Author: Cameron Arcand | The Center Square

(The Center Square)— More legislation is seeking to crack down on ticket sale woes in Arizona. House Bill 2748 would make it state law for tickets to be received right after somebody places an order. “An operator shall deliver an electronic ticket to the purchaser on receipt of an order confirmation,” the bill states.  The…

(The Center Square)— President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico, which are now halted for the next month, triggered mixed reactions in Arizona, as Mexico is the state’s biggest international trading partner. Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reached an agreement on Monday where Mexico would send 10,000 troops to the border in exchange…

(The Center Square) – Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs filed a statement of interest to run in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2026. “Arizona has a bright future but will need strong leadership to reach its full potential,” Biggs said in a statement posted to X on Tuesday. “I have been honored to serve Arizona at…

(The Center Square) – Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers confiscated nearly 554 pounds of cocaine hidden within boxes on a tractor-trailer in Holbrook on Monday. The department estimates that cocaine is worth anywhere from $16.6 million to $22.1 million, according to a news release. The drugs were being smuggled from California with the goal…

(The Center Square) – The town of Payson defended the decision to include an emergency clause in its $70 million bond sale resolution approved by the council last month, which is currently facing a lawsuit. In a statement, the town said it plans to defend itself against the legal action from the Goldwater Institute and…

(The Center Square) – A new semiconductor plant for repair, cleaning, and coating is going to be coming to Mesa. KoMiCo’s facility is anticipated to create 200 jobs when it opens in 2026, and the announcement comes as there are larger efforts to get a wide variety of aspects of the semiconductor supply chain in…

(The Center Square) – The ‘Secure the Border Act’ will make it onto the November ballot for Arizonans after the Maricopa County Superior Court shot down a lawsuit from activist groups challenging its legality. The proposition would make it a state crime to cross into Arizona through an illegal point of entry, as well as…

(The Center Square) – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the United States military are ineffective, a new Arizona State University study suggests. The study done by the university’s Center for American Institutions argued that there is an emphasis on training new soldiers about social issues like “unconscious bias” and “intersectionality” in a way the…