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New Faces: Anna Abeytia
With progressive Democrat Analise Ortiz moving to the Senate, Anna Abeytia will take her place in the House and will likely champion similar causes.
Lawsuit to void transportation tax vote dismissed
A nearly 40-year-old transportation sales tax will stay intact after Maricopa County Republicans voluntarily dismissed an election contest claiming the measure missed the required vote margin.
Maricopa County Republican say transportation ballot measure fell short of vote threshold to pass
Maricopa County Republicans are asking a judge to kill the county’s latest version of a long-running transportation sales tax, given a failure to reach 60% voter approval.
New Faces: Carine Werner
Werner has served on the governing board of the Scottsdale Unified School District since 2022 and will serve as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee next session.
Top Democrat officials say election denialism not over yet
The state’s chief elections officer said the protests and lawsuits that marred the 2020 and 2022 votes are a thing of the past. But two other Democratic state elected officials […]
How a steadier state party chair brought cheap postage and big dollars to 2024 candidates
Republicans long neglected a provision of campaign finance law allowing state political parties to coordinate with candidates, granting cheaper mail rates and greater, albeit indirect, corporate support for nominees. But […]
Judge signals intent to dismiss Arizona GOP voter roll lawsuit
A federal judge said Thursday he is ready to toss a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to rule that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is breaking […]
Ruben Gallego outspent Kari Lake to win Senate seat but other Arizona races proved money isn’t always enough
More than $250 million poured into Arizona’s contests for the U.S. Senate and House. After all the ads, mailers, phone calls and rallies, not a single seat flipped – proving, […]
Dem losses lead Fontes to weigh primary challenge for Hobbs in 2026
The losses Democrats suffered at the Arizona Legislature this election have at least one elected official exploring whether he’d be better at the top of the ticket in 2026 than […]
Glassman gets early start on 2026 AG race after series of unsuccessful campaigns
He’s been a Democrat and a Republican. And he’s run for U.S. Senate, corporation commission, Maricopa County assessor and attorney general. All those efforts came up short. But Phoenix attorney […]
Calm post-election period prompts reflection on public trust
An election reform group prepared to launch a litigation tracker to keep tabs on an anticipated surge in legal challenges to the 2024 election. But after the presidential election yielded […]
Kelly skeptical, Gallego mum on Trump defense pick – Fox News host Pete Hegseth – who lacks national security experience
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly was among the combat veterans and Democrats expressing deep skepticism at Donald Trump’s choice of a defense secretary with no national security experience. “Typically you expect […]
