Politics

People in mobile homes are disproportionately vulnerable to heat. Emergency law can help
Summers in the Valley are only expected to get hotter. Next to the unhoused population, people who live in mobile or manufactured homes are some of the most vulnerable to the heat.
May 18, 2024
House panel wont investigate Smith for disorderly behavior; he may face criminal charges
Arizona’s House Ethics Committee won’t investigate Republican Rep. Austin Smith (R-Wittman) for disorderly behavior, though he still may face criminal charges for forgery.
May 17, 2024
West Valley Republicans miss deadline to replace withdrawn legislative candidate
West Valley Republicans voted Thursday to replace a withdrawn state legislative candidate on the July primary ballot, but election officials say they missed the deadline to hold that vote.
May 17, 2024
Arizona adds wildfire resources with new compact
Officials say that joining the compact expands Arizona’s resource pool for equipment and wildland resources, as the state is entering the time of year when fire activity increases. Gov. Katie Hobbs said it will protect the state’s communities, residents and infrastructure.
May 17, 2024
NewsCap: Republican border bill likely to end up on ballot
To talk about a border security ballot measure stalling — for now — in the Legislature, another ballot measure on elections moving forward and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson with Elevate Strategies and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.
May 17, 2024
Trump attorney is 1st arraigned in fake electors case
Attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
May 17, 2024
Watch the Democratic debate for Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallegos seat
The Democratic hopefuls seeking a shot at Arizona's Congressional District 3 seat in the U.S. House will participate in a debate at 6 p.m. Arizona time Wednesday, May 22.
May 17, 2024
Watch the Republican debate for Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallegos seat
The Republican hopefuls seeking a shot at Arizona's Congressional District 3 seat in the U.S. House will participate in a debate at 4 p.m. Arizona time Wednesday, May 22.
May 17, 2024
Senators, elections officials clash on early voting changes
Over the objections of local and state election officials, Republicans in the Arizona Senate Elections Committee advanced a plan to ask voters to make changes to the way elections are run in the state.
May 16, 2024
Hobbs says she wont take sides on judge retention following Arizona abortion ruling
Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King provided two of the four majority votes allowing for enforcement of the 1864 near-total abortion ban. They’re up for retention in the general election.
May 16, 2024
AZ Legislature sends bipartisan affordable housing bills to Hobbs
Older neighborhoods of single-family homes near the downtowns of large Arizona cities could see major makeovers into more dense developments of duplexes, triplexes and even fourplexes and townhomes under a zoning reform measure headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk.
May 16, 2024
6 Dems who want to take on U.S. Rep. David Schweikert in CD1 struggle to stand out in debate
The six Democrats vying for the chance to unseat Republican Congressman David Schweikert in Arizona’s Congressional District 1 struggled to differentiate themselves from one another at a debate in north Phoenix on Wednesday.
May 16, 2024
GOP-led panel investigates Dems disorderly behavior
A GOP-led panel Wednesday investigated claims that Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives engaged in disorderly conduct when they shouted at Republican colleagues for blocking efforts to repeal a near-total abortion ban in state law.
May 15, 2024
Shes an Arizona lawmaker, and hes on Supreme Court. They split on near-total abortion ban
Shawnna Bolick’s vote to repeal the near-total ban her husband, Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, helped reinstate underscores the increasingly chaotic philosophical and legal landscape surrounding abortion access in Arizona.
May 16, 2024
Arizona Legislature joins move to block California trucking laws
The Legislature, along with 16 other states, argue the regulation violates the Constitution's Commerce Clause.
May 15, 2024
Judge dismisses lawsuit from Republican Party challenging Elections Procedures Manual
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Republicans to have Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual declared invalid.
May 15, 2024
Hobbs says lawmakers unlikely to reach a deal on teacher raises this year
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs says lawmakers are unlikely to reach a deal this session to ask voters to extend a key public education funding measure.
May 15, 2024
Hobbs says Republican border bill will bust state budget
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said the state can’t afford to implement controversial border and immigration legislation backed by Republican lawmakers, citing estimates that it could cost the state’s prison system hundreds of millions of dollars.
May 14, 2024
Arizona border bill stalls after Republican state senator opposes Dreamers provision
The state Senate intends to pass a border security measure next week, but that will require all the chamber’s Republican votes, and one GOP Senator says he wants changes before he can get on board.
Hobbs says Republican border bill will 'bust' state budget
May 14, 2024
Arizona will accept ballot pamphlet opinions starting May 20
Got an opinion on abortion? Ranked-choice voting? Border security? For $75, you can share your thoughts with pretty much everyone registered to vote in November.
May 17, 2024

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