Jakob Thorington is a State House Reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times. He focuses on government, politics, and elections, while also exploring themes related to real estate development and law enforcement technology. Jakob's work has been featured in the Rexburg Standard Journal and the Arizona Capitol Times.
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By: Jakob Thorington
Arizona will soon give habitual speeders an alternative option to losing their license — a temporary device, opted into by the driver, that limits vehicle speed.
By: Jakob Thorington
Key Points: Western states that rely on Colorado River water fail to reach agreements Governor says upper basin states won’t compromise Federal intervention looms Water advocates are worried about the future of supply following yet another financial withdrawal from a state authority once tasked with solving Arizona’s water shortage. Since lawmakers funded the Water Infrastructure Water advocates are worried about the future of supply following yet another financial withdrawal from a state authority tasked with solving Arizona’s water shortage.
By: Jakob Thorington
Lawmakers across both sides of the aisle opened the 2026 legislative session with affordability top of mind – and closed it claiming credit for making Arizona cheaper to live in.
By: Jakob Thorington
In his second year as Arizona's House speaker, Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Goodyear, helped lead a bipartisan budget deal that includes President Donald Trump's tax cuts and passed the Legislature with a supermajority of votes. In a recent interview with the
By: Jakob Thorington
House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, D-Laveen, spent his second year as minority leader navigating a divided government at the Arizona Legislature. He helped negotiate a bipartisan budget that freezes new data center tax subsidies for three years and includes tax cuts aimed at middle-class Arizonans. In a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, De Los Santos reflected on the session's wins, losses and unfinished work.
By: Jakob Thorington
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted this week to adopt a policy prohibiting county employees from using insider government information in prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
