Critics of the Arizona Corporation Commission are questioning the ACC's account of its decision to hire an attorney whose law license was previously suspended.

As Chandler Mayor and former League of Arizona Cities and Towns President Kevin Hartke waits to see if he’ll be elected to the state House of Representatives, League members have elected another mayor to lead the organization as its president.

Bringing new water sources online is expensive, forcing Arizona cities and residents to foot the bill if lawmakers don’t make sizable investments.

Leaders from three tribes in northeastern Arizona urged Congress on Wednesday to pass legislation settling their water rights, saying the agreement would ensure their access to the vital resource and provide greater certainty for water users across the Colorado River basin.

In a year when many pollsters expect a down year for Republicans on Election Day, Arizona could face a tied legislative chamber in 2027, something that hasn’t happened here in a quarter century. 

Arizonans will learn in just over a week whether Democrats' 2022 sweep of three top statewide offices was a fluke or a real sign the state is no longer blood red.

With just under two weeks left in the 2026 election cycle, Arizona’s political hopefuls are juggling jam-packed schedules, targeting voters on the airwaves, and inundating street corners and mailboxes with political paraphernalia. But one statewide candidate has disappeared from the campaign trail.

A second public meeting to discuss the firing of a Corporation Commission policy advisor appeared to leave some commissioners with more questions than answers.

The winner will lead an office of 1,000 employees with broad authority over consumer protection, criminal prosecution and legal disputes involving the state.