Senate Republicans plan for 2025 includes border security, election reforms

Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Illustration by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorArizona’s Senate Republicans say they’re unified behind an ambitious plan for the 2025 legislative session that begins next week, aiming to pass laws on border security, water rights, quicker election results and battling “wokeness” in public schools. “​​The 2025 legislative session offers an opportunity to reaffirm the…

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The National Observer: Where housing inventory is becoming ‘stale’

Welcome to The National Observer, a roundup of top business news and actionable insights from across The Business Journals’ network of publications. Today, we’ll look at predictions for the 2025 real estate industry, a new top destination for interstate migration and the location of the third flagship semiconductor research facility. But first, let’s take a look at residential…

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Freeman ready to take mayor’s oath

Jan. 5—Charles Crismon is credited as one of the four Mormon founders of Mesa so it’s fitting that his descendant will now lead Arizona’s third largest city as its 41st mayor.Mark Freeman will take his oath of office Jan. 7 and arrives with a list of priorities. He previously represented the District 1 council seat…

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