https://www.azpm.org/tags/government Government en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:48:14 GMT https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-10-08/231517-the-waffle-house-index-helps-southerners-and-fema-gauge-a-storms-severity What might sound like silly logic has become one of the most reliable ways for Southerners and even federal officials to gauge a storm’s severity and identify communities most in need of immediate aid. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:48:14 GMT https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-10-08/231517-the-waffle-house-index-helps-southerners-and-fema-gauge-a-storms-severity HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-30/231405-tucson-drivers-protest-high-gas-prices-as-sen-kelly-proposes-federal-fuel-tax-suspension The price of gasoline in Tucson is currently 15 cents per gallon above the national average. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:10:15 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-30/231405-tucson-drivers-protest-high-gas-prices-as-sen-kelly-proposes-federal-fuel-tax-suspension Silvia Sanchez https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-21/231291-new-report-claims-trump-policies-made-tucsonans-energy-rates-go-up The report from the Center for American Progress links federal policies to TEP’s rate increase proposal Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:16:40 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-21/231291-new-report-claims-trump-policies-made-tucsonans-energy-rates-go-up Kieran Hadley https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-09-18/231250-pima-county-receives-long-awaited-10m-reimbursement-for-asylum-seeker-care-program The reimbursement stems from FEMA Shelter and Services Program, which covers local communities for humanitarian aid. However, the funding was frozen under the Trump administration in early 2025. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:01:13 GMT https://www.azpm.org/immigration/2026-09-18/231250-pima-county-receives-long-awaited-10m-reimbursement-for-asylum-seeker-care-program Alisa Reznick, KJZZ https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-09/231146-board-of-supervisors-updates-county-nda-policy-following-data-center-controversy The updated policy shortens the maximum length of non-disclosure agreements with developers from five years to two. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:14:57 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-09-09/231146-board-of-supervisors-updates-county-nda-policy-following-data-center-controversy Kieran Hadley https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-09-09/231140-tsa-brings-back-gate-access-for-some-people-without-plane-tickets-25-years-after-911 The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:51:14 GMT https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-09-09/231140-tsa-brings-back-gate-access-for-some-people-without-plane-tickets-25-years-after-911 Associated Press https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-09-01/231063-7-brew-wins-bid-to-buy-all-salad-and-go-locations An auction held yesterday showed that drive-thru establishment 7 Brew outbid Dutch Bros to buy 73 locations. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:09:14 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-09-01/231063-7-brew-wins-bid-to-buy-all-salad-and-go-locations Thatcher Warrick Hess https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-08-26/230947-debate-arizona-congressional-district-7 Candidates for Arizona's Congressional District 7 Adelita Grijalva (D) and Daniel Butierez Sr. (R) debated live on August 26, 2026. Watch the full debate. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:21:05 GMT https://www.azpm.org/news/2026-08-26/230947-debate-arizona-congressional-district-7 AZPM Staff https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-08-18/230861-sen-mark-kelly-says-uss-lincoln-sailors-cant-get-basic-needs-met NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln and his calls for an investigation into sailors' treatment. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:12:29 GMT https://www.azpm.org/government/2026-08-18/230861-sen-mark-kelly-says-uss-lincoln-sailors-cant-get-basic-needs-met Sacha Pfeiffer, Correspondent | NPR Investigations https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-08-12/230820-gallego-vows-to-push-back-on-medicaid-cuts-during-rural-arizona-tour Addressing Graham County’s farmers, firefighters and medical leaders, U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego frames local healthcare access as an essential pillar of a secure nation Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:33:02 GMT https://www.azpm.org/arizona/2026-08-12/230820-gallego-vows-to-push-back-on-medicaid-cuts-during-rural-arizona-tour L. M. Boyd and Thatcher Warrick Hess