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Lawsuit filed over alleged libel, slander in LD23 race
A Republican House candidate in Legislative District 23 is suing the incumbent he defeated and a local party official for slander and libel on the campaign trail. Joseph Chaplik, who...
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Candidates spread conspiracy theory in bid to be elected
Republican Senate candidates who won uncontested primaries have expressed varying levels of support for a unfounded and wide-ranging conspiracy theory which holds that Donald Trump is fighting an elite cabal...
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Barto declares victory
Hope dims for 3 losing incumbents as vote results trickle in
Ugenti-Rita defends seat against spectrum of detractors
Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, shares a laugh at the Arizona Technology Innovation Summit at The Duce on March 20, 2019. Detractors of the 10-year incumbent include...
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Fate of most 2020 bills met at Legislature’s deadline
Silent death has come for about two-thirds of the 1,707 bills and resolutions introduced this year in the Legislature. A February 21 deadline for bills to be heard in their chambers...
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Tough opioids bill draws skepticism from lawmakers
(Stock/Karen Foley Photography) Legislation to require mandatory 5-year prison terms for anyone who sells even the slightest amount of opioids appears dead, at least in...
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GOP lawmakers have ‘both barrels’ aimed at Tucson over sanctuary measure
Arizona lawmaker sorry for comments about minorities, guns
Arizona state Rep. Jay Lawrence is apologizing for saying that black and Hispanic communities “are better armed than the police officers who are supposed to be controlling them” and that...
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Museum drops lawmaker from exhibit over comments on communities of color
Time for change in vacation rental law, Ducey says
Acknowledging it hasn’t quite worked as promoted, Gov. Doug Ducey wants to take a new look at legislation he signed three years ago that pretty much stripped cities of their...
