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Gail Griffin Releases Stark Warning About Arizona Groundwater Legislation

October 13, 2023 8:18 amJune 17, 2024 10:38 am

Arizona Representative Gail Griffin (R19) issued a warning to fellow legislators about a matched pair of state bills (HB2731 and SB1306) that would transfer control of rural groundwater management to a “small group of unelected bureaucrats” backed by out-of-state environmental...

Saudi Firm Fodomonte Fires Back at Hobbs

October 5, 2023 8:47 am

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...

Kris Mayes Seeks to Stop Export of AZ’s Water-Intensive Crops

October 2, 2023 1:14 pm

The Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) is attempting to divest fund-owned lands currently leased to UAE-owned Al Dahra Farms. The move comes amid dueling controversies over land sales and leases to foreign entities and groundwater access for water-intensive crops. As...

Rep. Griffin and Sen. Kerr Chair Water Security Hearing after Sackett v. EPA

September 26, 2023 10:30 am

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the nation by stripping the ability of the EPA to override state control of non-navigable waters by designating wetlands, sub-surface flows, and other small waterways such as overflows as...

Biden War on American Energy Strikes Arizona

September 24, 2023 10:54 amJune 17, 2024 10:41 am

In a move that may have single-handedly hamstrung Arizona’s struggling mining and energy industry, Joe Biden designated nearly one million acres of land surrounding the Grand Canyon as a new national monument. As a result, Arizona’s Senate President Warren Petersen...

Rep. Austin Smith Calls Fed Court Ruling ‘Important Victory for Hunters, Sportsmen’

September 21, 2023 7:29 amJune 17, 2024 10:42 am

Arizona State Representative Austin Smith (R-29) is celebrating a huge win for Arizona hunters and 2nd Amendment supporters. A decision by the 9th Circuit ended an eleven-year battle effort by the far-left Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to ban lead...