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Sep 30, 2024

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 […]

Ranked choice
Sep 20, 2024

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
Sep 18, 2024

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 […]

Jul 26, 2024

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.

May 3, 2024

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.

May 2, 2024

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.

May 2, 2024

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.

Apr 27, 2024

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 Speaker Pro-tem Travis Grantham warns Democrats after votes on various motions to repeal the 1864 abortion law that "we will remember this'' when they attempt to get approval of any future measure that does not have the backing of all Republicans. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Apr 24, 2024

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.

Apr 19, 2024

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. 

Apr 16, 2024

House Republicans accidentally distribute preliminary plans on abortion ban

A House GOP presentation accidentally sent to all House members Monday morning outlines a potential strategy of Republicans considering abortion ballot measures to conflict with the initiative being pushed by abortion access activists. 

Apr 7, 2024

Budget negotiations heat up as Legislature slows down

Three months into the Arizona Legislature's annual session, lawmakers are ready to take some time off and go to a work schedule many would love to have -- just one day a week.

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