Government Goings-on: Expertise Needed
—Alan Dulaney One of the most important pieces of the puzzle needed to get Pinal County agriculture to support the Drought Contingency Plan was mitigation of the impact of the...
Government Goings-on: Legislative Status Check
—Alan Dulaney The Arizona Legislature is still in session. Last Friday was the last day to hear bills in committee, although they may still be heard on the floor until...
Government Goings-on: Flank Attack
—Alan Dulaney The struggle to gain legislative approval for the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan consumed everyone’s attention for months, but other things were quietly on the move at the...
Government Goings-on: Done is Not Done
—Alan Dulaney At 5:30 PM on January 31, Governor Ducey signed the joint resolution and associated bills to allow Arizona to sign on to the Drought Contingency Plan, hours before...
Government Goings-on: Close is not Done
—Alan Dulaney Everyone is saying that 2019 will be a seminal year for water. They are really thinking mostly of the Colorado River situation, which largely sucks the air out...
Government Goings-on: Time, Time, Time
—Alan Dulaney On November 29, the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) Steering Committee held what was billed as their final meeting. But of course, it wasn’t, or rather will not be....
Government Goings-on: Lines in the Sand
—by Alan Dulaney Three sectors sharing Colorado River water. Three lines in the sand. And nothing in the middle that looks like a viable compromise. Arizona is in trouble. On...
Government Goings-on: Winter is Coming
—by Alan Dulaney While in Flagstaff several days ago, I could see that the gardens were pulling back and the blooms were gone. Yellow tinges the aspen leaves on the...