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Ruben Gallego speaking at an event in Phoenix, March 2016.

Ruben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate

Oct 17, 2024 GOP nominee Kari Lake has hyped the release of the records as part of a broader attack on Ruben Gallego's character.
Former President Barack Obama at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Ariz., for a Democratic rally ahead of the midterm elections, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.

Obama’s Tucson stop highlights push for early voting in Arizona

Oct 17, 2024 Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and former Obama speechwriter David Litt emphasize issues that matter to Arizona voters in advance of the visit.
File image of a Border Patrol agent using binoculars to surveil an area just north of Arizona's border with Mexico.

Human smuggling charges in Arizona increase while border apprehensions drop

Oct 15, 2024 The US Attorney’s office in Arizona has charged more people for smuggling undocumented migrants in the last three months, even though fewer people are crossing the border illegally.
A sign outside a polling center in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona counties won’t be forced to do citizenship checks before the election, a judge rules

Oct 15, 2024 Arizona requires voters to prove their citizenship to participate in local and state races.
Buu Nygren announces his win for the Navajo Nation president as he reads tabulated votes from chapter houses across the reservation at his campaign's watch party at the Navajo Nation fairgrounds in Window Rock, Ariz., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president's resignation amid political upheaval

Oct 15, 2024 The tribe has been mired by political upheaval that began earlier this year when the vice president outlined allegations of intimidation and sexual harassment within the administration.
Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R - left) and challenger Kirsten Engel (D - right) discuss the issues during an Arizona Clean Elections Debate on October 8, 2024. The two candidates are battling for Arizona Congressional District 6.

Arizona's race for the Sixth Congressional District

Oct 15, 2024 Once again it is one of the most watched races in the country.
Drummers, dancers and other leaders gather to perform and socialize at the Phoenix Indian Center’s Gourd Dance and Social Powwow in the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Native voters could swing Arizona

Oct 14, 2024 Both parties are ramping up efforts to court Native American voters in the final stretch to Election Day.
A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Prop 312 promises help for property owners

Oct 10, 2024 Those affected by "nuisance" homeless camps may get tax refunds.
U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D - left) and Kari Lake (R - right) discuss the issues during an Arizona Clean Elections Debate on October 9, 2024. The two candidates are battling for a U.S. Senate seat.

Arizona Debates: U.S. Senate - Kari Lake and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego

Oct 10, 2024 U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D) and Kari Lake (R) discuss the issues during their only debate. Watch now.
Looking west across the University of Arizona mall. The Student Union Memorial Center and Old Main can both been seen.

UofA Election roundtables for young voters try to cut through misinformation

Oct 10, 2024 Panels throughout October will explore threats to democracy.
Molly McKasson and Susan Claassen performed comedy and improv skits as “Mols and Suz” throughout the mid 1970’s and 1980’s. Now they are reviving their sketch comedy for one night at Invisible Theater on Oct. 15.

Political satire that has aged like wine: Mols and Suz - Together Again One Night Only!

Oct 10, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 3rd Annual Chinese Chorizo Festival celebrates culture, community and food; and Tucson native Jeff Biggers on co-writing "Disturbing the Bones".
Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz at a campaign event in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.

Walz hits reproductive rights, economic opportunity during stump speech at local Tucson high school

Oct 9, 2024 The Vice Presidential candidate held a rally on the first day of early voting in Arizona.
U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., left, and Republican challenger Kari Lake participate in their debate, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Phoenix.

Lake blames Gallego for border woes, he vows to protect abortion rights in Arizona Senate debate

Oct 9, 2024 The hourlong forum Wednesday highlighted big differences on immigration, border security, abortion and taxes.
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, AZ on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.

JD Vance rallies Arizona voters, promises deportations and lower living costs

Oct 9, 2024 At a rally in Arizona, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance urged voters to secure the border, lower living costs, and submit their ballots early for Donald Trump.
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (right) speaks at a voting information session on May 3, 2024 in Tucson, Ariz.

Pima County sees record voter registration ahead of election, shift toward unaffiliated voters grows

Oct 8, 2024 There were 4,500 registrations in the week leading up to the Oct. 7 deadline.
Governor Tim Walz speaking at a campaign rally in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2024.

Walz, Vance to campaign in Tucson on first day of early voting

Oct 7, 2024 Governor Walz and Senator JD Vance will speak Wednesday afternoon.

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