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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
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 .
Border
States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country. The new federal policy goes into effect Friday and broadens the...
Elections
Campaign ad turns bipartisan child-protection law into partisan political fight
Elections
Elections
Elections
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...
Capitol
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club argued in an ACC filing that public criticism from two commissioners about the group and its political stances has led to bias. The post ACC commissioners face questions over utility bias first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Capitol
Elections
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 .
Capitol
The Democratic and Republican parties have nominated 27 women for governor in this year’s midterm elections, a new record, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers. The post Record number of women win gubernatorial nominations first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
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...
Elections
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 .
Elections
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:...
Capitol
Despite opposition, Chandler schools will perform invocation before every meeting and graduation ceremony
Capitol
Despite opposition, Chandler schools will perform invocation before every meeting and graduation ceremony
Capitol
Hotel Bamy in Equatorial Guinea is not a prison, but Pietro Graza hasn’t been able to leave for weeks. He has been held captive in the semi-abandoned luxury hotel in Malabo, the former capital city, after being deported from Arizona despite legally seeking protections in the United States for protection against...
Elections
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 .
Capitol
Universities can study herd until end of 2027
Capitol
Universities can study herd until end of 2027
Capitol
Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s husband, former Virginia...
Local
Capitol
Capitol
