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Jul 14, 2023, 12:12AM MST

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Matters of State Strategies While Arizona has an impressive public relations corps, few can boast the same success record as Matter of State Strategies. Matters of State Strategies advises political campaigns, government agencies, committees, and nonprofits. Their award-winning team uses proven best practices to organize, communic[...]

legislature Jul 5, 2023, 6:00PM MST

Cano resigns for graduate school at Harvard, creating fifth legislative vacancy this session

The former state House minority leader has officially resigned, creating the fifth legislative vacancy this session. Rep. Andrés Cano, D-Tucson, sent his resignation letter Tuesday to state officials including Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Speaker of the House Ben Toma, R-Peoria. The resignation was ex[...]

Cano, resignation, House, legislative vacancy
Governor's Office Jun 16, 2023, 4:40PM MST

Hobbs puts veto stamp to work again – 119 measures rejected

Arizona counties won't get state approval to start counting ballots by hand. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a proposal by Rep. Gail Griffin to allow whatever official who is in charge of elections to do a hand count rather than use automatic tabulating equipment. The governor said that was unacceptable. "Hand-counting ballot[...]

Jun 7, 2023, 12:44PM MST

Fontes asks judge to toss Dems' bid to try to keep potential competitors off ballot

The state's top election official is asking a judge to toss a bid by his own political party to keep potential competitors off the 2024 ballot. In new legal filings, the attorney for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said there is no legal basis for the Arizona Democratic Party to challenge his decision that the No Labels Party mee[...]

Governor's Office May 31, 2023, 5:13PM MST

Consultant and former lawmaker Chad Campbell tapped as new chief of staff

Consultant and former Democratic lawmaker Chad Campbell will be Gov. Katie Hobbs' new chief of staff, the governor announced this morning. Hobbs and Campbell are longtime fixtures in the Arizona Democratic establishment – the pair served in the Arizona Legislature together, including a stint as seatmates. “Chad’s extensiv[...]

Campbell, new hire, Hobbs
legislature May 24, 2023, 4:52PM MST

Hobbs vetoes mainly partisan bills, draws ire for nixing elections legislation 

So far this session Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed 92 bills, 22 of which had the support of at least one legislative Democrat, leading to criticism from Republicans about her treatment of bipartisan bills.  Hobbs vetoed a handful of bills on Monday, including House Bill 2560, which brought outrage from one of the co-sponsors, Sen. K[...]

Hobbs, vetoes, porn, classrooms, Hoffman, Horne, veto
legislature May 22, 2023, 3:48PM MST

Toothless resolution on elections equipment flagged for supervisors

Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, reminded county boards of supervisors on Monday that the Legislature passed an amendment on elections equipment back in April, but the resolution doesn’t have the power of a law and can’t be upheld. Not all concurrent resolutions have power. If they are sent to voters [...]

election equipment, Borrelli, Twitter, resolution, secretary of state
May 19, 2023, 3:46PM MST

Lake's attorneys argue more than 270k signatures county verified in less than three seconds

[caption id="attachment_262760" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. A judge heard closing arguments from counsel for failed gubernatorial candidate Lake, as well as Maricopa County, the Secretary of State a[...]

May 4, 2023, 4:29PM MST

Committee denies Fontes' request to use funds for private security detail

[caption id="attachment_259324" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Adrian Fontes, right, takes the oath of office to be Secretary of State from Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, left, in a ceremony at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 2, 2023. A Legislative committee on May 4, 2023, denied a request from Fontes to[...]

Fontes, Hobbs, Mayes, Horne, inauguration
May 4, 2023, 4:09PM MST

Court grants Hobbs, Fontes' motions for sanctions against Lake

[caption id="attachment_262386" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023 on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. The Arizona Supreme Court granted Gov. Katie Hobbs’ and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ motions for sanctions against Lake on May 4, [...]

Apr 6, 2023, 11:05AM MST

Two Cochise County supervisors ordered to pay fees tied to election results battle

[caption id="attachment_261607" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A judge has ordered two Cochise County supervisors to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees in their losing attempt to keep from certifying the results of the 2022 general election. (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] Update: Adds comments from Tom Crosby saying he believes he[...]

legal fees, Cochise County, elections, vote, Judd, Crosby
Featured News Apr 4, 2023, 8:02PM MST

Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in

[caption id="attachment_258586" align="aligncenter" width="620"] (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot - leaving the proposal one vote away in the House from h[...]

elections, Ducey, Hobbs, Lake, Finchem, Mayes, Hamadeh, ballots, hand counts, election deniers

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