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Minimum wage measure cleared for November ballot
Arizonans will get to decide in November whether to hike the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
Solar interests pour money into Corp Comm race
A flood of money from solar interests is overwhelming the spending in the race for the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Advocates of minimum wage hike raise more than $1.4 million
Proponents of hiking the state's minimum wage have already collected more than $1.4 million to put the issue on the November ballot and convince voters to support it.
Arizona Supreme Court to rule on 2 initiatives this week
The Arizona Supreme Court is expected to decide this week whether two voter initiatives make the November ballot.
Latinos: Will the ‘sleeping giant’ wake and vote in November?
It’s unclear whether Latinos will turn out to vote, but if they do, they have tremendous potential to affect the election outcome.
GOP retakes title as largest voting bloc, but Dems see hope in latest numbers
Following the release of the latest voter registration numbers, Republicans quickly bragged that they have taken back the title of largest voting bloc in the state, which they had lost to independents in 2014. But the new numbers also revealed that Democrats are registering more voters than Republicans.
Native Americans still fight for voting equality
Despite gaining the rights to citizenship and voting in 1924 from the federal government, Native Americans in some states could not vote until 1962. Those who live on reservations have consistently dealt with distances and language barriers when it comes to voting. But experts who have studied Native American voting rights said recent changes to legal requirements and provisions for voting have ex[...]
In profane rant, legislator slams voters who back opponent
Some voters who cast ballots for his opponent are “ignorant, c---sucking idiots,” according to Rep. Sonny Borrelli.
Solar group reneges on outside spending pledge for Corp Comm race
Despite an earlier promise to stay out of Arizona Corporation Commission elections, a major solar company is backing the only outside group spending on the 2016 regulators’ race.
Minimum wage hike foes want state high court to toss measure
Opponents of a voter initiative raising the state's minimum wage from $8.05 to $12 an hour by 2020 on Wednesday asked the Arizona Supreme Court to overrule a trial judge's decision that said they filed their challenge too late.
A review of key states with Voter ID laws found no voter impersonation fraud
Politicians and voting rights advocates continue to clash over whether photo ID and other voting requirements are needed to prevent voter fraud, but a News21 analysis and recent court rulings show little evidence that such fraud is widespread.
New laws leave voters to navigate maze of requirements
With the presidential election less than three months away, millions of Americans will be navigating new requirements for voting – if they can vote at all – as state leaders implement dozens of new restrictions that could make it more difficult to cast a ballot.
