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Showdown over water bill averted, clearing way for Arizona to finish Colorado River deal
Proposed water legislation that might have upended Arizona’s Colorado River drought plan was set aside by a leading Republican lawmaker following a day of tense debate. ...
OPINION: You know what Arizona DOESN'T need now? Another water fight
House Speaker Rusty Bowers should drop his contentious water-rights bill. The fight and its accompanying delay will only hurt Arizona....
Arizona Lawmaker Wants to Spend $20 Million More on Drought Plan
There were tons of discussions about getting additional federal grants to help Pinal County farmers quickly transition back to pumping groundwater at the time of Drought Contingency Plan being passed just ahead of the deadline....
Sen. Otondo urges Speaker Bowers to stop HB2476
Senator Lisa Otondo (D-4), a member of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee, released a statement on Speaker Rusty Bowers' HB2476 and the Gila River Indian Community's threat to back out of the DCP because of it....
Steller's Friday Notebook: Drought plan done, Arizona lawmaker wants to spend $20M more
When the Legislature passed its Drought Contingency Plan in a deadline rush last month, there was a lot of talk about getting additional federal grants to help Pinal County farmers quickly transition back to pumping groundwater....