Arizona Politics

Candidates for top Arizona election job spar in debate

Mark Finchem debated Democrat Adrian Fontes, the former Maricopa County Recorder who lost his 2020 reelection bid, in a televised debate that is sponsored by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

September 23, 2022 7:34am MST

Kayleigh's Law: Arizona law aims to protect sexual assault victims from abuser

Kayleigh's Law is meant to provide lifetime protection from abusers to victims of certain crimes, most notably sexual assault victims.

September 22, 2022 6:36am MST

Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue

Federal officials recently announced that Nevada and Arizona would get far less water in 2023 as the stranglehold on the Colorado River worsens because of drought, climate change and demand.

September 21, 2022 7:07am MST

Arizona's governor race: Kari Lake still wants a debate, Hobbs is unwavering

In the race to become Arizona's next governor, Katie Hobbs was out talking to voters in Tempe, and on the same day, Kari Lake held a Q&A event in Chandler. Lake maintains wanting a debate as Hobbs is unwavering in not sharing a stage with her.

September 20, 2022 9:18pm MST

Arizona Legislature won’t defend law limiting police filming

Senate President Karen Fann and House Speaker Rusty Bowers both said they would not intervene in the case by the Friday deadline set by the federal judge when he temporarily blocked the new law from taking effect last week on First Amendment grounds.

September 16, 2022 5:17pm MST

Candidates for top Arizona K-12 schools post spar in debate

The at-times contentious debate featuring Republican Tom Horne and current Superintendent of Public Education Kathy Hoffman, a Democrat seeking a second four-year term, also featured exchanges over school shutdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 16, 2022 9:50am MST

Arizona Prop 308: Community leaders raise awareness about in-state tuition for Dreamers

A coalition of community organizations have launched an educational awareness campaign to educate Arizona voters about Proposition 308.

September 15, 2022 7:45pm MST

Arizona GOP candidates Lake, Finchem appeal ruling against hand counts

Lawyers representing governor candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem filed a notice saying they would ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit.

September 15, 2022 6:59am MST

Katie Hobbs declines, again, to meet Kari Lake in televised Arizona Governor debate

Democrat Katie Hobbs’ campaign announced Sept. 11 that she would not debate Republican Kari Lake as the two battle for the Arizona governor’s office, calling off any negotiations with Lake and the state commission overseeing debates.

September 12, 2022 5:56pm MST

Commission holds meeting after Hobbs declines to meet Lake in live Arizona governor debate

Katie Hobbs, the Democratic Party candidate for Arizona governor in the November elections, has declined to agree to a televised debate with her Republican opponent, Kari Lake, proposing instead to have individual interviews with the moderator.

September 8, 2022 9:49pm MST

2022 Arizona elections: Hobbs, Lake field questions at gubernatorial candidate forum

GOP candidate Kari Lake and Democratic hopeful and current Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs, answered Arizonans' questions at a forum in Phoenix. They took the stage separately.

September 8, 2022 9:48am MST

Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Arizona Sens. Kelly and Sinema

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

September 5, 2022 5:19pm MST

Arizona Democratic lawmaker who just won Senate primary resigns

A Democratic member of the state House of Representatives who just won his primary for state Senate announced that he is resigning, leaving no one on the ballot in his southwest Phoenix district.

September 3, 2022 4:23pm MST

Arizona Supreme Court makes ruling on Maricopa County 2020 election audit lawsuit

American Oversight filed the lawsuit last year to get access to about 1,000 records sent between Republican Senate President Karen Fann and Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based group that conducted the audit.

August 31, 2022 9:36pm MST

Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit

The Republicans filed the lawsuit last year against former Democratic state Rep. Charlene Fernandez after she called for an investigation of their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

August 31, 2022 9:17am MST

Gaps in Arizona border wall filled with double-stacked shipping containers

Arizona Gov. Ducey said 11-day project closed 3,820 open feet of the wall with 130 shipping containers.

August 30, 2022 9:33pm MST

Arizona Gov. Ducey to focus on semiconductors in Taiwan visit

Ducey is on a mission to woo suppliers for the new $12 billion Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) plant being built in his state.

August 30, 2022 8:41am MST

Arizona Supreme Court keeps voting rights measure off ballot

A voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access will not appear on the November ballot, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday, issuing a final death knell after an on-again off-again series of court rulings.

August 26, 2022 6:38pm MST

Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots

The lawsuit was filed against Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for governor, and the elected supervisors of Maricopa and Pima counties, who oversee elections in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.

August 26, 2022 1:18pm MST