Negative ads in political campaigns effective despite virtue signaling
Robert Grossfeld does a nice job of virtue signaling in his opinion piece on campaign ads. I am sure the political consulting class all had a good laugh and went right on creating the next piece of disinformation or propaganda for their clients, which they should.
Gress wants to expand tax credits to cover time woman is pregnant
Matt Gress, a first-term Republican representative from Phoenix, wants to expand state law providing for a tax credit for children to also include the number of months a woman was pregnant.
Senate panel moves to block private funds for elections
Raising the specter of Mark Zuckerberg influencing who holds office in Arizona, Republican lawmakers moved Monday to block counties from taking money from any private source to help run future elections.
State Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to void election
The state's high court late Tuesday threw out a bid by the head of the state Republican Party to void the results of the presidential race.
Judge skeptical law racially discriminates against Native American voters
The fate of a voting rights lawsuit could depend on whether a federal judge believes current practices discriminate against Native Americans or just people who live in rural areas. Bret... […]
9th Circuit upholds murder convictions linked to slain Border Patrol agent
A federal appeals court has rejected claims by two men that they were illegally extradited from Mexico to Arizona where they were convicted in connection with the 2010 murder of a Border Patrol agent.
AG to challenge court’s order to release man convicted in child slaying
A federal appeals court has ordered the state to release a man convicted of the 1994 death of a 4-year-old in Tucson.
Court, state work on new legal protections related to facial recognition
A new federal court ruling coupled with a provision in the state constitution could give Arizonans new legal protections against the use of software by private firms that captures and stores facial images.
Shawnna Bolick: A 2008 political awakening
Rep. Shawnna Bolick could have been a journalist. Or a lawyer. Or a doctor. Instead, she chose to pursue a career in politics, but she’s not the only one in her family in Arizona government.
Court: ‘Ballot harvesting’ ban not 1st Amendment violation
A federal appeals court has rebuffed yet another attempt to void the state's 2016 ban on so called "ballot harvesting.''
John Phelps: Politically independent former Army lawyer
John Phelps is retiring. Again.
9th Circuit upholds ‘ballot harvesting’ ban
Calling the lack of evidence of fraud irrelevant, a divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Arizona's ban on "ballot harvesting.''