Election

Voters in Tucson are being asked to approve a new minimum wage higher than the state's baseline pay, potentially joining Flagstaff in adopting the $15 per hour rate long sought by progressive Democrats.

“In the past year or so, I’ve been really involved in election integrity issues and especially out in Arizona, so I decided to come out here and just take it to the next step,” Watkins told The Associated Press in a brief phone interview.

The county got the brand new tabulation machines after Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs expressed concern about the security and the integrity of the machines that were in the hands of Cyber Ninjas auditors.

A coalition of education advocates believes they have gathered enough signatures to put at least one and possibly three new tax cut laws on hold.

Lieberman announced on Sept. 20 that he’s immediately resigning from the House so he can devote himself full-time to his campaign for governor.

Arizona's 2nd Congressional District race will be pivotal to the Democratic Party's efforts to retain the U.S. House majority, "and this is not an endeavor to be taken lightly," Engel said.

"As the delta variant surges across our region, it has become an increasing challenge to fulfill my obligations to the hospital, my patients, and the campaign amidst a run for Congress," Friese said.

Nearly 90% of Arizona voters cast ballots they receive in the mail. Voting-rights advocates say imposing new requirements on those voters is inevitably going to lead some votes to be left uncounted.