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To allow parents to scour lessons for elements of “critical race theory,” Arizona teachers would be required to upload a list of every book and...

Progressives want to bring back Build Back Better provisions that allow Washington to lord over drug prices. And that could hurt Americans.

The Clean Electricity Performance Program, a key part of Build Back Better, wouldnt do more than the free market to address climate change.

For nearly 40 years, Zap & Co. was known for offering a quirky trove of pop culture memorabilia, mid-century modern artifacts, and period clothing from a small Lancaster city shop

Legislation next year may look to allow career and technical education districts to award associate degrees – something proponents say will help meet various industries’ workforce demands.

The Corporation Commission rejected legislative staff’s assertion that its ethics policy restricting campaign contributions from regulated utilities is illegal, arguing that it doesn’t violate state law or the Arizona Constitution.

From left to right: Sen. Rick Gray, Reps. Beverly Pingerelli, Kevin Payne on the opening day of Arizonas 55th Legislative session. At Thursday night’s LD21 district meeting, Republican Senate Majority Leader Rick Gray announced he would not be running for re-election in 2022, opening up a safe seat for the GOP.  To the surprise of many, Gray then announced he had recruited Youngtown Mayor Michael Levault to run for his seat, and that he was endorsing Levault. The choice of Levault was not ve...

When: Lancaster City Council committee meeting, July 6, held in council chambers and streamed on the city’s YouTube channel. What happened: City Council heard a revised proposal to increase the mayor’s salary. It differed from a salary proposal officials discussed in June and then tabled. History: The last time City Council made changes to the mayor’s salary was in 2016 when members unanimously voted to increase pay for whomever landed in the mayor’s office in 2018. At the t...

When: Lancaster City Council meeting, held virtually, June 1. What happened: During its committee meeting, City Council discussed proposals to increase the salaries of the mayor and council members. If approved, and if Mayor Danene Sorace is successful in her bid for reelection, she will be paid a total of $57,337 more for her second four-year term as mayor than her predecessor Rick Gray was paid for his third and final four-year term. Because City Business Administrator Patrick Hopkins was not...

The firefighters memorial statue, in front of Clipper Magazine Stadium, makes me think about that area, where I grew up, I never thought what the future had for my roaming, playing area — near the old train yard, with coal pigeons, and the old train house where my childhood friends and I would play — right where the stadium is today. I lived on the corner of Prince and Frederick streets, in an upper rear apartment, when I was around 8 years old. I lived on North Prince Street until I ...