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Arizona Water Shortage Impacts Housing Development

Water Looms Large in Arizona Housing Shortage

December 26, 2023 12:16 pmDecember 24, 2023 12:45 pm

Once again, Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) stand on opposing sides of an increasingly crucial debate, this time impacting Arizona’s dramatic housing boom. At the center of the argument is the 1980 Groundwater Act...

Water Wars Turns Into Left vs Right Battle

November 26, 2023 7:22 amNovember 21, 2024 12:53 pm

Arizona’s ongoing battle over water rights is taking a sharp swing into “left-versus-right” territory as Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) looks to reshape the 1980 Groundwater Management Act dramatically. The act requires residential developers to prove the availability of a...

Saudi Firm Fodomonte Fires Back at Hobbs

October 5, 2023 8:47 amNovember 21, 2024 1:03 pm

Shortly after the Arizona Globe reported on Arizona Senator Anthony Kern’s (R-LD27) bill precluding the sale, lease, or sublease of state lands to foreign entities, Governor Katie Hobbs canceled the existing lease of Saudi Arabian firm Fodomonte. Although Sen. Kern’s...