Hobbs Blocks Ban on Gun Tracking

Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill aimed at barring payment networks from using a firearm-specific merchant category code to track Arizona gun and ammunition purchases.

Supporters of the ban say the code lets banks quietly profile lawful gun buyers without a warrant. “If you purchase a firearm, they can track you,” said state Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff. “So this bill seeks to avert that.”

Hobbs countered that merchant codes are “vital tools that help law enforcement crack down on illegal gun trafficking to transnational criminal organizations.”

D-Backs Surge

Ketel Marte went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as Arizona rolled San Francisco 6-2 on Monday, capping a dominant stretch for Marte and the Diamondbacks.

Arizona secured its ninth win in 11 games and moved five games above .500, boosted by pitcher Merrill Kelly’s seven strong innings and fourth consecutive win.

More help is on the way for the Diamondbacks, with A.J. Puk, Jordan Lawlar, and Pavin Smith set to return from injuries in June.

Marte continues to hit well. Over the past 15 days, no MLB hitter has posted a higher average than his .444, lifting his season batting average from .209 on May 15 to .275.

Wetter Summer Ahead?

The National Weather Service projects an increasing chance of a super El Niño developing through the second half of the year, a pattern that could bring above-normal monsoon rainfall to Arizona.

The monsoon season officially runs from June 15 through Sept. 30. Weather experts say a super El Niño could bring more Pacific tropical moisture into the state this summer.

The outlook comes amid a stretch of unseasonably hot temperatures and dry conditions, with Stage 1 fire restrictions in effect across most of Arizona’s state trust and federal lands.

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➤ Benson: A state trooper fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop Monday on Interstate 10. Investigators did not immediately say what prompted the shooting. (More)

➤ Glendale: A woman shot at her husband and another woman outside a bar and then drove to her home and killed her two children and herself. (More)

➤ Flagstaff: Local voters approved the city’s updated regional plan in a mail-in special election. (More)

➤ Cochise County: A wildfire grew to more than 75 acres in the Chiricahua Wilderness near Rucker Lake, with Coronado National Forest crews responding. (More)

➤ Statewide: A legislative candidate’s complaint has renewed debate over Arizona’s lack of a law barring officials from overseeing elections while also running as candidates. (More)

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➤ Arizona State made the 64-team NCAA baseball tournament and was placed in the Lincoln Regional in Nebraska. Games begin on Friday. (See Schedule)

➤ Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett and the team remain significantly apart in contract talks, and he has not reported to voluntary workouts. (More)

➤ The Extraordinary Cats Football Camp gave children with disabilities a chance to be an Arizona Wildcat for a day, running drills and catching passes alongside the team’s players. (More)

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➤ Arizona State University and TSMC Arizona will launch a free semiconductor training program for workers looking to enter the state’s booming chip manufacturing sector. (More)

➤ Phoenix-based energy bar startup The Best Bar expanded to Sky Harbor Airport convenience stores after landing shelf space at nearly a dozen AJ’s Fine Foods last year. (More)

➤ Arizona Land Consulting is acquiring thousands of acres across three Tonopah sites to develop data center campuses, while also expanding the company’s footprint out of state. (More)

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➤ Cocopah Museum and Cultural Center in Somerton added a standalone building celebrating Cocopah tribal heritage, with design work donated by EYRC Architects. (More)

➤ Sunrise Park Resort and other high-country adventure parks opened for summer, offering mountain roller coasters and zip lines. (More)

➤ Phoenix-born singer-songwriter Jessi Colter turned 83 on Monday. The First Lady of Outlaw Country topped the country chart in 1975 with I’m Not Lisa and spent decades performing alongside husband Waylon Jennings. (More)

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