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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Payne Moses |Shira Tanzer |Arizona Central
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Balin Overstolz |Shira Tanzer |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday signed a bill to get harmful junk food out of Arizona schools. The law, which came to her desk as House Bill 2164, aims to remove foods and drinks with specific ingredients from cafeterias across the state. Her signing of the junk food bill came one week after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoted the legislation last week while in Phoenix. How will junk food bill impact Arizona education?
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1 week ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Shira Tanzer |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is once again joining a multistate lawsuit combating actions taken by the Trump administration. Mayes and 14 other attorneys general sued Thursday to prevent the Department of Education from cutting off state access to millions of dollars meant to help schools recover from COVID-related issues. Arizona is now part of 12 multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration. Why is Kris Mayes joining lawsuit against education funding cuts?
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2 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Shira Tanzer |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — The eastbound Loop 202 Santan Freeway Gilbert Road on-ramp will close for about two months on Friday for a widening project, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The on-ramp is scheduled to close this weekend at 11:30 p.m. The renovation is part of the $200 million Loop 202 Improvement Project, according to ADOT. Details on the Loop 202 freeway constructionThe project is adding more freeway lanes and interchange upgrades.
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2 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Shira Tanzer |Payne Moses |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — Several programs meant to secure the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona are dealing with funding delays due to a recent federal court order. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs sounded the alarm about the issue in a Wednesday announcement in which she said several initiatives, including Operation Stonegarden, are facing funding issues. “Without these resources, Arizona’s ability to respond to emergencies and acts of terrorism will be significantly weakened,” Hobbs said in the announcement.
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2 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — A Mexican man was sentenced to over three years in prison for trying to smuggle firearms from Arizona to Mexico, authorities announced on Wednesday. Abel Airam Franco Garcia, 22, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. He previously pleaded guilty to smuggling goods from the U.S., prosecutors said.
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2 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Payne Moses |Arizona Central
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs that began Friday, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The job cuts will begin with the IRS Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, which would be reduced by 75% through layoffs, and its remaining workers would be absorbed into the agency’s Office of Chief Counsel, three people told the AP.
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2 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Payne Moses |Arizona Central
ATLANTA (AP) — A repeated attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes almost died. Then it got tacked onto a bill that could compensate former President Donald Trump and his codefendants for attorneys’ fees after they were indicted for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. The combined bill, Senate Bill 244, won final approval Friday, the last day of Georgia’s legislative session. If Republican Gov.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Kevin Stone |Shira Tanzer |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — A state trooper was injured Wednesday night in a collision involving a suspected drunk driver on a West Valley freeway, authorities said. The trooper was parked on the right shoulder of westbound Interstate 10 in Buckeye around 7:30 p.m. at the time of the collision, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. How was state trooper hurt in collision? A pickup truck hauling three vehicles on a trailer allegedly veered off the roadway and struck the trooper’s vehicle.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktar.com | Serena O'Sullivan |Arizona Central
PHOENIX — Work is set to start on a wildlife overpass south of Flagstaff on Interstate 17 this month, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Arizona Department of Transportation. The new wildlife overpass in northern Arizona will be north of the milepost at Willard Springs Road. The two bridge spans supported by steel-reinforced concrete girders will be built 12 miles south of Flagstaff.
