Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Trump draws fire for endorsing Karrin Taylor Robson for governor
Donald Trump's endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson to be the next governor of Arizona has riled the more conservative elements of the state Republican Party.
Redistricting expert projects Arizona to gain seat in Congress
the state will be even more of an electoral vote prize to whoever can win in the 2032 presidential race.
Judge sides with Legislature over election procedures dispute
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has no legal authority to tell county supervisors they must certify election results even if they have questions, a judge has ruled.
Hobbs wants end to abortion questionnaire, needs new law
The governor's call comes as the Department of Health Services on Dec. 18 released its annual report spelling out not just the number of abortions performed but ...
Feds: Arizona child safety agency discriminates against parents, children with disabilities
The Arizona Department of Child Safety is violating federal law by discriminating against both parents and children with disabilities, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Pollster explains how Democrats went wrong
Pollster Mike Noble says he knows why Democrats in Arizona generally did so poorly in the last election: The political independents who make up more than a third of registered voters ...
Tax relief renters’ gain, cities’ loss
Effective Jan. 1, cities can no longer charge sales taxes on residential rentals.
Mayes sues Saudi farm over groundwater usage
Attorney General Kris Mayes is going to court with a largely untested legal theory in a bid to force
County Attorney Mitchell drops litigation to seek death warrants
The decision doesn't resolve the legal issue. Instead, it simply defers the fight for another day.
Auditor says public schools lacking in implementing emergency plans
State auditors said not a single one of the schools they reviewed had fully implemented their emergency operations plans, a failure that a new report says ...
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state execution practices
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday there's a good reason she is ignoring the recommendation of her hand-picked expert who said ...
Grant could help free wrongfully convicted prisoners
$1.5 million grant to the University of Arizona Innocence Project could help some now in prison get ...