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A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Gallego retains strong lead over Lake in August polling

Aug 29, 2024 The Democrat has a seven-point lead over Lake in the latest AZPOP.
Sleeping area at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Tucson migrant operation to receive new funding while spending still in question

Aug 29, 2024 Pima County will receive nearly $19 million in federal funding to continue services for asylum seekers who come through Tucson.

Prosecutors in Arizona's fake electors case dispute defendants' allegations of a political motive

Aug 28, 2024 Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen is considering requests from at least a dozen of 18 people indicted in April to dismiss charges of fraud, conspiracy and forgery.

Breaks in only water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays

Aug 28, 2024 Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination.
A woman carries her belongings into the Benedictine Monastery shortly after arriving as part of a group of migrants transported by the Department of Homeland Security from El Paso to Tucson on Feb. 21, 2019.

New directive says Border Patrol must return migrants’ belongings

Aug 28, 2024 In the past many migrants have said border officials discarded their things, including legal documents, religious items and medications.
LEFT: Date Palms on the campus on the University of Arizona. July 2024. RIGHT: Arizona alfalfa field with flood irrigation on a sunny day.

From date palms to alfalfa: How Arizona became fertile ground for Saudi farms

Aug 28, 2024 What started with a camel handler would grow into a lucrative trade, but eventually ended in exploitation of lax water laws.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of 15,000 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Aug. 9. 2024.

Kamala Harris lowers Arizona's undecided margins in presidential race

Aug 27, 2024 Donald Trump maintains a 3 point lead in the state.
A vote here sign in Armory Park.

Rudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona's fake elector case, his lawyer says

Aug 26, 2024 While not a fake elector in Arizona, the indictment alleged Giuliani pressured Maricopa County officials and state legislators to change the outcome of Arizona’s results.
U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D) (left) and challenger Kari Lake (R) (right) are the running for United States Senate in Arizona.

AZ Police Association backs Democrat Ruben Gallego in U.S. Senate race

Aug 26, 2024 The endorsement comes days after Arizona Police Association President Justin Harris endorsed former President Donald Trump on stage in Glendale.
A sign outside a polling center in Tucson, Ariz.

Judge to hear arguments over whether to dismiss Arizona's fake elector case

Aug 26, 2024 At least a dozen defendants are seeking a dismissal under an Arizona law that bars using baseless legal actions in a bid to silence critics.
Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

RFK Jr. withdraws from Arizona ballot as questions swirl around a possible alliance with Trump

Aug 22, 2024 On Thursday evening, Trump's campaign made an unusual announcement, teasing that he would be joined by “a special guest” at his Glendale event.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump tours the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

Aug 22, 2024 The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago.
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

Aug 22, 2024 The justices acted on an emergency appeal filed by state and national Republicans.
President Donald J. Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday evening, March 11, 2020, on the country’s expanded response against the global Coronavirus outbreak.

Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit

Aug 22, 2024 The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Department of Public Safety, Secret Service and other law enforcement partners on security for former president Donald Trump’s visit to the border on Thursday.
Arizona Corporation Commission building in downtown Phoenix.

Arizona Corporation Commission urges congress to exempt utilities from EPA hazardous waste costs

Aug 21, 2024 ACC pushes for federal legislation to avoid higher utility rates and cleanup expenses following EPA hazardous substance regulations.
A scale and gavel

Pima County launches website to help residents resolve warrants without arrest

Aug 19, 2024 The webpage breaks down how to deal with warrants as well as court information.

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