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BLM Confirms Four Right-of-Way Applications Tied to Arizona Data Center Projects

September 24, 2026 11:56 amSeptember 24, 2026 12:21 pm

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has confirmed it has received and serialized four right-of-way proposals related to data center construction on federal lands within Arizona. While the BLM has received no direct plans to build a data center on...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-24: Attorney General Debate, DCS Audit, and More

September 24, 2026 8:13 am

•ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES DEBATE–Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes and her Republican opponent in this fall’s election, Senate President Warren Petersen, spent much of Wednesday night’s hour-long debate interrupting each other and accusing each other of lying. Mayes defended her roughly...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-23: Biggs’ “First 100 Days,” ASU Renames Obama Scholars, and More

September 23, 2026 9:48 amSeptember 24, 2026 8:14 am

•ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF ANDY BIGGS–At a wan little Phoenix garden event yesterday, Rep. Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, announced his “First 100 Days” agenda for his administration, fewer than 40 days before Election Day. In addition to...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-11: Ciscomani-Mendoza Debate, Court Upholds Prop. 314, Justin Wilmeth’s Student Debt, and More

September 11, 2026 8:56 amSeptember 14, 2026 8:41 am

Outside, it’s a sun-blasted endless summer hellscape. Inside, the cool winds of election season are starting to draft about the room. This is why we fight, or write, or wake up in the morning. •Top story this morning: a debate!...

EXCLUSIVE: La Osa Data Center Proposal to Continue Despite Pinal County Zoning Rejection, Owner Says

September 10, 2026 3:44 pmSeptember 14, 2026 9:06 am

The business behind the controversial La Osa data center project says it plans to downscale and resubmit its proposal to build a massive data storage and natural gas facility near Eloy, Arizona. The news comes just a little over two...

A New Coalition is Forming Around Arizona Data Center Policy

September 8, 2026 10:52 am

An effort is underway to assemble a coalition of economists, academics, utilities and technology-industry figures to develop a framework for Arizona’s data center policy. The news follows a public disagreement over data centers last week between Attorney General Kris Mayes...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-4: DCS/Sunshine Scandal Widens, Yee Says Ruiz is Campaigning Illegally, Mayes Must Repay McDowell, Hobbs Back Data Centers, and more

September 4, 2026 7:42 amSeptember 8, 2026 9:12 am

Did you ever have one of those days where you wake up to a story that could potentially topple a governorship? I don’t know if today is one of those days. But it’s starting to feel like one of those days. Let’s...