After repeated calls to remove the confederate monument at Wesley Bolin Plaza (near the Arizona Capitol) have fallen short, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has a new plan -- relocate it to the Capitol Museum.
Read More »Hobbs pushes for relocation of confederate monument
Court stops County Recorder from sending ballots to all voters for Tuesday election
A Superior Court judge has stopped Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from sending ballots to all voters who aren’t on the early voters list for Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Election.
Read More »State claims Election Day deadline not illegal
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is asking a federal judge to declare there's nothing unconstitutional about requiring people to get their early ballots to county offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Read More »Panel OKs bill to require warning about Voter Protection Act 
As advocacy groups gather signatures for far-reaching ballot initiatives on everything from criminal justice to marijuana legalization to voting rights, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 23 endorsed a bill that opponents warned could confuse voters instead of informing them.
Read More »In Their Words: Jane Dee Hull 
For almost 25 years Jane Dee Hull was in the thick of Arizona politics, governing and legislating, and yet she said she’s most proud of being proud of “very little” in her career, which speaks to her political philosophy.
Read More »Judge lets Arizona law on initiative petitions to stand
A federal judge on Monday refused to strike down an Arizona law that allows a judge to invalidate otherwise legitimate and qualified signatures on an initiative petition.
Read More »Proposed law takes away elections manual changes from SOS
A veteran state lawmaker is seeking to trim the wings of the secretary of state, at least when it comes to enacting procedures for conducting elections.
Read More »Committee chairs seek balance between gatekeeper and ‘God’
The first major hurdle every piece of legislation faces in the House or Senate is a committee leader with the ability to unilaterally kill bills, and some chairs are more willing to do it than others.
Read More »The Breakdown: #48
Arizona is on its way to joining 47 other states that have banned texting while driving.
Read More »Cambodia to Arizona: Bo Dul’s extraordinary journey to democracy
Sambo “Bo” Dul wasn’t born in a democracy.
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