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guilty plea, elections, Maricopa County, Iowa, Arizona
Apr 14, 2023

Iowa man pleads guilty in Arizona election threats case

An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening two Arizona officials in messages that mentioned discredited allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.

Lake, governor, campaign, election, Sinema, Senate
Mar 23, 2023

Court gives Lake last chance to prove election compromised

In an order late Wednesday, the justices tossed out virtually all the claims by the failed Republican candidate that there was misconduct in how the election was conducted, but Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said Lake should have had a chance to argue to the trial court that Maricopa County used improper procedures to verify the signatures on early ballots.

Cochise County, election, recorder, judge
Feb 8, 2023

How an Arizona official is making Cochise County a “laboratory” for election skepticism

David Stevens had never supervised a ballot count. He didn’t know how he would count nearly 50,000 ballots by hand, who would help, or where he would find enough space to do it. But that didn’t dissuade him.

Hamadeh, Barr, Mayes, election, election contest, voters, ballots, tabulation, Maricopa County, Mohave County
Dec 14, 2022

Attorney for Mayes says Hamadeh’s claims based on ‘speculation’

A bid by Abe Hamadeh to have a judge declare him the next attorney general is "based on little more than speculation and conjecture,'' an attorney for his Democratic opponent, Kris Mayes, is saying.

healthcare, inflation, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, health insurance, enrollment period, Biden, Trump
Sep 30, 2022

Auditor General’s Office: AHCCCS not adequately investigating potential fraud or abuse

Arizona's healthcare program for low-income residents is not doing a good job of investigating potential incidents of fraud or abuse committed by providers or patients, the state Auditor General's Office has concluded.

Audrey Ruiz, right, speaks with protestors at the Children Belong on Playgrounds, Not Cages rally on June 19, 2018, at the state Capitol. (Photo courtesy of NextGen Arizona), border, Ducey, Abbott, migrants, cages, border, DeSantis
Sep 23, 2022

Investigate Ducey for sending refugees to D.C.

Gov. Doug Ducey said he has spent millions of dollars on sending migrants to Washington, D.C., in recent months, with millions more dollars earmarked for it next fiscal year. While we do not know what taxpayer monies were used, we do know that the money would be far better used for humanitarian purposes.  

prison, Phoenix Police Department, sentencing, Covid, Paycheck Protection Program, fraud, probation
Sep 21, 2022

Ex-Phoenix police officer gets prison term in $1M fraud case

A former Phoenix police officer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution in a fraud case.

Jul 21, 2022

Election reform flopped in 2022, likely to return   

Republican lawmakers fell short in their efforts to revamp election laws this session but could have a much better chance of success in 2023.  

Feb 15, 2022

GOP-led Arizona Senate panel votes to hand-count all ballots

Republican state senators on Monday advanced legislation that would require every ballot cast in Arizona’s elections to be counted by hand, with GOP proponents who embraced former President Donald Trump’s... […]

Feb 8, 2022

Rep. Finchem launches bid to reclaim 2020 electors

One of the Legislature’s most vocal advocates of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election has introduced a resolution that seeks to do just that.  Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro... […]

Jan 28, 2022

Election Intersection: Slim majorities make every vote vital for election-related bills

House and Senate committees have already started to advance, on party-line votes, bills to make big changes to how Arizonans vote.

Jan 25, 2022

Cyber Ninjas records in local data center may expire at month’s end

During a Maricopa County Superior Court hearing Tuesday, Senate attorney Kory Langhofer told Judge Michael Kemp a Phoenix-area data center likely holds court-ordered information on the Cyber Ninjas audit.

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