Draft Ninja report: Biden still wins
Arizonans will learn Friday whether a firm hired by the Senate will confirm or dispute official results which showed that Joe Biden outpolled Donald Trump in Maricopa County in 2020 by enough of a margin to win the state's 11 electoral votes.
Ninja report likely to spur election legislation
As the first reports of the Arizona Senate’s review of 2020 general election results in Maricopa County are released, progressive voting rights groups worry about how the findings will be used as the basis for legislation next session.
Judge weighs legality of new abortion law
The question of whether Arizona gets to enforce a new restriction on the right to abortion could turn on whether a federal judge considers it a ban or a restriction.
Poll results suggest Covid herd immunity a long shot
A new statewide poll suggests there may be little, if anything that Gov. Doug Ducey and his new $400-an-hour health adviser can do to convince many more Arizonans to get vaccinated against Covid than already have made that decision.
Senate, Maricopa County reach deal on audit dispute
Maricopa County will avoid losing nearly $700 million in state-shared revenue and the Arizona Senate will be able to pose the questions it has about previously withheld materials that it subpoenaed for its review of the 2020 election results in the county.
‘General nastiness’ takes hold at Capitol
Even though threats of harm, inflammatory messages and acts of intimidation can be part of heated public policy debates, colleagues of Michelle Ugenti-Rita on both sides of the aisle agree that the atmosphere today is more toxic than it used to be.
Audit report expected release now Sept. 24
Records from Cyber Ninjas and its subcontractors will be made public, but attorneys in the two public records lawsuits are still sparring over the timeline and what can legally be withheld.
Horse med not OK as Covid vaccine
Arizonans are poisoning themselves with medication meant for horses and cattle in their belief it will prevent or fight Covid.
Ninja records public, Supreme Court decides
The Arizona Senate has no legal excuse to refuse to publicly produce the records of the firm it hired to audit the 2020 election returns.
Brnovich sues to end federal vax mandate
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is filing suit in a bid to block the Biden administration from imposing a vaccine mandate on workers.
Attorneys argue over mask mandate bans in court
The attorney for a coalition of educators, school board members, child welfare advocates and others warned a judge Monday that children could die if she does not void a legislative ban on schools requiring students to be masked.