Obstetrician appeals decision over Arizona abortion law

The medical director of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in metro Phoenix has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision that concluded abortion doctors couldn’t be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that bans the procedure in nearly all cases.

Arizona Gov. Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court

"Under my Administration, an execution will not occur until the people of Arizona can have confidence that the State is not violating the law in carrying out the gravest of penalties," Hobbs said in a statement Friday.

U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain to head UN World Food Program

U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain was appointed Thursday as head of the U.N. World Food Program, the world’s largest humanitarian organization which aims to help nearly 150 million people confronting conflicts, disasters and impacts of climate change this year.

Arizona Senate approves bill shielding lawmakers' addresses

Senate Bill 1061 adds members of Congress, the state legislature, and other state officials to a confidentiality program.

Arizona bill, if passed, would require students to learn about gun safety

At the Arizona state capitol, some Republican lawmakers are trying to make it mandatory for Arizona students to learn gun safety in school. “You can bring in the preapproved educators. It can be volunteers, retired law enforcement."

Arizona Republicans disavow wide-ranging bribery allegation

A daylong hearing about elections ended with a presentation accusing a wide range of politicians, judges and public officials of taking bribes from a Mexican drug cartel.

Arizona AG: No evidence of widespread voter fraud found in 2020 election

The Arizona Attorney General's Office on Feb. 22 released documents pertaining to the investigation of the 2020 election in Arizona – an investigation that lasted for 10,000 hours.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs holds news conference
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs held a news conference on Feb. 28 and discussed a variety of topics, including her recent trip to the southern border.

Former Arizona AG Brnovich faces ethics complaints following 2020 election reports
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What did Arizona's former attorney general know about the 2020 election and when did he know it? Reports from Mark Brnovich's former office were made public and they show there was no election fraud in Arizona. According to the current AG, Kris Mayes, Bronovich knew about it for months, but instead of going public, he stayed quiet. Now, Brnovich is facing at least eight ethics complaints at the Arizona Bar which oversees lawyers in the state.

Retired judge picked to review Arizona’s execution process

A retired federal magistrate judge was appointed to review the execution process in Arizona as part of an examination ordered by Gov. Katie Hobbs of procurement of lethal injection drugs and other death penalty protocols due to the state’s history of mismanaging executions.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs withdraws nomination for Dept. of Child Safety director

Matthew Stewart was set to become the next DCS head, but Arizona State Senate Republicans say they found a troubling history when vetting his nomination.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes bill that gives tax cut to landlords: here's what you should know

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said she has vetoed a bill that advocates say can make rents more affordable by banning cities and towns across the state from levying taxes on rental homes. Here's what you should know about the bill.

Arizona AG: No evidence of widespread voter fraud found in 2020 election
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released more documents related to the investigations into the 2020 general election, including three documents from former Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Mayes' office says agents and staff spent hours looking at any possible irregularities, however, no they found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Mayes' report says there were a few instances of voter fraud submitted to prosecutors, but it was nothing out of the ordinary from other elections.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes state budget proposal

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a state budget proposal that was approved by the state legislature.

Kari Lake vows to take election fight to AZ Supreme Court after court rejects lawsuit
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Lake, who was the Republican Party candidate for Arizona Governor in the November 2022 election, is vowing to take her election fight to the Arizona Supreme Court after the Arizona Court of Appeals unanimously rejected her lawsuit, which seeks to throw out the results of the election.

Arizona bill would prevent colleges from banning concealed weapons

Arizona colleges and universities would be prohibited from banning concealed weapons on campuses under House Bill 2667.

November election not over (yet!): What you need to know about Phoenix's City Council runoff races

For parts of Phoenix, the November 2022 election is not really over, as they still need to vote for a person to represent them on the city council. Here's what you need to know about the runoff election that is scheduled for March.