Judges set hearings for many election contests
Judges across the state set hearings for election contests as the challenges fly under the 10-day deadline to be heard in court.
Groups push statewide groundwater protection plan
An environmental lobbyist is crafting a sweeping groundwater protection bill that he hopes will pass in the next legislative session, but past attempts have failed.
Lawsuit Ward, GOP file claims mail-in, early voting violates Constitution
A lawsuit seeking to strike down mail-in voting had its day in the Court of Appeals today. The suit, filed by the Arizona Republican Party and party chair Kelli Ward against the Secretary of State, county recorders and the state, alleges the decades-old, mail-in early voting system violates the Arizona Constitution as it does not fulfill the provision that “secrecy in voting shall be preserved.[...]
2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now
A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month's election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the contest for governor.
Final vote tally shows Mayes wins as attorney general, race heading for recount
Democrat Kris Mayes is expected to be the next attorney general of Arizona. That’s according to the final tally of all votes showing that Mayes, a former Republican member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, outpolled GOP foe Abe Hamadeh by 510 votes out of more than 2.5 million ballots for that race.
Body of Golden Valley man recovered from Mohave County floodwater
The body of a man has been recovered from a pickup truck that overturned in floodwaters in a Mohave County wash, authorities said Tuesday.
Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules
Arizona is about to become the first state in the nation to eliminate the ability of attorneys to strike prospective jurors based on what may only be hunches, a practice that often ends up culling minorities.
Lawmaker to push bill banning sale of Colorado River rights
As far as Rep. Regina Cobb, R-Kingman, is concerned, she has just begun to fight. Cobb remains steadfast against a deal that allows a farm along the Colorado River to sell millions of gallons of water to the city of Queen Creek.
Brnovich asks U.S. Supreme Court to overrule AZ justices in murder case
Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that prosecutors are entitled to multiple attempts to convict someone of first-degree murder even after a jury effectively has found the charge has no legal merit.
Supreme Court to decide double jeopardy claim in murder case
The state, and attorneys for a convicted murderer, will argue before the Arizona Supreme Court whether his conviction of first-degree murder on a retrial violates the Double Jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Glassman concedes, Hobbs still leads
Republican Justin Olson will be taking the second open spot on the Arizona Corporation Commission, and Democrat Katie Hobbs is making headway in her bid to be the next secretary of state.
The time to secure Arizona’s water future is now
Arizona has a long history of arriving at such solutions with future generations in mind. We have a rich, legacy of coming together where our water resources are concerned. Arizonans expect us to follow in this tradition -- and they expect us to act now.