PHOENIX — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.What merits all these layers of protection is somewhat surprising: tabulating machines that count votes in Arizona’s Maricopa County. The security measures are a necessary expense,…
PHOENIX — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.What merits all these layers of protection is somewhat surprising: tabulating machines that count votes in Arizona’s Maricopa County. The security measures are a necessary expense, said…
Metro Phoenix is home to spring training games in March and a hub year-round for baseball players buying homes.And not just Arizona Diamondbacks players. Some MLB buyers play in the Valley during the spring, and some just want to have a home here to maybe go watch their former teams play.Here’s some of the MLB…
We thank Gov. Katie Hobbs for her veto of House Bill 2570, an action that preserves the valuable resident input in planning and development decisions.The veto helps avoid irreversible and long-term impacts on years of thoughtful urban planning that created the desirable and safe communities our residents enjoy calling home.While titled the Arizona Starter Home…
The Cincinnati Bengals are still evaluating players with the draft coming up, and most recently they were at Arizona’s pro day and put wide receiver Jacob Cowing through some workouts to see what he is able to do.According to Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda, the Bengals think highly of Cowing, who is expected to go later…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs just proved yet again how scrambled the politics of housing are.On Monday, the Democratic leader vetoed a bipartisan bill designed to cut red tape and lower the cost of housing.The Arizona Starter Homes Act, or HB 2570, would have prohibited cities with more than 70,000 residents from requiring minimum lot and…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on March 18 vetoed House Bill 2570, known as the Arizona Starter Homes Act.Saying the bill is “a step too far,” Hobbs called HB 2570 unprecedented legislation that would put Arizonans at the center of a housing reform experiment with unclear outcomes, according to a letter she sent to House Speaker…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a controversial housing bill that won bipartisan support in the Legislature, saying the measure would put Arizona “at the center of a housing reform experiment with unclear outcomes.” Hobbs’ veto of the Arizona Starter Homes Act on Monday was her second veto of the year. Perhaps reflective of intense debate…
Updated at 1:25 p.m. ET on March 11, 2024.For days before his State of the Union address last week, there were whispers that Joe Biden would make a major push to expand the nation’s housing supply—a possibility that worried the yes-in-my-backyard activists who push for more construction in communities across the country. Political polarization in…
In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” painting was cut out of its frame. The painting was traced back to the home of Jerry and Rita Alter, a New Mexico couple. The question remained: If the Alters had stolen one painting, could they have stolen others?In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” painting was cut out of…