The head of the Senate Government Committee said Monday she is ordering Maricopa County officials to show up next week to explain why they aren't providing documents demanded by Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

Attorney General Mark Brnovich won't be pursuing an investigation into the complaints aired at an ad-hoc forum of Republican lawmakers earlier this week.

The Attorney General's Office is sending a warning letter to a firm in the state of Washington that is offering to provide what amounts, at least for the moment, to illegal "ballot harvesting'' in Arizona.

When Arizonans make their way to the polls Nov. 6, a small army of volunteers will meet them there, hoping to prevent the illicit manipulation of the election.

The group’s leaders don’t want to disclose the details of their plan and elections officials have expressed mixed feelings about their tactics. Nonetheless, Verify the Vote AZ is training its volunteers in locations throughout the state and promises to make an impact on Election Day.

Three years into the Great Recession, those running to become mayor of the nation’s sixth-largest city are talking about jobs.