Recent Articles from jkronenfeld
Rep. Charles Lucking: From Peace Corps to housing rights attorney to lawmaker
The Democratic caucus in the Arizona House of Representatives has seen seven new members this year following a slew of resignations from elected caucus members. Rep. Charles Lucking, D-Phoenix, was […]
Speculation on lieutenant governor candidates has begun
Arizona will elect its first lieutenant governor in 2026, and whoever takes the job will have the opportunity to chart a new course and set a precedent. Proposition 131, passed […]
Court buries finding justices erred in wearing robes at religious function
Clarification: This story has been updated with information from the court on the ethics opinion distribution process and additional comment from a court spokesperson. An opinion finding justices were wrong […]
GOP senator tries to get Green Party candidate in TV debate
A Freedom Caucus senator is still pressing to include a Green Party candidate in the U.S. Senate debate, which is just one week away. The ongoing feud between Sen. Jake […]
Judge unimpressed by Giuliani claims of political bias in “fake elector” case
A claim by Rudy Giuliani that the grand jurors who indicted him in the “fake elector” case may have been politically biased is nothing more than “pure speculation and abject […]
Court rules driving after consuming marijuana is OK – sometimes
Simply driving with marijuana in your system isn’t enough for the state to suspend someone’s license, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Oct.2. The judges rejected arguments by the Motor […]
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, sidelined by cancer since February, says next term will be his last
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer early this year and absent from the U.S. Capitol since February, says his next term will be his last. He’s seeking a 12th […]
Arizonans can act now and stop abortion bans from sending patient care backwards
As a pediatrician and family physician, we’ve gotten to know many patients of all ages, and cared for their individual medical circumstances, including pregnancies that are unique to each patient. […]
Charting a path forward on smoking harm reduction
Over the last several decades, Americans have been smoking less. In 1954, 45% of Americans reported smoking cigarettes at least once in the past week. Today, that figure is a […]
Safeguarding Our National Security with Practical PFAS Regulation
Our country has made major environmental progress under the Biden-Harris administration. This is especially true as it relates to addressing exposure to a set of chemicals known as PFAS. The […]
Number of voters impacted registration error more than doubles
And now there are about 218,000. That’s the number of people that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says are registered to vote but never provided the proof of citizenship legally […]
Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization covering local election integrity and voting access. Sign up for their newsletters here. A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing […]