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Local resident offers trips to voting centers

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.




White House plans to improve water availability in the West

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.




Arizona's Senate race remains wide open

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.




Arizona water rights trial underway

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.


Understanding Arizona’s Propositions
Reports and Publications
October 2018
David R. Berman

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.




Community members express concerns of criminal justice system

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.




Education Meter helps Arizona's progress

Christine Thompson, president and CEO of Expect More Arizona, wrote a commentary for The Seventy Four organization, a nonpartisan news site focused on education, in which she describes the on-going education challenges "in a state that ranks near the bottom in teacher pay, with thousands of vacant teaching positions, dwindling enrollment in teacher training programs...




CTE programs in need of data system

Arizona Education News reported that in a series of meetings, Career and Technical Education administrators grappled with how to grade the state’s CTE programs. Disagreement prompted legislation to require each campus providing CTE be given its own letter grade, but more debate and lobbying ensued, resulting in a strike-everything amendment that never made it out of committee.