Politics, election denial encroaching on judiciary
Judges in Maricopa and Pima counties don’t want to run retention campaigns. But as political polarization and election denial draw closer to the judiciary, they may have to.
After botching election results, Arizona county wants to try hand-counting ballots
After human error in Pinal County’s midterm election caused officials to initially fail to count hundreds of ballots, the county’s supervisors now want to try counting ballots by hand.
Attorney asks judge not to find him financially liable for sanctions tied to Lake and Finchem’s lawsuit
Nationally known constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with a federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday not to find him financially liable for sanctions levied against lawyers who filed what the judge ruled was a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of two failed Republican candidates.
Lake’s attorneys argue more than 270k signatures county verified in less than three seconds
A judge heard closing arguments from counsel for failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, as well as Maricopa County, the Secretary of State and the governor on the signature verification count remanded by the Arizona Supreme Court.
Arizona Coyotes’ bid for new arena appears to be rejected by voters
The Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be dead.
Groups pushing local groundwater bill
Advocacy groups are making efforts to revive rural groundwater legislation that’s languished in the Legislature this session – the same fate it has suffered for several years running.
Committee falls short of required signatures to prompt election to oust Cochise County supervisor
The Committee to Recall Tom Crosby announced last night, “with disappointment,” that it failed to collect enough signatures by deadline to trigger an election to oust the controversial Cochise County supervisor.
Newly hired Cochise County elections director draws criticism for social media posts
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors’ vote to hire Bob Bartelsmeyer, former La Paz County elections director, to take over the election operations, drew criticism as some cited his social media posts dabbling in election denial sentiments.
Montenegro files complaint over Tempe’s special election for Arizona Coyotes arena
A Republican legislator is asking the attorney general’s office to investigate the city of Tempe’s upcoming special election where voters will decide if they want to fund a $2.1 billion hockey arena and entertainment district.
Voters agree sustainability is key to our future
As we celebrate Earth Month, Arizona enjoys — despite an era of perceived partisan division across the country — remarkable consensus about the need to prioritize the environment and create a sustainable future.
Taskforce makes recommendations on changes to evaluation process for judges
The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections.
Judge allowing Hamadeh to argue for new trial in fight for AG spot
Abe Hamadeh is going to get a chance to argue that he's entitled to a new trial in his bid to overturn the results of the election for attorney general.


















