ACA open enrollment begins with lower prices, more choices in Arizona
WASHINGTON - Open enrollment began Thursday for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, with most Arizonans seeing more choices and better prices, a sharp change from recent years when the state was the poster child for Obamacare problems. Open enrollment runs through Dec. 15.
Appeals court rejects latest challenge to state’s ‘ballot harvesting’ law
WASHINGTON - Yet another legal challenge to Arizona's "ballot harvesting" law was shot down in federal court Wednesday when a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to overturn the law known as HB 2023 - what one critic dubbed the "you can't help your elderly and disabled neighbor vote law."
Nov. 6 looking like April 24 all over again in Lesko-Tipirneni rematch
WASHINGTON - Republican Debbie Lesko's April special election win in the 8th Congressional District was surprisingly close over well-funded Democrat Hiral Tipirneni. Their Nov. 6 rematch looks a lot like April, with Tipirneni heavily raising funds and a poll showing only a few points between the women.
Trump’s aim of skirting birthright citizenship draws backlash, skeptics
WASHINGTON - Arizona native Francisco Fernandez holds a college degree and a job with a nonprofit in the nation's capital - none of which, he said, would have been possible without the citizenship status conferred on him at birth, a right that could be dismantled for others if President Donald Trump has his way.
Trump wants to revoke birthright citizenship, but can he act on his own?
PHOENIX – President Trump plans to revoke the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause by way of executive order, stirring constitutional scholars and citizens who disagree.
Long hours, low pay, but poll workers are still signing up – for now
WASHINGTON - Arizona election officials are optimistic they will have the thousands of poll workers trained and ready to go on Election Day, but said that long days and an aging pool of workers is making it harder to staff up at the polls every year.
Administration plans to send 5,200 active-duty military to assist at border
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration confirmed plans to send 5,200 active military troops to help "harden" the Southwest border to deter a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants headed north through Mexico, with the first 800 troops already on their way.
Footsteps into America: A migrant’s journey of struggle, hope and the unknown
TUCSON – More than 100 Central America migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. formed a temporary community at a Tucson motel in October. Their story is at the center of a national debate over immigration.
Secretary of State: Katie Hobbs intends to improve election security in Arizona
Katie Hobbs discusses the importance of election security and voter outreach to the Secretary of State’s office.
Secretary of State: Steve Gaynor vows to ‘fix’ broken election system
Steve Gaynor was relatively unknown in state politics before deciding to run as a Republican for Secretary of State.
State Treasurer: Mark Manoil calls for big structural changes in state government
Mark Manoil, who is running for Arizona State Treasurer, said structural programs in Arizona’s government are holding the state back from what we should be able to achieve.
State Treasurer: Kimberly Yee pledges to push for lower taxes, financial education
Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Yee says that as state treasurer, she would promote lower taxes and bring more jobs to the state.
