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Campaigns, election administration, polling, and the road to November.
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A ballot measure designed to direct more money to Arizona classrooms could force school districts to cut transportation, counseling services and school safety. The post Funding fight in Prop 320 could affect school safety first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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An immigrant rights group will spend millions and knock on tens of thousands of doors to fire up Latino voters ahead of the November midterms, in the hopes of electing progressive candidates who will push back against President Donald Trump. Living United for Change in Arizona, which frequently campaigns on behalf...
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Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots. Common Cause, a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization, announced...
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WASHINGTON — The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, had yet to have his confirmation hearing before the...
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The future of insurance, hospitals and healthcare is a major issues in the race for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6. The contest between Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza is one of the toss-ups that could decide the control of the U.S. House of Representatives....
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More than 40 years ago, Barry Goldwater correctly understood both the corrosive effect of money in politics and the vital importance of state sovereignty in our system. The post This Constitution Day, let’s assert states’ rights to regulate election spending first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON – Arizona election officials offered assurance that mail voting will proceed as usual after the Supreme Court left new Postal Service ballot rules blocked. Three out of four Arizona voters vote by mail.
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As Republicans gathered in Dallas, Texas for their pre-midterm convention last week, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico focused on survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. Talarico got a tour of the Reading Room, a traveling exhibit of the nearly 3 million files that the Department of Justice released from its...
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WASHINGTON — Voters are much more likely to support U.S. Senate candidates in the November midterm elections if they have a plan to avoid an automatic cut to Social Security benefits in 2032, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation. “Senators elected this fall will be...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. The extended “district work period” is intended to give incumbents from both political parties time to meet with constituents and fundraise back home before...
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When Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, was a state senator, he tried to abolish Medicaid in the Grand Canyon State because it cost taxpayers too much to provide health insurance for low-income Arizonans. “When we allow the generations in the future to be robbed and enslaved to pay for the healthcare...
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More school closures loom as bond measure is on the November ballot
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Wondering why Democrats are listed first on your ballot? Or perhaps Republicans? The post Candidate order on Arizona ballots varies by county first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Campaign ad turns bipartisan child-protection law into partisan political fight
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WASHINGTON — Both chambers of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week for a brief session before heading back to the campaign trail until mid-November. The House will be in for one week and the Senate for three, giving Republicans little time to enact any laws or confirm nominees before voters decide whether to...
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A 2006 voter-approved law requires the state minimum wage to increase each year based on August-over-August inflation figures. The post Arizona minimum wage to rise in 2027 first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration’s orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators alleged Monday following a whistleblower complaint. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the...
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Business leaders say contested elections create market volatility, investment decline and distrust in all institutions. The post Arizona CEOs warn election disputes could hurt economy first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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President Donald Trump has, at times, justified his campaign against mail-in voting in explicitly partisan terms, claiming Republicans’ electoral chances hinge on whether the practice is allowed. A new analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group, shared first with States Newsroom, shows he may be right:...
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The measures generally fall into two categories: stricter limits on noncitizen voting and requiring voter ID to cast a ballot. The post Voter ID, noncitizen voting questions on ballots across the country first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Two candidates facing civil and criminal investigations into whether they fraudulently qualified for millions in public campaign funding want a court to block the Clean Elections Commission from making them repay the money. Gubernatorial candidate Risa Lombardo and secretary of state candidate Duwayne Collier filed...
