Colorado River Rules Take Effect Oct. 1, but Arizona’s Big Cuts Wait Until 2027
Federal water-year changes begin Thursday; Arizona, California and Nevada still race to finish a Lower Basin deal before January.
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Water Surges to No. 1 Arizona Voter Concern as Hobbs and Biggs Clash Over Scarcity
A September survey puts long-term supplies first for the first time; federal Colorado River cuts and November ads make drought a midterm defining issue.
Thousands of Arizona Refugees and Asylees Lose Full Medicaid Coverage on Oct. 1
Federal H.R. 1 eligibility rules strip most humanitarian immigrants from AHCCCS full benefits; emergency-only coverage remains as clinics scramble.
AI Stock Boom Fuels U.S. Spending — but Most Gains Stay With the Wealthiest
Fed data show a record $12.8 trillion quarterly wealth jump; economists warn a market drop would hit an economy increasingly tied to equities.
US Withdraws Final Troops From Iraq, Ending Two-Decade Military Presence
Pentagon concludes Operation Inherent Resolve as Baghdad marks a ‘day of sovereignty’; analysts warn of militia and Islamic State risks amid the wider Iran war.
Trump Begins Sending $500 ACA Refund Checks to Nearly 1 Million Americans, Including Arizonans
Treasury checks and Trump-signed letters start rolling out across 30 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov exchange; Arizona is on the list five weeks before the midterms.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Resume Third-Country Deportations, Sets December Arguments
Unsigned order stays a Massachusetts judge’s ban on removals to countries not named in deportation orders; liberals dissent as DHS policy returns to force.
Forest Service Closes 56 Miles of Arizona Border Wall Zone in San Rafael Valley Until 2029
Coronado National Forest order bars public access through jaguar habitat west of Nogales; conservationists and Rep. Grijalva say oversight and protest rights are chilled.
Polo Remnants Trigger Arizona Water Rescues as New Mexico Towns Evacuate Over Dam Fears
AP: helicopter saves a motorist west of Phoenix; Hatch and Rio Grande communities ordered out while saturated Southwest soils worsen flash-flood risk.
Iran Takes US Hormuz Counterproposal to Cabinet as Tankers Hit in Strait
Araghchi briefs ministers on Washington’s response to Tehran’s seven-day reopening plan; UK maritime authorities report projectile strikes even as oil flows partially recover.