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2 Cochise County officials arraigned in election certification case
Two Cochise County supervisors pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county's 2022 midterm election results.
Richer’s defamation suit against Lake heading to trial
A defamation suit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer against one-time gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake lives after a superior court judge found Lake’s statements could not be deemed “rhetorical hyperbole.”
Salman announces resignation from state House
A Democratic state representative is resigning Dec. 31 to join a political action committee seeking to establish access to abortion as a constitutional right in Arizona.
Petersen sues Hobbs over pulling nominees
Senate President Warren Petersen is suing Gov. Katie Hobbs of what he says is her end-run around state laws giving the Senate the power to confirm or reject her picks to head state agencies.
Sun denies, deflects, diminishes allegations in ethics hearing
Rep. Leezah Sun, D-Phoenix, begged for mercy at a House Ethics Committee hearing Tuesday where the first-term Democrat characterized complaints against her as hearsay and said her behavior was no different from any sort of conversation with a “certain level of disagreement.”
Illegal crossings surge as feds weigh major asylum limits
The huge spike in migrants and resulting chaos at various border locations have increased frustration with the Biden administration's immigration policies and put pressure on Congress to reach a deal on asylum.
GOP lawmakers want more oversight of child safety agency
A veteran state lawmaker says he wants more oversight of the Department of Child Safety, saying the agency is taking far too many children from their homes and then losing track of some of them.
Kolodin files Bar complaint against Cochise County attorney
An attorney involved in the legal dispute over whether Cochise County could do a full hand count of ballots now is seeking to have the State Bar of Arizona sanction the county attorney who had told the supervisors the move would be illegal.
Complaint contends judges in election cases have conflict of interest
A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.
Hobbs order National Guard to deploy near border
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday ordered National Guard soldiers to be placed near - but not on - the border, less than a month after Major Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, who heads the Guard, told lawmakers the ones who had previously been there weren't needed.
Kolodin agrees to Bar discipline in connection with election challenges
A state legislator who is a lawyer has been placed on probation for 18 months for his role in three lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election and in filing suit against a Democratic state lawmaker for urging the FBI to investigate the activities of Republican lawmakers in and around the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
State agency spends millions marketing vouchers
The Arizona Department of Education is on track to spend about $2.5 million on advertising for the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, or school vouchers, through the end of the year.
