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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Effort underway to keep justice who is under fire for abortion ruling on Supreme Court
A conservative political activist has launched a campaign to convince voters not to oust Clint Bolick from the Arizona Supreme Court.
Court keeps names of low-level election workers secret
Members of the public aren't entitled to know the names of election workers who review the signatures on ballot envelopes, a judge ruled Thursday.
Group folds effort to raise minimum wage
Arizonans won't get a chance to vote in November to raise the state minimum wage.
Court allows legislative ballot referral on tipped workers to go to vote
A judge has rejected a bid to block a public vote on a plan by restaurants to pay their tipped workers even less than they do now.
Trump-aligned group sues Richer over voter roll
A group with links to Republican interests has filed what is likely to be the first of a series of lawsuits against county officials over what it claims is the failure to check for and purge voter rolls of those who are not citizens.
State argues case against so-called fake electors not political
Attorney General Kris Mayes says that her staffers asked the state grand jury not to indict Donald Trump as part of the fake elector scheme.
Justice with pro-life stance refuses to disqualify himself in abortion case
Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said Tuesday he won't step away from hearing an upcoming case involving a measure about abortion on the Arizona ballot.
Hobbs ‘thrilled’ Walz picked as Harris running mate
Gov. Katie Hobbs pronounced herself "absolutely thrilled'' Tuesday that Kamala Harris had chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate over Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.
Judge rejects pro-life challenge to ballot measure
Arizonans are entitled to vote in November whether they want a right to abortion put into the state constitution, a judge concluded late Monday.
Alleged fake elector agrees to be state witness
A former attorney for the Trump 2020 campaign has agreed to cooperate in prosecuting alleged fake electors and their allies in Arizona in exchange for having conspiracy and eight other felony charges dropped against her.
Territorial abortion ban likely dead
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay enforcement of its decision upholding the 1864 abortion ban until Sept. 23, virtually guaranteeing its ruling will never take effect in the state.
Bolick recuses himself from abortion ballot measure decision
Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has taken himself off the case of whether the Legislative Council -- a panel that includes his wife, Shawnna -- acted improperly in using the words "unborn human being'' in a description of an abortion ballot measure.
