Arizona Public Media reported that Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy is holding a forum this week in Tucson to look for solutions to the state's "voter crisis."

The Arizona Republic reported the number of newly registered young voters has surged in Arizona this year compared to other age groups and may even outmatch the number seen in 2016, a presidential election year.

The Sahuarita Sun reported that Sahuarita resident Adriana Araceli Hall announced she will drive anyone in Green Valley or Sahuarita to their voting site Nov. 6. She is hopeful a lot of people will take her up on her offer, particularly first-time voters.

The Phoenix Business Journal reported that the White House has released a plan that it said would improve water reliability and availability in the West by streamlining regulatory processes and conducting expedited reviews on water projects.

Fox News reported that recent polls show the Republican Senate candidate in Arizona continues gaining ground, suggesting the circus-like Kavanaugh hearings could help the GOP hold Congress.

The Associated Press reported that a trial over water rights is underway in one of the longest-running court cases in Arizona history that will determine who has rights to water from the Little Colorado River basin. The claims number in the thousands and likely exceed the water available.

Arizona voters will be asked to pass judgment on five measures on the ballot in the November 2018 general election. Four propositions call for amendments to the Arizona Constitution.

West Valley View reported that community members are concerned because Arizona’s incarceration rate has gone up, but crime has decreased, according to remarks made at a recent public Arizona Town Hall meeting.