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Daniel Butierez Sr., left, faces off against incumbent Adelita Grijalva Wednesday night in a debate between candidates for CD 7.
Grijalva, Butierez spar over elections, mail-in voting during CD7 debate
SCOTTSDALE — The Republican contender for Congress in the 7th Congressional District says he supports some of the election law changes being proposed by President Trump. “I don’t think … more
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Attorney General Kris Mayes, shown at a press conference earlier this year, is touting the state's $223 million share of the massive lawsuit against Meta regarding teens' and children's use of its social media platforms.
Arizona to get $223M from Meta lawsuit involving social media addiction, teens
PHOENIX — Meta owes Arizona $223 million dollars for harming teen mental health on social media — Arizona’s share of a $17.1 billion multistate deal in which the company promised to change its … more
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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon answers questions Tuesday about a new federal scholarship program that Arizonans can access — but only if Gov. Katie Hobbs agrees.
U.S. education secretary asks Arizona governor to allow access to scholarship accounts
MESA — The nation’s top education official came to Arizona Tuesday to prod Gov. Katie Hobbs to allow Arizona parents and students have access to an additional source of free education funds. … more
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The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 order overturned a lower court injunction that had been issued and blocked a presidential executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to set up new rules about voting by mail.
Fontes lashes out at U.S. Supreme Court over 'convoluted' mail-in ballot order
PHOENIX - Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Monday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's “convoluted order” that allows the Trump administration to advance the president's plan to implement … more
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Gov. Katie Hobbs this past week lashing out at Andy Biggs over the failure of 2013 legislation designed to crack down on the Colorado City police department.
Hobbs, Biggs trade shots over public safety, particularly of children
PHOENIX — The contenders for governor are hoping to sway voters in what is expected to be a close race by each portraying the other as soft on crime when it comes to protecting victims — and … more
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Pollster Mike Noble said more than a third of all independents said that having former Mesa Mayor John Giles on the Democratic ticket makes them more likely to vote for Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Hobbs pick of former Mesa mayor as running mate proving popular: pollster
PHOENIX - Katie Hobbs' pick as her running mate is apparently doing her campaign more good than who Andy Biggs selected. On one hand, a new survey shows that just barely half of those polled … more
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Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes at a 2023 press conference discussing fraud in the state’s Medicaid program.
Arizona AG will not bring charges against governor for alleged pay-to-play scheme
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes will not be bringing any charges against Gov. Katie Hobbs in connection an alleged pay-to-play scheme. In a new report Friday, the attorney general … more
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Hope Hooton discusses Thursday how she believes that changes in domestic violence laws will prevent what allowed her ex-husband to kill their two children before turning the weapon on himself.
New domestic violence law makes it difficult to gain custody or have visitation rights for children
PHOENIX — A new state law is designed to make it difficult, if not impossible, for those who commit domestic violence to get custody of their children — or even have unsupervised visits. It … more
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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes addresses the state of election security under questionning from Gilbert Vice Mayor Chuck Bongiovanni. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Fontes does not have to recraft an explanation of a ballot measure that would have impacts on Arizona voting.
Arizona secretary of state wins fight over ballot language on election proposition
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court won’t order Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to recraft his description of a ballot measure that, if approved, would make some major changes in state election … more
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FILE - A man enters the Arizona Supreme Court building, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Phoenix. The state's highest court essentially kicked two measures aimed at school voucher programs off the November ballot. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Arizona Supreme Court downs both measures aimed a school vouchers
PHOENIX — Arizonans will not get to vote this year if they want to make major changes in the 14-year-old Empowerment Scholarship program. In a new ruling Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court … more
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John Giles, chosen by Gov. Katie Hobbs to be her running mate, addresses a rally of supporters this weekend.
Former Mesa mayor explains political stances in 1st news conference as Hobbs’ running mate
MESA - The nominee for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket says he sees no conflict between having declared himself to be "pro-life'' in 2024 and then, just months later, voting for a state … more
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A group looking to regulate the Arizona education voucher program submitted more than 420,000 signatures on earlier this year to get the measure on the November ballot. It remains to be seen whether Proposition 212 will make the ballot as a judge weighs whether there are enough valid signatures.
Court fights continue over ballot language, signatures on voucher initiative
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers acted illegally in how they told voters about the effect of a provision of an initiative that would reform Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, the Arizona Supreme Court … more
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