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Pima County

Oct 10, 2024

Parties target pair of swing districts in bid to flip legislature

In two swing districts of the state with bipartisan representation, Republicans and Democrats are seeking legislative majorities by completely flipping districts they have voter advantage in. Republicans are heavily focusing […]

Jul 18, 2024

Pima County sample ballot error weakens voter confidence

Pima County’s distribution of 135,541 sample ballots with an incorrect Election Day date could undermine voter confidence in elections, election law lawyers said. 

Apr 22, 2024

Federal funds go toward helping asylum seekers in Pima County

Pima County has been awarded $21.8 million to continue efforts with temporary shelters for asylum seekers.  

job growth, Arizona
Nov 9, 2023

State expected to add jobs over next decade at almost five times rate of rest of country

Arizona is expected to add jobs over the next decade at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the nation -- much of that to help care for the state's growing population of seniors.

lawn mowers, pollution, Arizona
Nov 1, 2023

That green lawn may not be so green: Gas-powered mowers are heavy polluters

Gas-powered lawn equipment in Arizona emitted 445,908 tons of carbon dioxide in 2020, the polluting equivalent of putting 98,162 cars on the road, a new report says.

Lake, Finchem, sanctions, attorney
Oct 16, 2023

Court panel rejects Lake and Finchem’s bid to block use of ballot tabulation, electronic voting machines

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously struck down former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and former Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem’s bid to block the use of ballot tabulation machines and electronic voting machines in elections today.  

Oct 16, 2023

County supervisors criticize Kerr, Arizona Farm Bureau head for abandoning talks on water problems

Supervisors from several Arizona counties are criticizing a state senator and the head of the Arizona Farm Bureau for walking away from talks about how to deal with water quantity problems in rural areas.

elections, We the People Arizona Alliance, ballots, voters, Maricopa County, judge
Oct 13, 2023

Green Party pushes drive to get on 2024 ballot 

The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections. 

Sep 13, 2023

Sovereign citizens’ filings flood Pima County, parallel national resurgence of controversial movement

By filing specially formatted paperwork, sovereigns believe they can remove themselves from the system, and they’re increasingly choosing to start the process in Pima County.  

Finchem, Lake, Senate, House, Secretary of State, 2024 primary
Sep 12, 2023

Lake and Finchem want panel to reconsider dismissal of lawsuit

Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem want a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reconsider the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to ban electronic voting systems.  

Aug 14, 2023

Heat death count inconsistency complicates safety efforts as Earth warms

Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don't really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world. 

Hamadeh, Mayes, election contest, Mohave County
Aug 4, 2023

Hamadeh asks court to order new trial in his bid to overturn AG race

Claiming legal errors and improper government interference, Abe Hamadeh is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to order that he be given a new trial in his bid to overturn the race for attorney general.

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