An executive order from the Trump administration has halted more than $27 million worth of funding for some restoration projects on tribal lands in Arizona.
Two projects on the Navajo Nation and one on Hopi land were being directly funded by the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
More than $25 million was going toward restoring the Navajo’s Chinle Wash Watershed, which has been impacted by prolonged drought.
But among the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office was one that immediately paused the disbursement of funds from the Biden administration’s act.
That means more than $388 million worth of wildlife restoration projects across New Mexico, Utah, tribal lands and Colorado was paused, too.
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U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi's ruling means a Monday arraignment hearing for Kalshi has been called off. State prosecutors allege Kalshi is running an illegal gambling operation. -
Arizona Congressmen Andy Biggs and Greg Stanton joined forces this week to request the release of drought mitigation funding. -
The bill would make it illegal to fly a drone within a mile of a ticketed entertainment event at venues with at least 1,000 people capacity. -
Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to abandon its investigation into the state’s 2020 presidential election. -
The Republican-led Arizona Legislature is looking to ease the requirement that students be taught the relationship between mental and physical health, as well as other social and emotional learning.
