Tuesday Top of the Scroll: In the West’s water war, Arizona’s governor is betting on Trump — and Iran
… Where Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania are slamming the gas price spikes stemming from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, [Ariz. Gov. Katie] Hobbs is touting Arizona defense contractors’ work on Tomahawk missiles that the U.S. military deploys in the conflict. Her aim: to get Trump to intervene on behalf of the state in the West’s biggest water war. … Hobbs’s pitch to Trump on the river is garnering a wide base of support within Arizona. A phalanx of state and local officials from both parties, business leaders and even her electoral challengers are joining in the effort.
Other Colorado River management news:
- KTAR (Phoenix): Colorado River water states must make sacrifices, Sec. Burgum says
- E&E News by Politico: Burgum says ‘sacrifices’ must be made on Colorado River
- Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Interior secretary says ‘nobody will be happy’ with Colorado River decision
- FOX10 (Phoenix): Video: Colorado river — Arizona faces budget, water supply uncertainty
