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Arizona Grazing Dispute Draws USDA, GOP Support As Solar Project Threatens Rancher’s Livelihood

June 1, 2026 11:02 amJune 1, 2026 11:02 am

A fifth-generation Arizona rancher is appealing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Lawfare Portal after a proposed large-scale solar project on Arizona State Trust Land placed his family’s long-held grazing operation at the center of an escalating dispute over land...

Arizona Squatter Crackdown Bill Heads To Governor With Broad Bipartisan Support

May 28, 2026 10:49 amMay 28, 2026 10:52 am

Legislation designed to speed the removal of unlawful occupants from private property has cleared the Arizona Legislature and now heads to Governor Katie Hobbs for consideration following broad bipartisan support. Arizona Senate Bill 1426, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff),...

AZ GOP Senators Allege Medicaid Fraud Plagues Tribal Communities Despite State Crackdown

May 20, 2026 11:09 amMay 20, 2026 11:09 am

Arizona lawmakers, tribal advocates, behavioral health providers, and survivors gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Monday to allege that Medicaid fraud targeting Native Americans continues despite years of state crackdowns, intensifying a growing dispute between Republican lawmakers and Attorney General...

Arizona Bill Targeting Financial Services for Illegal Immigrants Advances in House Committee

March 26, 2026 3:46 pmMarch 26, 2026 3:47 pm

Legislation in Arizona that would impose new restrictions on financial services for illegal immigrants advanced this week in the state House. Senate Bill 1421, sponsored by State Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-LD7), received a “do pass” recommendation from the Arizona House...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...

AZ Governor Hobbs Vetoes Second Bill Requiring Hospitals to Record Patient Citizenship Status

February 25, 2026 11:54 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:54 am

Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1051, a measure that would have required Arizona hospitals that accept Medicaid-related payments to include a patient’s citizenship or immigration status on admission forms and report aggregated data to the Arizona Department of Health...

AZ Sen. Finchem Says Arizona Rangers Bill Focuses on Accountability, Not Elimination

January 13, 2026 11:56 amJanuary 13, 2026 11:57 am

Arizona Sen. Mark Finchem told The California Globe in a phone interview Sunday that legislation he introduced with Sen. Wendy Rogers to repeal statutory recognition of the Arizona Rangers is intended to address accountability and regulatory consistency—not to dissolve the...