules Arizona Lawsuit Challenging Interstate 11 Will Move Forward
Tucson Arizona — A federal judge has denied the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging the Federal Highway Administration’s approval of an Interstate 11 route option. The proposed 280-mile highway will run between Nogales and Wickenburg, Arizona. “This is good news for Arizona’s public lands and wildlife, and for […]
Navajo County adopts ground rules for spending opioid settlement money | News
Drug companies and pharmacies agree to pay state and local governments billions of dollars to reduce drug overdose deaths caused by reckless sales of opioid pain relievers dating back a decade bottom. But it can lead to profiteering. Alternatively, it could throw money around without actually doing anything about the record increase in drug overdoses […]
Kari Lake granted new trial, must prove Maricopa County ignored signature-verification rules
Kari Lake will have one last chance to argue in court that she should overturn her 17,000-vote loss in the 2022 election, but in order to do so, Maricopa County will be required to do so. We need to prove conclusively that we blatantly failed to verify the tens of thousands of early voter signatures. […]
More migrants come through Nogales as Title 8 rules come back
Nogales, Arizona (KGUN) — Saturday was a pretty quiet day in Nogales, Arizona. The vehicle entered Mexico through the Deconcini Port of Entry and also entered the United States. However, traffic through the port was not as heavy as it was on Friday. Not many immigrants moved through Nogales, Arizona on Friday, a full day […]
Some scenes from the US-Mexico border, where immigration rules are set to change
From El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to San Diego and Tijuana, migrants lined part of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to enter the U.S. hours before the pandemic-era health rules known as Title 42 end. gathered along. . Some immigrants from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Central America fear it will […]
New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts
new york – Tracking accurate information about the Philadelphia election on Twitter used to be easy. Only the account @phillyvotes of the city committee that runs the election had his mark of authenticity, a blue check. But since social media platforms Reviewed verification service last month, check mark disappearedThis makes it difficult to distinguish between […]
Groundwater is drying up. Rural Arizona needs rules to manage it, now
We welcomed Governor Katie Hobbs when she took office Focus on water challenges The need for bipartisan solutions. She “emphasized the need to protect groundwater supplies, especially in rural areas.” She added: “The result is that new water users move in, dig wells, and get as much water as possible even as it depletes the […]
What to know about rules, tickets and concerts
The Pima County Fair returned last weekend. The fair has remained an integral part of Southern Arizona life since 1911, with a few exceptions like his recent COVID-19 pandemic. At this year’s fair, you can expect the nostalgia of fried Oreos and big rides that remind your body that teenage years are gone. Or maybe […]
