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Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West
WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years. […]
Half-million mixed-status families in Arizona will face vastly different realities under Trump or Harris immigration policies
WASHINGTON – Fear for his undocumented parents haunted Mario Montoya throughout his childhood in Mesa. Sometimes it turned to outright terror, like the time his mom got into a car […]
Court dismisses legal challenge against LD15 candidate
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed a complaint alleging a Republican legislative candidate isn’t eligible for office because he hasn’t lived in Arizona uninterrupted long enough to meet state residency requirements for public office.
Court rules against banning transgender girls from girls’ sports
PHOENIX — Arizona has not shown a legitimate reason to categorically ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. In a 55-page […]
LD 9 Democrat defends Senate seat against same GOP foe
The race for the Legislative District 9 Senate seat is a rematch between former police officer Robert Scantlebury, a Republican, and incumbent Sen. Eva Burch, D-Mesa, but a GOP consultant […]
Regina Cobb: Blending all her talents in new role
Editor’s Note: The Arizona Capitol Times has reestablished its Q&A that will feature people in the world of Arizona politics and government. You’ll get their take on current and past […]
Republicans decry Green candidate held out of Senate debate
A Republican-controlled Senate panel is launching an investigation into why the Citizens Clean Elections Commission won't let the Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate participate in an upcoming televised debate.
Ballot measure targets citizen initiatives prior to election
A ballot measure crafted to allow legal challenges to the constitutionality of voter initiatives before placement on the ballot is poised to upend decades of case law if approved in […]
Green Party offers alternatives in ACC race
This story has been revised to correct a previous version that reported the two Green Party candidates were write in candidates for the general election. A pair of Green Party […]
Groups sue officials to remove illegal voters from rolls
Unhappy with the response to its queries about possible illegal voters, an Arizona group that has claimed election irregularity in the state is now suing all 15 county recorders, accusing […]
Jimmy McCain, a son of the late Arizona senator, registers as a Democrat and backs Harris
PHOENIX (AP) — Jimmy McCain, a son of former Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, said this week he has registered as a Democrat and will vote […]
LD15 GOP candidate fighting residency challenge
A Republican legislative candidate accused of not being eligible to hold public office due to state residency requirements said the complaint filed against him is “politically motivated.” Attorneys presented evidence […]
