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PHOENIX \u2014 From a new Arizona governor\u2019s race poll to a semiconductor company relocating, here are some of the top Arizona news stories from Aug. 29-31.<\/p>\n
New Republican primary polling shows Karrin Taylor Robson increasing her lead over U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs in the Arizona governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
However, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs still has a slight advantage in potential head-to-head matchups with either GOP hopeful, according to Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) findings released Thursday.<\/p>\n
Polling conducted Aug. 11-18 showed Taylor Robson as the top choice for 37% of registered Republicans. Biggs was at 27%, but 36% remained undecided with under a year to go until the August 2026 primary elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobson may have the early edge, but Arizona primaries are never won in the opening rounds,\u201d Mike Noble, NPI CEO and founder,\u00a0. \u201cBiggs isn\u2019t going anywhere, and this matchup is on track to be a slugfest between two heavyweights all the way to the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
A planned $2 billion semiconductor packaging and testing facility is being relocated within one West Valley city, officials announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
Tempe-based Amkor is now planning to build its\u00a0\u00a0on a 104-acre site within\u00a0\u00a0that the city of Peoria won in an Arizona State Land Trust auction on Wednesday for $46.7 million.<\/p>\n
The new site is located just northwest of the Loop 303 and Lake Pleasant Parkway.<\/p>\n
The company had originally planned to build on a 56-acre site not far away in the Five North at Vistancia community near the Loop 303 and Lone Mountain Parkway.<\/p>\n
The Queen Creek mayor recently announced she is taking a leave of absence \u201cto give (her family) the dedicated time they deserve,\u201d the city said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Julia Wheatley has served as the city mayor since 2023 and before that in a city council position dating back to 2010.<\/p>\n
In addition to not returning to her duties till \u201clate fall,\u201d Wheatley said she will also not be \u201caccepting (her) mayoral stipend\u201d during her time away.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the qualities that makes Queen Creek so special is our community\u2019s shared commitment to being family-friendly,\u201d Wheatley said in a\u00a0. \u201cThat same value has motivated me to take an unusual but meaningful step for my own family. My children have never known a time when I have not served in elected office, and taking this opportunity will allow me to give them the dedicated time they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
All-you-can-eat joint Lin\u2019s Grand Buffet will reopen its west Phoenix location on Sept. 10 after completing renovations, a Thursday press release said.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0\u00a0at 75th Avenue and McDowell Road made kitchen upgrades, expanded its sushi lineup and added other food items to their laid-out buffet. A few of these include Cajun seafood boil and bourbon chicken.<\/p>\n
From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the Wednesday grand re-opening, the Asian buffet will host guests with free entertainment and other family-friendly experiences while offering both its classic and new dishes.<\/p>\n
An Arizona inmate with over 20 years left in his sentence was apprehended last week after his erroneous release from prison, authorities announced Friday.<\/p>\n
David Cramer was let out of the Lewis Complex in Buckeye after fraudulent documentation was uploaded to the court docket, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.<\/p>\n
ADCRR didn\u2019t say when Cramer was released while announcing that he was apprehended on Aug. 20 without incident.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0, Cramer isn\u2019t due for release until 2047. He was incarcerated in 2014 after being convicted of kidnapping, resisting arrest and endangerment.<\/p>\n
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