House votes to repeal near-total abortion ban; bill still needs Senate OK
PHOENIX – The Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortion, with three Republicans joining all Democrats to reverse the law despite emotional rhetoric from anti-abortion lawmakers.
Supreme Court turns down Lake, Finchem suit to ban electronic vote tallies
PHOENIX - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, apparently ending their two-year bid to block the use of electronic voting tabulation in Maricopa and Pima counties.
Abortion-rights advocates, opponents continue to spar, with eye on fall ballot
PHOENIX - While lawmakers inside the Capitol jockeyed over the repeal of a near-total abortion ban, the hundreds of advocates on both sides of the issue who gathered outside the Capitol Wednesday were looking forward to fights at the ballot box this fall.
Harris, Arizona Democrats seize on abortion ban to blast Trump, GOP
TUCSON - Vice President Kamala Harris blasted former President Donald Trump Friday as "the architect" of new abortion restrictions sweeping the country, including the near-total ban that was resurrected this week in Arizona.
Shaman sidelined: Chansley among more than 70 to miss signature threshold
WASHINGTON - Jacob Angeli-Chansley, also known as the "Qanon Shaman," will not be going back to Congress - at least not in an official capacity. He was among more than 70 would-be federal candidates who missed an April 1 deadline for signatures to get on the ballot.
Advocates hit milestone in push to get abortion-rights question on ballot
PHOENIX - Activists said this week that they have collected more than 500,000 signatures to put an abortion-rights initiative on this fall's ballot, giving organizers a 100,000-signature cushion already with another three months before petitions are due.
Despite lingering challenges, Trump, Biden cruise to victories in Arizona
PHOENIX - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in Arizona's presidential preference election Tuesday, easily outdistancing challengers despite an organized protest vote and former challengers who were still on the ballot.
Voters hit the polls for Arizona presidential preference election
PHOENIX – The Arizona presidential preference election drew some voters out on Election Day, though many who participated in the partisan election had already voted via mail-in ballot for their chosen presidential candidate. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are already their parties’ presumptive nominees.
Presidential nominees already picked, but Arizona voters still have options
PHOENIX - Joe Biden and Donald Trump have locked up their parties' presidential nominations, but Arizona voters will still have choices at the polls Tuesday in the state's presidential preference election. The question is how many will exercise that choice in protest.
Vote ’em if you’ve got ’em: Voters could see flood of questions on ballot
PHOENIX - One expert thinks it's evidence of voter enthusiasm. Another thinks it is more likely voter unhappiness with their elected officials. What they're talking about is the avalanche of statewide ballot questions that Arizona voters are likely to face at this fall's elections.
Sinema won’t run again, decries system where ‘compromise is a dirty word’
WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent, announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election this fall, lamenting the current state of partisan politics where voters and lawmakers alike prefer to "retreat farther to their partisan corners."
State officials call for federal funds to protect election systems, workers
WASHINGTON - The federal government provides funds to make sure bridges and dams don't collapse - it should do the same for the nation's elections, a bipartisan group of Arizona officials said this week, calling elections an "egregious unfunded mandate."
