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Aug 7, 2024

Court allows legislative ballot referral on tipped workers to go to vote

A judge has rejected a bid to block a public vote on a plan by restaurants to pay their tipped workers even less than they do now.

Aug 7, 2024

Trump-aligned group sues Richer over voter roll

A group with links to Republican interests has filed what is likely to be the first of a series of lawsuits against county officials over what it claims is the failure to check for and purge voter rolls of those who are not citizens.

Aug 7, 2024

State argues case against so-called fake electors not political

Attorney General Kris Mayes says that her staffers asked the state grand jury not to indict Donald Trump as part of the fake elector scheme.

Aug 7, 2024

Parts of state’s voter procedures illegal, judge rules

The Elections Procedures Manual treaded on free speech when prohibiting behavior in and around voting locations, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Monday. 

Aug 6, 2024

Justice with pro-life stance refuses to disqualify himself in abortion case

Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said Tuesday he won't step away from hearing an upcoming case involving a measure about abortion on the Arizona ballot.

Aug 6, 2024

Hobbs ‘thrilled’ Walz picked as Harris running mate

Gov. Katie Hobbs pronounced herself "absolutely thrilled'' Tuesday that Kamala Harris had chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate over Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.

Aug 6, 2024

CD3 race heading to recount

Only 42 votes now separate former Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari and former minority leader and Arizona Democratic Party chair Raquel Terán in the race for an essentially assured congressional seat in Democrat-leaning district 3. 

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Aug 6, 2024

Judge rejects pro-life challenge to ballot measure

Arizonans are entitled to vote in November whether they want a right to abortion put into the state constitution, a judge concluded late Monday.

Aug 5, 2024

Court rules ballot measure on regulating judges legal

A Yavapai County judge ruled Friday the Judicial Accountability Act, a legislative referral minimizing judicial retention elections and incorporating legislative oversight into the Commission on Judicial Performance Review, does not violate the state constitution’s separate amendment rule, nor bear a misleading title. 

Aug 5, 2024

Alleged fake elector agrees to be state witness

A former attorney for the Trump 2020 campaign has agreed to cooperate in prosecuting alleged fake electors and their allies in Arizona in exchange for having conspiracy and eight other felony charges dropped against her.

Aug 2, 2024

Territorial abortion ban likely dead

The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay enforcement of its decision upholding the 1864 abortion ban until Sept. 23, virtually guaranteeing its ruling will never take effect in the state.

Aug 2, 2024

Bolick recuses himself from abortion ballot measure decision

Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has taken himself off the case of whether the Legislative Council -- a panel that includes his wife, Shawnna -- acted improperly in using the words "unborn human being'' in a description of an abortion ballot measure.

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