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Cities, counties, school boards, and the state decisions that land closest to home — including Capitol, elections, and border coverage.
Includes Local Government plus State Capitol, Elections, and Border & Growth coverage.
Elections
A Maricopa County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Arizona’s 11 fake electors but left the door open for future indictments — though whether that happens depends on the outcome of November’s election. Two years ago, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed charges against the 11 fake electors who...
Capitol
Legislative District 14 is reliably Republican, making a Democratic upset this November a long shot. The post A tale of two candidates in LD 14: Biggs’ political name versus Walsh’s career experience first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Local
Experts on a State Affairs Insider panel said cities can defuse data center fights by disclosing power and water impacts early, engaging neighbors before votes, and shielding existing ratepayers.
Border
More transparency, community engagement and ratepayer protections could help allay growing concerns over data center development. The post State Affairs Insider: Experts stress data center transparency first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
Athena Salman left the Arizona Legislature in 2024 to pursue an ambitious goal: enshrining a right to abortion into the state’s Constitution. The post Athena Salman: Defending abortion rights after Proposition 139 first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Arizona's Clean Elections Commission kept GOP nominee Ralph Heap in the program while sign-complaint allegations remain unresolved, rejecting his bid to exit as Nick Myers and other Republicans pressed for withdrawal or penalties.
Elections
Former Republican and Mesa Mayor John Giles is Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick for lieutenant governor. Giles, a Republican-turned-independent, was rumored to be Hobbs’ top choice for weeks, but the Democrat finally made the announcement early Tuesday. “At a time when too many politicians are focused on partisan politics,...
Capitol
Anti-abortion groups asked new U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to review DOJ authority to use an 1873 anti-obscenity law against abortion medication, raising immediate uncertainty but no policy change yet.
Capitol
Yes-on-318 files a complaint over an alleged copycat website as GOP statewide hopefuls back Prop 318. The ballot fight heats up while regulators weigh next steps.
Elections
Mystery URL sparks election-law complaint
Elections
Artificial intelligence regulation has emerged as a campaign issue in statehouse and gubernatorial races, as candidates seize on a topic increasingly viewed as a source of voter anxiety. The post As voter anxiety over AI grows, candidates stake out positions first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Border
PHOENIX – Advanced analytics have led to heightened player development with top prospects getting multi-year contract extensions earlier than ever. Former players explain how and why things have changed since they played while offering perspective on MLB’s future.
Local
Gov. Katie Hobbs ended weeks of speculation on Tuesday by confirming that she has selected former Mesa Mayor John Giles as her running mate. The post Hobbs makes it official: Former Mesa Mayor John Giles is her pick for lieutenant governor first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
On June 11, ICE agents trailed a car into the parking lot of Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. For the family riding in that car, an everyday school drop off quickly devolved into chaos. ICE agents pulled Jesus Acevedo Sanchez from the vehicle, pinned him to the ground and arrested him...
Elections
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Elections
The Republican candidates hoping to flip Arizona’s top three statewide positions in November are lining up behind an anti-trans ballot measure that critics say will force schools to police bathrooms and locker rooms. Proposition 318, which GOP lawmakers named the “Protect Girls Sports in Arizona,” threatens schools...
Elections
Voucher supporters want Arizona's Supreme Court to overturn the disqualification of a ballot measure that would kill an initiative to reform the ESA program. The post Arizona’s Prop 145 voucher fight heads back to Supreme Court first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to...
Elections
Yavapai's SAVE-driven voter roll cleanup found deceased registrants, non-citizens, and 268 unknowns, sharpening GOP claims that Gov. Hobbs dismissed needed safeguards. The next test is replication, documentation, and due process.
Capitol
Arizona spends over $1.5 billion a year on corrections and $3 million on reentry workforce efforts. Advocates say career paths work, but lawmakers have yet to fund a $1.5 million independent oversight office.
Elections
Myers urges Heap to bail in time for GOP replacement process
Border
Revenue grew more than 27% for private prison operator CoreCivic as the Tennessee company profited from contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that support the Trump administration’s mass detention and deportation agenda, according to a shareholders’ report released last week. Revenue from ICE, alone,...
