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Morning Signal: Arizona news for Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Key developments in Arizona include a Supreme Court ruling impacting mail-in voting, the arrest of a school employee for inappropriate surveillance, and insights into statewide immigration attitudes as election season approaches.

Saguaro Signal Desk • Aug 25, 9:00 AM

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Giles pick gets better marks than Kerr in lieutenant governor poll

Arizona Capitol Times • Aug 25, 5:15 PM

(from Arizona Capitol Times)

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One judge’s order is still blocking Trump from restricting vote-by-mail

Arizona Mirror • Aug 25, 2:34 PM

(from Arizona Mirror)

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‘With 1,000% certainty’: Voters say candidates faked their donations to get public campaign cash

Arizona Mirror • Aug 25, 1:58 PM

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After decades waiting to die, he’s learning to live

Formerly incarcerated people are about 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population, with older people facing even higher rates. “Second sentence: Housing after prison” follows a 68-year-old man navigating parole and rebuilding his life with help from a reentry program.

Cronkite News • Aug 25, 1:49 PM

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Pima County Raises Water Concerns as Copper World Mine Advances

Changes to the massive mining project have renewed questions over monitoring and regulation

The Arizona Globe • Aug 25, 1:04 PM

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Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away.

Part 1 of an occasional series on how people are being affected by the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. EDWARDS, Miss. — Every now and then a freight train rumbles through, creaking and groaning on the rusted tracks that run along the edge of the largely deserted downtown. On some days, that train is […]

Arizona Mirror • Aug 25, 12:33 PM

(from Arizona Mirror)

Elections

$1.4 Million in Small Dollar Donations Vanishes from Katie Hobbs’ Campaign Finance Report with No Explanation

“I’m Katie Hobbs, and the rules don’t apply to me.” That might as well run at the end of the next campaign ad featuring Arizona’s governor. Since taking office in 2023, Hobbs has been building a rap sheet of scandals that would make Minnesota Governor Tim Walz blush. From one of the largest Medicaid fraud scandals...

AZ Free News • Aug 25, 12:11 PM

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Elections

SCOTUS lifts block on Trump mail-ballot order; Arizona says status quo holds

A 6-3 Supreme Court order lets Trump's mail-ballot directive proceed procedurally, but a separate nationwide injunction and rulemaking keep Arizona's system unchanged for now.

Michael Williams • Aug 25, 11:06 AM

CenterCenterThe article presents a balanced overview of the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Trump's mail-ballot directive and Arizona's election procedures. It includes statements from both state officials and emphasizes the lack of immediate change, signaling a neutral stance on the issue.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Center. The article presents a balanced overview of the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Trump's mail-ballot directive and Arizona's election procedures. It includes statements from both state officials and emphasizes the lack of immediate change, signaling a neutral stance on the issue.

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Sanctuary policies are keeping prisoners in local jails away from ICE

As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities. The analysis found that states with strict...

Arizona Mirror • Aug 25, 8:59 AM

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Capitol

Pay-to-Play Investigation Into Katie Hobbs Vague About Inclusion of Critical Records

Arizona Daily Independent • Aug 24, 8:12 PM

(from Arizona Daily Independent)

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Arizona’s ESA Program: Fix It Or Lose It

Arizona Daily Independent • Aug 24, 8:11 PM

(from Arizona Daily Independent)

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Tempe Union School District Employee Arrested for Using Security Video System to Watch Students in Changing Room

Arizona Daily Independent • Aug 24, 8:11 PM

(from Arizona Daily Independent)