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Morning Signal: Arizona news for Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Key developments include an increase in threats against public officials, challenges in the state’s education system, and significant concerns over new tourism fees affecting the Grand Canyon.

Saguaro Signal Desk • Oct 21, 9:25 AM

Capitol

Mesa’s $449 Million School Bond Measure Draws Criticism

Arizona Daily Independent • Oct 23, 7:12 PM

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Opinion

Drug Prices Are A Midterm Test Congress Can’t Ignore

Arizona Daily Independent • Oct 23, 7:11 PM

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Capitol

Goodyear Police Investigation Finds Former Officer Violated Flock Camera Policies

Arizona Daily Independent • Oct 23, 7:09 PM

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Comparing ASU Football Coach Kenny Dillingham To Previous Sun Devils Coaches

Arizona Daily Independent • Oct 23, 6:22 PM

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Commentary: Every election indicator points to a big Democratic win. Here’s why I believe the polls.

All of the indicators suggest we are on the brink of a very large Democratic victory in the 2026 election. Not only is polling consistent and increasingly strong on this point, all of the non-polling indicators lead to the same observation. Of course. And individual polls often are. What gets publicly reported is a...

Arizona Mirror • Oct 23, 4:08 PM

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‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections

SPRINGDALE, Pa. — Residents in a small southwestern Pennsylvania town are facing the prospect of a 47-acre data center facility on their doorstep. “Right here behind this fence is where they want to put up the data center, and as you can see, there’s houses right across the street, roughly 100 feet,” said lifelong...

Arizona Mirror • Oct 23, 3:34 PM

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‘Where are we?’ Kenny Dillingham turns introspective to get ASU football back on track

TEMPE – Kenny Dillingham has seen many blowout losses at ASU, including three this season. He held a long staff meeting in response to the most recent loss, in an effort to get the Sun Devil football program back on track.

Cronkite News • Oct 23, 3:29 PM

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Elections

Arizona Supreme Court limits Clean Elections’ power but lets fraud probe continue

The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Citizens Clean Elections Commission does not have the legal authority to overturn the secretary of state’s qualification of a candidate. But it also said that it won’t stop the commission, which oversees the state’s public campaign finance system, from...

Arizona Mirror • Oct 23, 1:41 PM

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Elections

‘Where is Ralph Heap?’: Corp Comm hopeful goes dark amid Clean Elections probe

With just under two weeks left in the 2026 election cycle, Arizona’s political hopefuls are juggling jam-packed schedules, targeting voters on the airwaves, and inundating street corners and mailboxes with political paraphernalia. But one statewide candidate has disappeared from the campaign trail. The post ‘Where...

Arizona Capitol Times • Oct 23, 12:35 PM

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Elections

Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights

The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate election and appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in California. Election law experts have cast doubt on the strength of the cases, criticizing them as performative. The...

Arizona Mirror • Oct 23, 10:54 AM

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Phoenix Rising’s playoff fate will be decided in final game of season

IRVINE, Calif. – Thanks to a 3-1 win against Orange County in their final road game of the regular season, Phoenix Rising kept their playoff hopes alive heading into the final game of the season on Saturday against Lexington SC.

Cronkite News • Oct 23, 9:52 AM

(from Cronkite News)

Culture

Bringing home the bacon: Chef Otis Huemmer brings unique new flavors to Suns games this season

PHOENIX – Head chef Otis Huemmer is bringing a taste of the Southwest to Mortgage Matchup Center for Phoenix Suns fans, elevating food options for the new season.

Cronkite News • Oct 23, 9:50 AM

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