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Featured News Nov 14, 2023, 3:07PM MST

Judge questions arguments by Trump's attorney that Castro is 'frivolous' presidential candidate

A federal judge is questioning arguments by the lawyer for Donald Trump that he can declare that John Castro is a "frivolous'' candidate for president and therefore has no legal right to try to block the bid by the former president to try to get elected again. During arguments Tuesday, Trump attorney Tim La Sota also disputed Cast[...]

Trump, John Castro, election, president, court
Nov 10, 2023, 2:47PM MST

New court ruling could add ammunition to Trump's efforts to stay on Arizona ballot

A new ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court could add ammunition to efforts by Donald Trump to remain on the ballot for Arizona's presidential preference primary despite a legal challenge here. But John Castro, who also is running for president and filed the lawsuit, said the case being heard here this coming week is different. An[...]

Letters Oct 30, 2023, 4:12PM MST

MAGA Republicans are jumping for joy

You can accomplish great things by collaborating and working together! What could be better than having a bipartisan team to find solutions that will benefit the majority of folks? Will, the newly elected partisan, MAGA Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives make important decisions for the country based on his straight, [...]

speaker, House, MAGA, Trump, Christian, Maine
Commentary Oct 20, 2023, 11:29AM MST

Anti-democratic laws wreak havoc on ability to cast ballot 

Last year, the Arizona Legislature passed anti-democratic voting bills that wreaked havoc on Arizonans’ abilities to cast a ballot. This included House Bill 2492, which created a new restrictive proof of citizenship requirement for voters at the time of registration. One of the first of its kind to retroactively require voters t[...]

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
Recent news Oct 19, 2023, 10:04AM MST

Heated race likely to succeed Lesko, who shocked political observers with planned departure

The announcement from four-term U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Peoria, that she is not seeking reelection next year shocked political observers who said her departure opens the door to what will likely be a crowded, and costly, GOP primary to replace her in what has been called a solidly Republican district. Declaring Washington “bro[...]

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courts Oct 17, 2023, 4:41PM MST

Trump's attorney says bid to keep him off ballot should be tossed

An attorney for Donald Trump says a bid to keep him off the 2024 Arizona presidential preference ballot should be thrown out because there's not a chance in the world that challenger John Castro could get nominated, much less elected. In new court filings, Tim La Sota tells U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes he has no legal a[...]

Trump, rally, Lake, presidential preference ballot, Castro
Top Stories Oct 13, 2023, 2:25PM MST

Voters who don't like current partisan system of nominating candidates could have two alternatives

Arizonans who don't like the current partisan system of nominating candidates for office could have two similar but somewhat different alternatives from which to choose in 2024. And that runs the risk of voter confusion and the possibility that neither will get approved. A group called Better Ballot Arizona has filed the paperwork [...]

voter intimidation, drop boxes, Maricopa County, judge, filming, Clean Elections USA, lawsuits
courts Sep 25, 2023, 4:09PM MST

Judge takes Lake's lawsuit seeking ballot affidavit envelopes under advisement

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge took former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit seeking early ballot affidavit envelopes under advisement today.   The county argued envelopes should remain confidential under the statute originally cited in denying the request, or alternatively be guarded under the best interest [...]

Lake, trial, ballots, envelopes, gubernatorial, lawsuit
legislature Aug 25, 2023, 10:54AM MST

Q&A with House Speaker Ben Toma

Editor’s note: This story was published in print in our Aug. 25 Session Wrap edition, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative Session. After 204 days, the longest legislative session in Arizona’s history is over. Lawmakers came together for bipartisan solutions to the state budget and Proposition 400, but many issues[...]

Toma, House, Republicans, speaker, housing, ESAs, rental tax
legislature Aug 15, 2023, 4:41PM MST

Petersen threatens lawsuit if state elections manual not revised

The top Senate Republican in Arizona is threatening litigation against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over a proposed elections manual.   Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, issued a warning to Fontes in a Monday news release following the public release of the 2023 Elections Procedures Manual draft.   The secreta[...]

Recent news Aug 8, 2023, 2:22PM MST

Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — Declaring it good "not only for Arizona but for the planet," President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality. Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip, th[...]

Biden, Grand Canyon National Park, national monument, Hopi, Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni
Recent news Jul 16, 2023, 7:30PM MST

Arizona group seeks to outlaw partisan primary elections

A group of business, philanthropic and political leaders have given up on the idea of trying to get Arizonans to adopt a system of ranked-choice voting. Political consultant Chuck Coughlin said polling for Save Arizona Democracy found insufficient interest in the sometimes controversial and confusing plan to have a single election o[...]

elections, We the People Arizona Alliance, ballots, voters, Maricopa County, judge

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