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A West Valley Republican state senator proudly displays a flag tied to Christian nationalism and other extremist movements on her desk on the floor of the Arizona Senate.

Gov. Katie Hobbs decorated the Ninth Floor balcony with four pride flags. The Democrat, a staunch supporter of LGBTQ rights, vowed in a statement to continue working to ensure equality for all Arizonans.

Groups challenging the federal government’s grazing plan say it relies on flawed assumptions and doesn’t properly consider effects on the land.

Some convictions for marijuana sales are eligible for expungement under Proposition 207, which legalized the drug for adult use, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

Through the Lower Basin Plan, water officials stated that no one in Arizona would need to cut back on their water use, allowing the states some breathing room to find long-term solutions for the Colorado River.

California, Arizona and Nevada announced Monday they have come up with a plan to save 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026 to help bolster the dwindling Colorado River and lakes Mead and Powell, which 40 million people in the West depend on for water.

Kari Lake, a Trump endorsed Republican and 2020 election denier, lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes.

The new NREL funds come from the Inflation Reduction Act, a climate change, health care and tax package Biden signed last year.

Gov. Katie Hobbs used her veto stamp to reject Republican attempts to allow guns on college campuses and to permit shelters to discriminate against trans women.

The U.S. Department of the Interior held a public hearing near Flagstaff to hear testimony and recommendations from victims and families impacted by human trafficking and the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis.