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Arizona Morning Briefing 9-30: Gallego Vs. Champion, The Trials of Matthew Ammel, Halloween Comes Early To Fountain Hills, and More

September 30, 2026 9:19 am

•KATE GALLEGO’S ENDLESS THREAD–After Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego tweeted the uncontroversial opinion yesterday that data centers “must give back to the communities they’re in,” political consultant and de facto Attorney General Kris Mayes surrogate Stacey Champion clapped back “Good to...

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

September 24, 2026 11:56 amSeptember 29, 2026 9:48 am

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 amSeptember 28, 2026 11:46 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...

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...