Arizona lawmaker accused of endangering drought plan
PHOENIX (AP) — A top Arizona Democrat is accusing the Republican House speaker of risking the collapse of a drought plan for the Colorado River by pushing legislation that has angered the Gila River Indian Community, a key player in the negotiations.
House Democratic leader Charlene Fernandez said Friday that Speaker Rusty Bowers is on the verge of tanking the plan and destroying the agricultural economy of central Arizona.
Gila River Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis says a bill that Bowers introduc
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