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Kory Langhofer: Litigating in a hostile new world
Kory Langhofer started Statecraft, an Arizona-based political and government law firm, in 2015. Now, after close to a decade spent litigating on behalf of high-profile national and state Republicans, Langhofer […]
A look at the past to imagine tied, flipped Legislature
It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held control of the Arizona Senate. With Republican majorities thinning in recent years, Democratic leaders are considering plans for a tied or […]
Key Senate race in Arizona could hinge on voters who back Trump and the Democratic candidate
PHOENIX (AP) — If Ruben Gallego is going to give Democrats their fourth straight U.S. Senate victory in Arizona, he’s probably going to need support from an unlikely group: Donald […]
Rank-choice-phobia has infected the AZ GOP
A legal battle is brewing around Proposition 140. Prop. 140, entitled the Make Elections Fair Arizona Act, would end partisan primaries, allowing for ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the Grand Canyon […]
Top Republicans support Fontes on nearly 100,000 questionable voters
The state’s top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000 Arizonans who haven’t provided proof of citizenship should be able to vote […]
Republican candidates for Arizona Corporation Commission
Three Republicans are running to fill the three open seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission and would establish an entirely Republican commission if they succeed.
Gov. Katie Hobbs signs near total abortion ban repeal – now what?
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation May 2 to repeal a territorial-era abortion law. But her signature does not end debate on the issue.
Personal stories, jabs at GOP disunity color passage of abortion ban repeal
Just three weeks after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold a pre-statehood law that put a near-total ban on abortion, the Senate passed a bill to repeal it on Wednesday.
Democratic lawmakers respond to ethics complaints
An attorney representing two House Democrats accused of inciting a “riot” argued in a response letter submitted Wednesday that the complaints against them are an effort from Republicans to “chill the free exchange of ideas” on the House floor and asked for the complaints to be dismissed.
Republicans file ethics complaints against 2 Democrats for outburst on the House Floor
Republicans filed ethics complaints alleging two Democrats incited a “riot” within the state House of Representatives following their attempt to introduce a repeal of the 1864 abortion ban on April 10.
House passes repeal of abortion ban
The state House voted Wednesday to repeal the 1864 law that outlaws abortions except to save the life of the mother.
Too late – abortion ban has already hurt Republicans
Few issues in American politics are as contentious as the issue of abortion. Since the Dobbs decision, many state governments have imposed various restrictions on abortion access, but none can compare to Arizona's 1864 law, part of the Howell Code. This law "bans nearly all abortions" in the state.
