Kari Lake still deciding whether to debate
Democrat Ruben Gallego is all in on holding a Clean Elections debate with his challenger in the race for an open U.S. Senate seat. Republican Kari Lake, maybe not so much.
Tight races could leave Senate equally divided
With Democrats aiming to flip the Legislature and Republicans defending their slim majority, consultants said the Senate could see an equally split chamber for the first time since 2000.
Gallego continues to far outraise, outspend Lake for Senate
Gallego, currently a member of Congress, continues to keep a hearty lead, raising more in the last quarter than Lake has raised cumulatively over the entire election cycle.
Lake, Gallego race could buck nearly 40-year trend
Presidential wins have increasingly wrung Senate victories for the prevailing political party, but a pollster and consultants predicted the 2024 election could buck the decades-long trend given recent polling
Likely Lake entry into Arizona Senate race sets up ‘Super Bowl’ of elections
Kari Lake’s expected entrance today into the already-crowded field seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., sets the stage for what one analyst said has the potential to be “the greatest race in United States Senate history.”
Arizonans can expect huge increase in campaign ads ahead of 2024 election
Arizonans should brace themselves to be inundated with campaign advertising between now and the November 2024 election.
Hobbs signs legislation to let voters decide whether to extend transportation tax
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Tuesday to allow Maricopa County voters to decide on extending a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects, setting the stage for the fight to come at the ballot box.
Hobbs gets mixed results with latest apology
Hoping to undo damage to her gubernatorial bid, Democrat Katie Hobbs has issued a new apology to the staffer she fired in 2015 while she was minority leader in the state Senate.
Poll results suggest Covid herd immunity a long shot
A new statewide poll suggests there may be little, if anything that Gov. Doug Ducey and his new $400-an-hour health adviser can do to convince many more Arizonans to get vaccinated against Covid than already have made that decision.
Republican’s canvass flawed, experts say
A months-long “independent” canvassing effort in Maricopa County culminated in an 11-page report that made big claims about “ghost” voters and lost votes.
Choice of getting Covid shots related to politics
Nearly a month after vaccines have become available here a quarter of Arizonans remain unwilling to get inoculated against Covid.
Republicans hope to change the tide in LD 4
Gerae Peten is used to working with her back to the wall. It’s a mindset she shares with many of her Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature. Years of subordination […]