Arizona Politics

Yee is the first Asian American woman elected to serve in the Arizona Legislature. She was also the second woman to serve as Senate Majority Leader since U.S. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor served the position in the Arizona Senate in 1973.

Maricopa County’s top officials blasted the GOP state Senate president and the auditors hired to recount Maricopa County ballots for the 2020 election.

The audit has been put on pause, as high school graduations are set to take place at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Meanwhile, Maricopa County officials are refuting accusations by organizers of the controversial audit that they have spoiled evidence by deleting a number of ballot databases.

A Republican who leads the Maricopa County elections department is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run, as a controversial audit into votes cast during the 2020 election is on a temporary pause.

One Arizona bill continues the existing practice of giving voters who didn’t sign mail-in ballots until 7 p.m. on Election Day to do so, while another makes it easier to be purged from the early voting list.

The president of the Arizona State Trooper Association says pay discrepancy between troopers and other law enforcement agencies is contributing to a loss of troopers in recent years.

Republicans in the Arizona Senate have signed a lease to continue their slow-moving audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County through the end of June.

The measure by Democratic Sen. Christine Marsh was prompted by last year’s death of her 25-year-old son, Landon Marsh.

The revised bill still bans sex education classes before 5th grade, but allows age and grade-appropriate instruction on child assault awareness and abuse prevention.

The Arizona measure would remove people who don’t return their mail-in ballot for two consecutive election cycles from the permanent early voting list, which allows voters to automatically receive a ballot before each election.

Migrants are pouring across the Rio Grande, and Border Patrol says their resources are stretched thin. This - as several governors, including Arizona's Doug Ducey, are urging the Biden administration to take action.

The Arizona Senate Liaison to the audit says '..I think it's very important that we do this, to make sure that the people of Arizona can have 100% confidence that their elections are transparent, the outcomes were fair, and that they are publicly verified. So we'll do it until it's done. And that's our plan.'

The bill bans election officials from counting a ballot that is not properly signed by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Democratic officials say the bill amounts to voter suppression.

Figures from the Arizona Secretary of State's Office show there are fewer registered Republican voters in Arizona as of April, compared to the start of the year.

The President of the Arizona State Senate has assured federal officials that a controversial audit into ballots cast during the November 2020 election are secure, and that any worries about potential voter intimidation are unfounded.

Telemedicine may be here to stay long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. FOX 10's Matt Galka has the details on a bill signed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey that expands telehealth services across the state.

The head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said the Senate’s audit of 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County to a contractor may run afoul of federal law.

Lawmakers in the Arizona State House have approved a bill with an amendment that bans racist, sexist, politicized, or other controversial topics in schools. Violations would result in $5,000 fines.