The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona. For the Hopi and Navajo, the promise of assured water follows generations of exclusion from major allocation decisions. For the San Juan Southern Paiute, the agreement represents the chance to gain land and water rights for the first time in the tribe’s modern history.
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Did Arizona ban LGBTQ+ flags in government buildings?
No. In January 2025, Republican lawmakers introduced House Bill 2113, which would have barred the display of most flags in public buildings, effectively prohibiting LGBTQ+ pride flags. The measure would have allowed only flags representing the United States, Arizona tribal nations, the military, first responders, public institutions, or those used in approved educational settings. Though the bill passed the House, it ultimately stalled in the Senate, failing to become law.
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Has Arizona’s budget nearly doubled since 2019?
No. Arizona’s budget has grown significantly, from approximately $10.1 billion in fiscal year 2019 to about $17.6 billion in fiscal year 2026. When adjusted for inflation, the 2019 budget amounts to roughly $12.7 billion in 2025 dollars — putting the actual increase closer to 40%.
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Could an estimated 300,000-plus Arizonans lose health care coverage under Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?
Yes. More than 300,000 Arizonans could lose access to federally subsidized health insurance under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to projections from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee.
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Did the Pima County Board of Supervisors approve a land sale that could use millions of gallons of water per day?
Yes. In June 2025, the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted, 3-2, to approve “Project Blue,” a $3.6 billion data center campus slated for construction southeast of Tucson. The 290-acre campus is expected to include multiple data centers, each requiring substantial amounts of water to cool servers and related equipment.