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Kari Lake

Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor

Aug 4, 2022 Lake's victory is a blow to the GOP establishment, which lined up behind lawyer and businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson.
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, April 2017.

Adrian Fontes wins Democratic primary for secretary of state

Aug 4, 2022 The former Maricopa County recorder will face state Rep. Mark Finchem in the general election.

US Senate confirms Arizona attorney to 9th Circuit

Aug 4, 2022 The lawyer is a well know election attorney from Phoenix.
A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Pinal County Elections Director out

Aug 4, 2022 Changes were promised after election problems on Tuesday.

Bankruptcies in AZ dropped in 2022

Aug 3, 2022 Fiscal year saw filings drop by 23 percent
A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Five takeaways from Arizona's primary

Aug 2, 2022 The votes are in but the election is not over yet.
File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Republicans lead voter registration but no party voters are catching up

Aug 2, 2022 Voters registered with no party are continuing their decades long growth.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Arizona AG says there is no evidence of widespread voting by deceased voters

Aug 1, 2022 Voters reported to be dead "were very surprised to learn they were allegedly deceased," AG says.
There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

Most in Arizona want term limits for U.S. Supreme Court

Aug 1, 2022 A new poll shows less than a majority approve of the Court’s work.

FBI: Massachusetts man threatened Arizona election official

Jul 30, 2022 The man threatened to bomb the Secretary of State.

Can’t hurt to ask: Arizona lawmakers raise earmark requests by $194 million

Jul 30, 2022 Arizona's delegation disagrees on putting money in the budget.
COVID testing site near the University of Arizona student union on Dec. 14, 2022.

CDC leaves COVID transmission rates the same in Arizona

Jul 29, 2022 Two-thirds of Arizona counties have high transmission rates.
A court document submitted by federal attorneys May 20 eliminates funding for a stretch of border wall that would have crossed through tribal land.

US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma

Jul 28, 2022 Biden had pledged during the campaign to stop all border wall construction

Mailboxes are overflowing with campaign ads. Who's paying for it all?

Jul 28, 2022 Outside groups spend big to sway voters as August 2nd primary approaches.
The seal of Cochise County.

Water projects in Cochise County get financial approval.

Jul 27, 2022 The Board of Supervisors vote to approve grant funds for Bisbee Effluent Recharge project and the Coyote Wash Stormwater Management Project.
Money in politics.

Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds

Jul 23, 2022 The issue revolves around using COVID money for education.

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