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Elections
Andy Biggs is betting affordability, water and the border will decide Arizona's 2026 race, contrasting sharply with Gov. Katie Hobbs' record and urging a no-income-tax future.
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At their second debate, Alex Kolodin vowed election-night results and tougher voter ID while Adrian Fontes said the system is secure and election-night results are impossible.
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Insults eclipsed policy as Adrian Fontes and Alex Kolodin clashed over elections, with few metrics and little documentation offered on how either would speed counts, clean rolls, or boost trust.
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Maricopa County's recorder says DOJ felony data exist through Q1 2026 and that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has withheld or mishandled reports since mid-2025, forcing counties into manual workarounds.
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Senate Republicans shifted the Hobbs probe to Appropriations and hired retired Justice Andrew Gould as special counsel, even as one outlet reported Sen. Jake Hoffman is retreating on subpoenas and the AG's office says it never got any.
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ASU's 70-7 opener showcased transfer QB Cutter Boley's six-TD debut and a fourth-quarter clock trim, but the real audit arrives at Texas A&M.
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Fontes defends the current system and litigates against federal demands, while Kolodin cites voter confidence, pushes Prop. 144 ID, and faults Fontes on records in a tight, consequence-heavy secretary of state race.
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Arizona's Clean Elections Commission will weigh a $4.7 million clawback tied to alleged falsified qualifying donations as Attorney General Kris Mayes faces fresh scrutiny over clearing Gov.
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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.
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Arizona's high court kept Prop. 144 on the November ballot and declined to order Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to rewrite his summary, leaving a multi-part GOP election amendment and the state-crafted description intact for voters.
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A sworn complaint says Nick Myers and Kevin Thompson reused publicly funded 2022 signs in 2026 without the purchase Clean Elections rules require. Regulators will now decide if taxpayer-funded assets were redeployed offside.
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A new Arizona Mirror report says Arizona's evenly split 6th District is weighing Rep. Juan Ciscomani's reelection against voter sentiment about Donald Trump and alleged fiscal impacts from Trump-era policies.
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A morning of rules and receipts: Mendoza admits an improper homeowner tax credit, Heap risks $370,000 in Clean Elections funds, Fontes keeps his ballot language on a standing ruling, and Hobbs tags Biggs with a 23 percent tax he rejects.
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A new Arizona Mirror column ties the Voting Rights Act anniversaries to a simple idea for this fall: neighbors, not noise, protect voting rights. Here is what that means for cities, counties, and civic groups.
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GOP lawmakers and parents urge the Arizona Supreme Court to restore a proposed constitutional amendment on protecting voucher funds for military families after a trial judge removed it from the ballot.
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Prop 318's backers filed complaints over a lookalike website they say mimics their campaign and lacks required disclosures. State offices had not responded to the Globe before publication.
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AI moved from committee rooms to campaign stump speeches in 2026. With most voters uneasy about the technology, candidates in multiple states, including Arizona, are rolling out proposals as experts warn against sweeping, one-size-fits-all rules.
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With no public polling and a live fight over the Elections Procedures Manual, Arizona's secretary of state race between Adrian Fontes and Alexander Kolodin is a straight test of rulemaking boundaries, data stewardship, and trust.
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In ruby-red LD 14, Mylie Biggs rides name recognition and a small-government pitch while engineer Stephanie Walsh sells private-sector ROI. The real question for taxpayers: where the cuts or costs land, and who shows their math.
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The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee added two Arizona legislative targets to its original 15, Arizona Mirror reported, aiming to flip one or both chambers for the first time in 60 years.
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Hobbs officially picked former Mesa mayor and recent independent John Giles for lieutenant governor, betting on crossover appeal as Republicans call it political theater and press her veto-heavy record.
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Arizona's Clean Elections Commission kept GOP nominee Ralph Heap in the program while sign-complaint allegations remain unresolved, rejecting his bid to exit as Nick Myers and other Republicans pressed for withdrawal or penalties.
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Yavapai's SAVE-driven voter roll cleanup found deceased registrants, non-citizens, and 268 unknowns, sharpening GOP claims that Gov. Hobbs dismissed needed safeguards. The next test is replication, documentation, and due process.
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Declassified memos cited by Arizona Daily Independent say a hacker scraped 633,000 Maricopa voter files in 2020 and prosecutors passed even after an FBI confession. Arizona deserves answers and accountability.
