Sign In
Free Newsletter
Recent Articles from Julia Shumway
Hobbs wants bigger budget – doesn’t ask nicely
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants to nearly double her office’s funding next year because of new burdens imposed by Republican legislators.
Sen. Engel resigns, runs for Congress
Democratic state Sen. Kirsten Engel resigned September 8 to focus on her congressional campaign in an open southern Arizona seat.
Getting around public records law
When one Democratic state senator was arrested at the start of August, his colleagues snapped into action.
Free Enterprise Club seeks voter ID requirements for mailed ballots
The Free Enterprise Club and a group of Republican lawmakers announced their new initiative on the Senate lawn Tuesday afternoon against a backdrop of Trump supporters who shouted down reporters and yelled over state senators.
Sen. Marsh reveals cancer diagnosis, prognosis good
State Sen. Christine Marsh, D-Phoenix is fighting cancer and has a good prognosis, she said this week.
Steps to replace Navarrete begin
One of Tony Navarrete’s former seatmates is interested in filling the state Senate seat Navarrete left after he was charged with multiple sex crimes against children, and the other is considering it.
Navarrete resigns
Tony Navarrete, who represented west Phoenix in Legislative District 30, sent Senate president Karen Fann, Minority Leader Rebecca Rios and Democratic Chief of Staff Jeff Winkler a one-sentence email just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Ethics committee might investigate Navarrete
State Sen. Tony Navarrete, who has yet to resign several days after he was charged with multiple felony child sex crimes, now faces a potential Senate ethics investigation and additional allegations of sexual harassment.
Senator sics attorney general on supervisors
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is investigating whether Maricopa County broke state law by refusing to comply fully with Senate subpoenas.
Navarrete faces 50-years in prison if convicted on child sex offenses
Democratic state Sen. Tony Navarrete faces a mandatory minimum of nearly 50 years in prison if convicted on all seven child-sex crime charges he faces.
Dem Senator Navarrete arrested
A Democratic state senator was arrested Thursday evening, Phoenix police confirmed.
Crowd’s treatment of Ugenti-Rita heightens Senate discord
The unfriendly crowd Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita encountered at a Trump rally July 24 may prove problematic for her secretary of state run, but what happened after may complicate the 2022 legislative session.
