Legal challenges to elections switched in 2024 from results to administration
A long year of election litigation challenged all but the results, standing in stark contrast to 2022 and illustrating a shift toward tooling with election administration as opposed to lawsuits brought in individual races.
Ethics complaints, resignations add to a contentious legislative session in 2024
A slate of ethics investigations and resignations of Arizona lawmakers surfaced during the 2024 legislative session.
Senate bill would allow residents to sue governments that electioneer
SB1036 seeks to expand existing laws that make it illegal for cities to use taxpayer dollars to convince voters to cast their ballots a certain way.
Departing lawmakers offer advice to newcomers
Some soon-to-be former lawmakers recently offered advice to the incoming legislators on a number of topics ranging from working across the aisle to pass a bill to the challenges of working in committees.
Arizona politics 2024: Divided government brings more legislative scrutiny of state agencies, their directors
For the second year in a row, Republicans flexed all of their legislative muscles to thwart Gov. Katie Hobbs’ agenda by continuing the fight against her director nominees and grilling state agencies during sunset reviews.
Legislature 2024: Republicans end year with expanded majority in both legislative chambers
For the first time since 2020, one party in the Arizona legislature has expanded its stronghold.
A look back at 2024: Even with passage of Prop. 139 in 2024, more legal battles are expected
Arizona’s abortion law ricocheted between the Legislature, judiciary and voters in 2024, transforming from a 15-week limit, to a near-total ban and to a right enshrined in the state Constitution.
Mayes had detailed report from private group on how to prosecute ‘fake electors’
An organization that bills itself as nonpartisan but has worked on Democratic issues prepared a 47-page report for Attorney General Kris Mayes on how to prosecute the "fake electors'' ahead of the indictments her office obtained against them.
Trump draws fire for endorsing Karrin Taylor Robson for governor
Donald Trump's endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson to be the next governor of Arizona has riled the more conservative elements of the state Republican Party.
Redistricting expert projects Arizona to gain seat in Congress
the state will be even more of an electoral vote prize to whoever can win in the 2032 presidential race.
Peggy Judd: Just here to do her job
As she reflects now on her career, Judd said she never wanted to be political, she just wanted to do her job.