Here are some of the top Arizona news stories from Aug. 7-9, including the city of Chandler discontinuing its use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras.
"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.
The site is located at the northeast corner of State Route 85 and Southern Avenue – a part of the city where several new industrial projects geared toward warehousing and distribution users are planned or underway.
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.
