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Borrelli retains Senate seat by defeating Gould in LD5
Rep. Sonny Borrelli defeated Republican Ron Gould in the race for the Legislative District 5 Senate seat.
Quezada defeats Hernandez in Dems’ LD29 Senate race
In a bitter rematch, incumbent Sen. Martin Quezada defeated Lydia Hernandez in the Democratic Legislative District 29 Senate race.
Schmuck uses Army Reserve accusations to defeat incumbent Dial in LD18
Republican Frank Schmuck upset incumbent Sen. Jeff Dial in the Legislative District 18 Senate primary, capitalizing on a campaign mounted almost exclusively on Dial’s questionable status as an Army veteran.
In profane rant, legislator slams voters who back opponent
Some voters who cast ballots for his opponent are “ignorant, c---sucking idiots,” according to Rep. Sonny Borrelli.
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit over medication abortions
Planned Parenthood Arizona and the state agreed to end a legal challenge in federal court to a law requiring doctors to tell women medication abortions can be reversed, three months after a new law rendered the lawsuit moot.
LD29 Senate race gets ugly: ‘Bernie Bro’ vs. ‘fake Democrat’
Sen. Martin Quezada and Lydia Hernandez have called one another many things via Facebook and Twitter in the Legislative District 29 Democratic Senate primary. One thing neither could be called this election cycle is civil.
Moderates vs. conservatives as Republicans scramble in East Valley’s LD12
Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs’ decision to run for Congress has had a domino effect in Legislative District 12, as Republicans scramble to fill the Senate seat left vacate by the 14-year lawmaker.
Olga Korbut: Olympic prodigy still going strong in Scottsdale
Known as the “Darling of Munich,” Olga Korbut won three gold medals in gymnastics at the 1972 Olympic Games in Germany, a sport she pursues to this day as a traveling coach based in Scottsdale.
New State Bar section delves into religious freedom and the law
Two underlying forces are at work behind a new section of the State Bar of Arizona on the intersection of religious liberty and the law.
Stepson says Borrelli never struck wife
Rep. Sonny Borrelli never struck his then-wife during a 2001 incident at the couple’s Lake Havasu City home, according to the GOP lawmaker’s stepson, who added that he was coached about what to tell the police at the time by his mother.
Police report provides details of 2001 Borrelli domestic violence case
Arizona Rep. Sonny Borrelli pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge in 2001 after police responded to repeated emergency calls at his Lake Havasu City home and arrested Borrelli for allegedly punching his wife multiple times.
Judge refuses to slow signature validation for minimum wage initiative
A judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the Secretary of State's Office from kick-starting the process of validating signatures collected on a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage.
