Biden to visit Arizona computer chip site, highlight jobs
President Joe Biden today plans to visit the building site for a new computer chip plant in north Phoenix, using it as a chance to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majority.
Ducey: no special session to address education unless lawmakers tackle other issues
Lame duck Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he won't call a special legislative session to deal with problems with school funding before his term ends this month until he gets a promise that lawmakers will deal with some issues on his own agenda.
Ducey wants major change in state election law
Gov. Doug Ducey wants a big change in state election law that he said should lead to people knowing the outcome of all contested races that night, or soon after.
Hobbs certifies election, setting stage for lawsuits
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs certified last month’s general election on Monday, marking the official conclusion of the election and effectively opening a new phase in which lawsuits are expected to challenge the outcomes of several races.
Ducey mum as lawmakers call for special session on AEL
A Republican lawmaker says she has the votes to override a spending cap that could trim public-school budgets by $1.4 billion in coming months, but Gov. Doug Ducey’s office won’t say if he’ll call a special legislative session to address the issue.
Maricopa County supervisors certify election results, receive threats, criticism
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to certify the 2022 election after two hours of public comment and extensive presentations from election officials.
Environmental group wants to join legal battle to force Ducey to remove containers
A national environmental group wants to join the legal battle to force Gov. Doug Ducey to take his shipping containers off the international border.
Hobbs names transition team leaders, outlines Day 1 plans
Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs announced on Thursday that the top executive of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a former Janet Napolitano aide will lead her transition team.
Lake teases legal action, promotes election complaints
After days of near silence following her loss in the governor’s race, Republican candidate Kari Lake said on Thursday that she is “still in this fight.”
Tent complex closing as influx of people bused from Arizona, other border states slows
New York City is closing a tent complex for migrants that it had just opened three weeks ago as the influx of people being bused from Arizona and other southern border states has slowed, officials said Thursday.
Ciscomani takes narrow lead over Engel in CD6
Democrat Kirsten Engel is taking a huge lead over Republican Juan Ciscomani in highly competitive Congressional District 6.
Hobbs clings to razor-thin lead over Lake as vote counting continues Wednesday
With 1.8 million ballots counted by mid-morning on Wednesday, less than 12,000 votes separated Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs and Republican nominee Kari Lake. Hobbs clung to a narrow lead that shrank considerably overnight. By 10:30 a.m., Hobbs had received 50.3% of the vote to Lake’s 49.7%.