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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.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Rep. Raquel Terán to fill the Legislative District 30 state Senate seat, a vacancy created by the resignation of Tony Navarrete in August.

The bust of longtime U.S. Sen. Carl Hayden outside the Arizona Capitol has been stolen.

Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita today tweeted a threat she received from a supporter of the Senate’s audit of the 2020 election.

Rep. Bret Roberts is resigning as of Sept. 30.

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants to nearly double her office’s funding next year because of new burdens imposed by Republican legislators.

Democratic state Sen. Kirsten Engel resigned September 8 to focus on her congressional campaign in an open southern Arizona seat.

Senate President Karen Fann regularly insists the Senate’s audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election has nothing to do with former President Trump, but recently released court-ordered records paint a different picture.

Rep. Regina Cobb is bowing out of the race for state treasurer to take a job as executive director of the Arizona Dental Association.

Former President Donald Trump may have offered to help pay for Arizona Senate election audit that supporters hope will reverse his election loss, according to newly released records.