Arizona Supreme Court says anonymous juries are constitutional

The judge's decision continues an ongoing movement in some American courts toward allowing the identities of jurors who have traditionally been named to be kept secret.

Arizona House GOP seeks school funding revamp, voucher expansion

The Rules Committee approved allowing up to two school finance bills to be introduced and one on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, the formal name for the state program giving parents cash to pay private school tuition.

Arizona judge declines GOP request to block mail-in voting

Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen ruled that nothing in the Arizona Constitution prohibits the Legislature from allowing citizens to vote by mail.

Records show coordinated Arizona ballot collection scheme

Guillermina Fuentes, 66, and a second woman were indicted in December 2020 on one count of ballot abuse, a practice commonly known as “ballot harvesting” that was made illegal under a 2016 state law.

Gun background check bill fails in Arizona Senate

SB 1546 would have closed the so-called "gun show" loophole that allows someone to buy a gun without the federal background check that federally licensed firearms dealers are required to perform before a sale is completed.

Arizona Gov. Ducey in Israel for trade, water, security talks

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Isaac Herzog as well as former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also will meet with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides.

Newsmaker Saturday: Matt Salmon; Tiffany Davila
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Part 1: FOX 10's John Hook talks to Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon about the upcoming election. Part 2: Tiffany Davila of the Arizona State Department of Forestry and Fire Management talks to John about wildfire prevention, current restrictions, and safety.

Arizona governor vetoes voter registration cancellation bill

HB 2617 would have allowed county recorders in Arizona to cancel a person's voter registration if they had reason to believe that they were not a U.S. citizen or had a driver's license issued in another state.

Arizona Democrat Aaron Lieberman drops out of gubernatorial race

One of the three Democratic candidates vying to be the next Governor of Arizona has announced that he is suspending his campaign.

Buffalo shooting: Probe approved over Wendy Rogers' comments on Buffalo shooting

The Arizona Senate opened an ethics investigation into Senator Wendy Rogers on May 16 who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that left 10 people dead.

Probe OK’d of Arizona senator’s comments on Buffalo shooting

The Arizona Senate’s ethics committee voted on May 25 to formally investigate a Republican lawmaker’s online comments that appeared to blame the federal government for the recent massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

Arizona Republicans pass election bills in party-line votes

Arizona House Republicans have revived three election bills that passed in party-line votes after failing a week ago.

Arizona appeals court says per-signature ballot initiative ban is illegal

The ruling is a major defeat for Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who charged the state’s largest signature-gathering firm in 2020 with 50 misdemeanor criminal counts for bonus programs it used while collecting signatures for Proposition 208. Petition Partners faced up to $5 million in fines.

Effort to ban ballot drop boxes fails in Arizona Senate

An impassioned effort by some Arizona Senate Republicans to ban the use of ballot drop boxes failed.

Arizona House speaker Russell "Rusty" Bowers receives John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
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Arizona House speaker Russell "Rusty" Bowers was honored in Washington D.C. on May 22. He's one of five people receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. They were selected for their courage in protecting democracy in the United States. Bowers was chosen for dismissing efforts by Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani to overturn election results in Arizona.

Rudy Giuliani met for hours with 1/6 committee: reports

The former New York mayor is seen as a critical aide for the committee, which has interviewed nearly 1,000 witnesses, including family members of Donald Trump.

Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election

The revelations first published by The Washington Post on May 20 show that Ginni Thomas was more involved than previously known in efforts, based on unsubstantiated claims of fraud, to overturn Biden’s victory and keep then-President Donald Trump in office.