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Mar 7, 2024, 5:14AM MST

Finchem’s attorney argues against sanctions

One time Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem asked the Arizona Court of Appeals to spare him from sanctions issued in his election contest. Judges heard arguments today from attorneys for Finchem and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over whether Finchem’s suit was “groundless” and brought “in bad faith,” warranti[...]

Mar 6, 2024, 2:36AM MST

Supreme Court rejects Lake’s bid to end defamation case against her

Kari Lake is going to have to defend herself in court against claims she defamed Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. In a brief order Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected arguments by the failed 2022 gubernatorial candidate that she had a constitutional right to make the comments that she did about Richer and the way he [...]

Mar 5, 2024, 4:00AM MST

Lake gives up on legal effort to overturn election loss

Kari Lake has given up on her efforts to get access to ballot envelopes she has argued were key in her bid to overturn the 2022 election results. In a brief filing Monday, Bryan Blehm, her attorney, withdrew his notice that he intends to appeal the November ruling that rejected her claim that she was entitled to see them. Blehm pro[...]

Mar 1, 2024, 2:19PM MST

High turnover new trend at Arizona Legislature

Since the 2022 election, 10% of Arizona’s lawmakers have vacated the seats they were elected to. It’s a high number of vacancies that was also seen with the last legislative class elected in 2020, where 13 people occupied offices they were not elected to. The legislature typically doesn’t undergo turnover rates this high in b[...]

Feb 29, 2024, 3:01AM MST

Ultra-conservative GOP lawmaker vying for Maricopa County Recorder

A state representative aligned with the conservative Freedom Caucus of the state House of Representatives announced Wednesday he is running for Maricopa County Recorder. With the support of many Freedom Caucus members behind him at the Capitol, Rep. Justin Heap, R-Mesa, spoke about his candidacy and the caucus’ goal of unseati[...]

Feb 13, 2024, 11:08AM MST

School board president, former lawmaker among nominees for LD22 vacancy

Democrats in Legislative District 22 nominated three candidates for a legislative vacancy Monday night, sending them to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for the third vacancy election in a week. LD22 Democratic precinct committee elected Tolleson Union High School Governing Board President Elda Luna-Najera, 2022 LD22 House[...]

Feb 3, 2024, 12:17AM MST

Kern opens investigation of Mayes

A state senator under investigation for being a fake elector in the 2020 presidential election has begun a probe of his own against Attorney General Kris Mayes. Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, is piloting the effort, and said Mayes has “reversed the state's position in several significa[...]

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