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AI super PACs flood money into state elections
The tug-of-war over artificial intelligence regulation is drawing a flood of money to the midterm elections as super PACs on both sides of the debate seek to influence outcomes.
Judge denies Tohono O’odham request to halt border wall construction
A federal judge allowed the construction of 62 miler of new border wall to proceed along the Tohono O’odham Nation’s southern boundary with Mexico.
Judge says Fontes can’t call ESAs ‘vouchers’ on ballots
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acted illegally in using the word "vouchers'' to describe the program that gives tax dollars to parents sending their children to private and parochial schools, a judge ruled.
A tale of two candidates in LD 14: Biggs’ political name versus Walsh’s career experience
Legislative District 14 is reliably Republican, making a Democratic upset this November a long shot.
State Affairs Insider: Experts stress data center transparency
More transparency, community engagement and ratepayer protections could help allay growing concerns over data center development.
Athena Salman: Defending abortion rights after Proposition 139
Athena Salman left the Arizona Legislature in 2024 to pursue an ambitious goal: enshrining a right to abortion into the state’s Constitution.Â
As voter anxiety over AI grows, candidates stake out positions
Artificial intelligence regulation has emerged as a campaign issue in statehouse and gubernatorial races, as candidates seize on a topic increasingly viewed as a source of voter anxiety.
Hobbs makes it official: Former Mesa Mayor John Giles is her pick for lieutenant governor
Gov. Katie Hobbs ended weeks of speculation on Tuesday by confirming that she has selected former Mesa Mayor John Giles as her running mate.Â
Volatile oil prices deliver windfall to energy-producing states
Elevated oil prices are driving up tax collections in states such as Alaska, New Mexico and Texas, delivering a windfall that will help lawmakers fund state services.
Court rejects fears about 2022 voter registration law, allows it to be enforced
A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.
Lower Basin states brace for Colorado River cuts
Lawmakers and water officials in Arizona, California and Nevada pushed back against proposed reductions to withdrawal allowances from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
In GOP-controlled states, the midterms are battlegrounds for ballot initiatives
There may be no more boring and arcane argument in American politics than the debate over process. But this year’s midterm elections feature a host of initiatives seeking to tweak the obscure rules by which those measures qualify for state ballots.
