Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple says AI-powered surveillance cameras can track residents' movements, do facial recognition and collect data far beyond reading license plates.
"Wouldn't it be amazing if we took that money and invested it in our schools?" Teresa Leyba Ruiz said of the estimated $350 million in leftover voucher funds.
"People need to realize how critical it is to have a local food supply, to have that food security. What we are able to produce here in Arizona on such little ground ... it's astonishing."
Voter records show the former Mesa mayor switched from Republican to no party preference in May, months before Gov. Katie Hobbs reportedly tapped him as a running mate.
Kate Gallego called the chipmaker's financial commitment in her city the "largest single economic development investment in our country's 250-year history."
With the price of food, healthcare and other basic necessities on the rise, Arizonans are left wondering if they can afford to get an education while also fearing they'll miss out on important job opportunities without a degree or certifications.
