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Jul 17, 2026

LUCHA trains volunteers to be poll observers amid security concerns

Arizona's voting sites will have plenty of eyes on them this election season, including poll monitors from political parties, the U.S. Department of Justice, congressional monitors and perhaps more.

Jul 16, 2026

Horne thinks better student discipline will help retain teachers

PHOENIX — The state’s top education official said this week that improving student discipline could increase teachers’ job satisfaction and make them less likely to leave the profession. Superintendent Tom […]

Jul 16, 2026

Maricopa County bans insider betting by employees

Maricopa County Board adopted a resolution prohibiting county employees from insider trading in prediction marketplaces.

Jul 16, 2026

Schweikert, Neely spend down war chests in bid to derail Biggs

PHOENIX — Two Republican gubernatorial hopefuls, trailing in the polls, are spending nearly all the money they have in hopes of clinching the nomination in the Tuesday primary. New campaign […]

Jul 15, 2026

Arizona civil rights board quietly shuttered after 61 years

Key Points: The Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board was dissolved on July 1 A bipartisan extension bill died in the Senate despite clearing the House Attorney General Kris Mayes will […]

Jul 15, 2026

Corp Comm incumbents accept ‘prohibited donations’ despite claims to the contrary

Key Points: Two incumbent Arizona Corporation Commissioners accepted 212 donations from individuals with ties to utility companies Commission Chair Nick Myers and Commissioner Kevin Thompson accepted donations from individuals registered […]

Jul 15, 2026

How to make the most of NCSL’s annual Legislative Summit

The National Conference of State Legislatures’ Annual Legislative Summit kicks off on July 27 in Chicago, marking the 51st year of the nation’s largest public policy conference. The agenda seems […]

Jul 15, 2026

Fontes declines DOJ’s election help ahead of President Trump’s elections announcement

PHOENIX — The state’s chief election official has a message for the Department of Justice: We don’t need to be reminded to follow laws that ensure only citizens cast ballots […]

Jul 14, 2026

New law provides clarity for firefighters’ health insurance

PHOENIX — Firefighters denied insurance coverage for potentially deadly illnesses because of grammatical confusion in the state’s workers’ compensation package are finding relief in a new state law. Prior to […]

Jul 11, 2026

Steve Montenegro reflects on compromises, victories and unfinished business

In his second year as Arizona’s House speaker, Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Goodyear, helped lead a bipartisan budget deal that includes President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and passed the Legislature with […]

Jul 11, 2026

‘An Arizona we can afford’: De Los Santos on freezing data center tax breaks and fighting GOP power plays

House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, D-Laveen, spent his second year as minority leader navigating a divided government at the Arizona Legislature. He helped negotiate a bipartisan budget that […]

Jul 10, 2026

Gov. Hobbs on navigating election-year politics from the Ninth Floor

Gov. Katie Hobbs is now on the other side of four legislative sessions on the Ninth Floor.  And while the final session of her first term as governor did not […]

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