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Last update: 4 hours agoLocal Antitrust: Mesa is weighing joining a growing wave of lawsuits accusing fire-truck giants of colluding to jack up prices and stretch delivery times—city attorney Jim Smith says it could be “in the near future,” with Tempe already moving and other Valley towns watching. Regulatory Watch: At the Arizona Corporation Commission, Vice Chair Rachel Walden is digging into utility budgets with a finance background, underscoring how state regulators are tightening scrutiny on costs. Business & Tech: Scottsdale-based PoolPros.ai just launched a national AI marketplace to match homeowners with local pool pros and streamline leads. Public Safety & Courts: An Oro Valley man faces federal wire-fraud and money-laundering allegations tied to a nearly $11M firearms scheme. Energy & Infrastructure: A new U.S. energy-storage forecast points to a record Q1 and faster growth as grid demand rises. Politics & Markets: The Trump administration’s CFTC moves are again in the spotlight after a NYT report says prediction-market staff were put on leave.
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