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Diane Brown: Promoting pragmatism over partisanship with PIRG

Diane Brown has spent the past four decades advocating for consumers with the Public Interest Research Group. Twenty of those years have been spent in the Grand Canyon state, where...

Group Looks at Fiscal and Family Impacts of Proposed Arizona ESA Restrictions

Phoenix Photo Radar Cameras Putting Public at Risk of Fraud

Gap Between Results and Rhetoric: Turning Point Action’s Claims of SRP Election Victory

Anti-Consumer “Common Sense” Institute Wants to Cut Free Transit and Bury Tucson with Freeways

The right-wing “Common Sense Institute of Arizona” has blared its anti-consumer MAGA views by baselessly arguing that Tucson needs more freeways like Phoenix, fewer bike lanes, and...

Funding for Arizona’s Lands and Waters

While there are many important needs that arise when crafting a state budget, legislators and the Governor must remember the essential natural resources that allow Arizonans to thr...

New Poll: 75% of Arizona Voters Demand Action on Colorado River Water Security

PHOENIX, AZ  – With Arizona lawmakers and the Governor negotiating the state budget for the next fiscal year, a new statewide poll delivers an unambiguous signal from voters: fund...

“End the Waste. End the Fraud. End the Abuse”: Auditor General Finds Major Issues of Non-Compliance with the ESA Program

It is amazing what an audit can uncover. In another bombshell report by 12 News journalist Craig Harris, the billion-dollar-a-year Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) pri...

Injunction Sought in Arizona Elections Manual ‘Punishing’ Political Speech Lawsuit

Report: Arizona Public Universities Fall Short on Civics

What is a rate case? How TEP and APS seek utility rate increases

Key Points: APS and TEP are each asking for a 14% rate increases Increase could affect nearly 2 million Arizona customers Customers and consumer advocates are pushing back, but a [...

Tucson Youth Calls Out Public Safety Failures of Mayor and City Council

Arizona Legislature Week in Review – Week Ending Apr 5, 2026

In Wake of Peoria Board Inaction, Officials Urge Schools to Follow the Law on Reporting Abuse

Greystar Settles Complaints about Hidden Rental Charges and Junk Fees

Groups Express Disappointment with Governor Hobbs Over Her Support of the Desert Southwest Gas Pipeline — Locking in Met...

Phoenix, AZ  — Today, organizations including Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Chispa Arizona, and Solar United Neighbors, expressed disappointment in Governor Katie Hobbs’s annou...

APS rate case kicks off with hours of protest over 14% rate increase

Key Points:  Arizona Public Service is requesting a 14% rate increase, potentially costing customers $240 more per year Ratepayers voiced extreme opposition to the rate increase du...

Arizona Ranks 7th Least Affordable State in the Nation 

Attorney General Kris Mayes Challenges Corporation Commission’s Repeal of Renewable Energy Standards

Not so fast, Arizona Corporation Commission. In an application for rehearing with the Commission, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asserts that the body that oversees the Grand...

Lawsuit Filed Against Mayes and Fontes for Elections Procedure Manual that Allows Arbitrary and Discriminatory Enforceme...

Scottsdale City Council Notify Public of Tax Hike

APS seeks 14% rate increase; Yuma residents voice concerns

Arizona Public Service (APS) is seeking a 14% rate increase this year, following an 8% increase in 2022 and 2024, and locals say they are opposed to APS' rate increase. The post AP...

APS seeks 14% rate increase; Yuma residents voice concerns

Arizona Public Service (APS) is seeking a 14% rate increase this year, following an 8% increase in 2022 and 2024, and locals say they are opposed to APS' rate increase. The post AP...

Arizona Court Strikes Down Water Bureaucracy’s Development Restrictions