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Judge will rule Friday morning on whether to restore rejected CD5 ballots
Just hours before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certifies the results of the primary election, including Andy Biggs’ razor-thin, nine-vote win in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, a judge will rule on whether to add a few dozen more votes to the mix.
Despite Florida group’s complaints, no evidence that Arizona schools teach Islam
A Florida evangelical non-profit group enlisted hundreds of Arizonans to write Gov. Doug Ducey and demand an end to Arizona public schools teaching of Islam, even though there is no evidence of it.
Charter school accused of using state money to teach religious doctrine
A national organization filed suit Wednesday against an Arizona charter school with ties to a member of the state Board of Education, accusing it of using state funds to illegally teach religious doctrine.
Jones will make case in court for rejected CD5 ballots
Christine Jones is arguing that about 300 voters in Arizona's 5th Congressional District should have an opportunity to rehabilitate their rejected ballots in the wake of her nine-vote loss to Andy Biggs in the Republican primary.
Douglas uses public employee, state email system to endorse Trump
State schools chief Diane Douglas used a public employee and the state email system to announce her endorsement Friday of Donald Trump.
Democrats optimistic about chance for gains in state Senate
LD18 is one of four races to watch that could shake up the balance of power in the Senate, along with LD8, where Democrats are fighting to keep one of their own in office, as well as LD6 and LD28, where they’re hoping for an upset in traditionally Republican districts.
With primary over, McCain starts distancing self from Trump
After months of tepid support for the Republican presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain quickly began distancing himself from Donald Trump once his GOP primary challenge was out of the way.
The main event: Kirkpatrick, McCain turn to general election
With the a Republican primary that rarely seemed more than perfunctory now over, Ann Kirkpatrick and John McCain can fully shift their attention to perhaps the most anticipated race in Arizona’s 2016 election.
People have right to defend themselves even if it kills them, high court rules
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people convicted of murder have the right to represent themselves in the part of the trial where a jury is deciding whether they live or die.
The rundown: Here’s who won and lost the primary races
Challengers dealt incumbents a few major upsets in Tuesday’s primary, and one of those could be the Democrats’ path to a 15-15 tie in the Arizona Senate.
Schmuck uses Army Reserve accusations to defeat incumbent Dial in LD18
Republican Frank Schmuck upset incumbent Sen. Jeff Dial in the Legislative District 18 Senate primary, capitalizing on a campaign mounted almost exclusively on Dial’s questionable status as an Army veteran.
McCain crushes Ward in primary, will face Kirkpatrick in general election
Kelli Ward’s longshot Republican primary challenge against John McCain ended with a whimper as the senior senator trounced her in his quest for a sixth term.
