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Arizona Republicans want to give local police permission to arrest migrants, but there’s no plan to cover the costs that law enforcement officials and even GOP backers of the proposal say it will incur — and failing to account for that price tag might make the proposal unconstitutional.

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Peoria is looking into whether it can build an airport in the city.The City Council earlier this year allocated half a million dollars to hire a consulting firm to do a feasibility study. But, not all of Peoria’s neighbors are on board with this potential plan.Jeremy Duda of Axios Phoenix reported on the story, and joined The Show to talk more about it.

Phoenix has been the only major city in the country without passenger rail service, like Amtrak, for three decades. There is an old union station in downtown Phoenix that sits empty — though a redevelopment plan for it is in the works.

A harsh reality has become increasingly clear in recent years: Giving birth in America is getting more dangerous. Maternal mortality rates have more than doubled in the U.S. between 1999 and 2019, and here in Arizona, Axios Phoenix reports pregnancy-associated deaths have quadrupled. 

It’s the end of an era at Turf Paradise, the historic horse racing track in north Phoenix near 19th Avenue and Bell Road.Earlier this week, the track’s owner, Jerry Simms, announced he would retire after 23 years running it, and there would be no more live racing. 

 

Former state Rep. Franks is embroiled in a controversy that has forced two Democratic officials in Phoenix area to resign, one being his fiancee.

Officials with the Maricopa County Democratic Party have referred a controversy involving mailers from last year’s election to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service.The issue revolves around $24,000 the party spent to send the mailers in advance of last November’s election. The mailers were never sent, and subsequent investigations revealed

Maricopa County election officials are girding themselves for a 2024 election expected to be rife with disinformation, harassment and threats while making improvements to help operations run smoother than last year. State of play: County Supervisor Bill Gates and David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, met with reporters Wednesday to discuss challenges that...