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Thursday, August 6, 2026Phoenix, Arizona

Opinion

Hobbs Picked a Running Mate Who Already Left the Party

John Giles dropped his Republican registration in May. Calling him a bipartisan bridge asks voters to ignore the paperwork.

Grant Vail • Aug 5, 2:30 PM

Courts

Mayes hedges on Prop 314 defense while voters and sheriffs wait for answers

Jonah Pike • Aug 6, 12:45 PM

Elections

Hobbs’ ‘bipartisan’ ticket hinges on a non-Republican, and unanswered questions about the job

Eli Ward • Aug 6, 11:46 AM

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Career paths key to Arizona post-incarceration success

Arizona Capitol Times • Aug 6, 11:16 AM

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Hobbs says no to Clean Elections debates as planners keep the stage open

Hobbs preemptively rejects Clean Elections debates while organizers are still finalizing invitations, setting up an official forum that may proceed without the incumbent as Andy Biggs says he’ll show up.

Carmen Hale • Aug 6, 10:46 AM

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Trump administration pushing to gut Head Start early education program for neediest children

The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood education program that serves the country’s neediest children. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the changes Thursday. The federal Office of Information and...

Arizona Mirror • Aug 6, 10:32 AM

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Arizona racers proved lawn mowers could do more than cut grass

What started as a way to pass the time became a decades-long motorsport in Arizona, with lawn mower racers trading grass clippings for checkered flags and dirt tracks, like this one near the Superstitions Mountains east of Phoenix. (Photo courtesy of Marty Fauss) "...

Cronkite News • Aug 6, 10:08 AM

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Cat Videos, Kids Day, and a Museum Betting on a Busy August Weekend

Phoenix Art Museum stacks CATVIDEOFEST and Kids Day on August 8 and 9. The high-low mix is deliberate: get people in the door, then keep them in the galleries.

Nora Baca • Aug 6, 10:05 AM

Elections

The 2026 battleground is the ballot rulebook. Arizona’s trust problem is the tell.

Nine GOP-led states will vote on changing initiative rules this fall. Missouri voters already rejected a district-by-district veto by 80 percent.

Tessa Rios • Aug 6, 9:46 AM

Courts

Arizona’s water law was built for abundance. Scarcity is exposing it.

Arizona’s next water fight is not simply about drought. It is about what happens when a legal system built for abundance is forced to govern scarcity. The post Arizona’s water law was built for abundance. Scarcity is exposing it. first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

Arizona Capitol Times • Aug 6, 9:23 AM

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Judge clears way for Trump to deport 350,000 Haitians to a country deemed unsafe

WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove their legal status and open them up for deportations. The order from...

Arizona Mirror • Aug 6, 9:16 AM

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In GOP-controlled states, the midterms are battlegrounds for ballot initiatives

There may be no more boring and arcane argument in American politics than the debate over process. But this year’s midterm elections feature a host of initiatives seeking to tweak the obscure rules by which those measures qualify for state ballots. The post In GOP-controlled states, the midterms are battlegrounds...

Arizona Capitol Times • Aug 6, 8:43 AM

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John Giles Isn’t A Republican Anymore

Hobbs’ reported running mate left the GOP in May after years of endorsing and campaigning for Democrats The post John Giles Isn’t A Republican Anymore appeared first on Arizona Globe .

The Arizona Globe • Aug 6, 7:00 AM