Gregg Leslie: A lifelong fight for the First Amendment
As the executive director of Arizona State University’s First Amendment Clinic, law professor Gregg Leslie has helped journalists navigate legal battles for decades. The clinic started in 2018, but Leslie’s […]
Taylor Robson quits Arizona governor’s race
Key Points: Karrin Taylor Robson ended her campaign for the Republican nomination for governor Taylor Robson warned Republicans must avoid a “divisive primary” U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert […]
Gallego expects Dems to seek common ground on Trump immigration, deportation policies
Newly elected Sen. Ruben Gallego said Thursday said he is prepared to support the deportation of ...
Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat.
Ruben Gallego outspent Kari Lake to win Senate seat but other Arizona races proved money isn’t always enough
More than $250 million poured into Arizona’s contests for the U.S. Senate and House. After all the ads, mailers, phone calls and rallies, not a single seat flipped – proving, […]
How Maricopa County, Arizona, prepared for the Election Day spotlight
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. It’s Sunday morning before the big […]
Arizona splitting the ticket: a candidate quality issue
I don’t blame GOP leadership for not spending a dime on Lake’s campaign because it would have been a losing bet. The 2024 election proves that she didn’t learn her lesson from 2022.
Lake, Richer settle defamation suit
The agreement comes eight months after Lake conceded in legal papers she had, in fact, made false statements about the Maricopa County recorder and the way he conducted the 2022 gubernatorial race that she lost to Katie Hobbs.
Calm post-election period prompts reflection on public trust
An election reform group prepared to launch a litigation tracker to keep tabs on an anticipated surge in legal challenges to the 2024 election. But after the presidential election yielded […]
Lake loss leaves question of next steps
Kari Lake lost her second statewide election in two consecutive election cycles, following a Senate race call for Congressman Ruben Gallego Monday night, leaving the question of how, or if, she will make another run for public office.
Lake likely to lose as vote counts nears end
There is no way for Kari Lake to become the state's next senator.
Arizona Supreme Court blocks Kari Lake’s final appeal to overturn 2022 governor’s race
Kari Lake is not going to be the governor of Arizona – at least not unless she runs again in 2026 and wins. Without comment the Arizona Supreme Court on […]
















