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Local
Arizona advocates and city leaders say a new federal proposal to narrow who gets counted in the 2030 census would make it harder to meet public needs and may be unconstitutional, per the Arizona Mirror.
Local
After a 3-2 start, ASU faces No. 10 Texas Tech, Kansas State, and No. 8 BYU in a three-week gauntlet. Kenny Dillingham says the Sun Devils must tune out the noise and find a winning formula.
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.
Local
A year after Jacoby Brissett took over, Arizona is 2-14 in his starts, the turnovers are mounting, and Mike LaFleur is sticking with him as a deep 2027 QB class looms.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Capitol
Trump's 90-day review does not change protections now, but FWS' own multi-year averages fall short of recovery thresholds. Changing status before meeting those denominators would undercut credibility and invite legal risk.
Elections
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.
Capitol
Bipartisan tributes followed the death of Sen. Jon Kyl, 84. Leaders pointed to his water and national security legacy, and to the seriousness Arizona politics is short on today.
Capitol
Senate Republicans subpoenaed Gov. Katie Hobbs to testify Sept. 29 in a probe over Sunshine Residential. Hobbs' campaign calls it political. AG Kris Mayes' office defends a no-charges decision and withholds investigative files pending legal review.
Local
ASU visits No. 10 Texas A&M at Kyle Field, chasing its first AP top-10 road win since 2015 and its first SEC road victory, with a 9 a.m. MST kickoff.
Local
Seven of Arizona's 2024 picks were top-3-round swings; injuries and thin returns now meet a make-or-break season under the CBA's Year 3 clock.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Local
Record viewership and downtown crowds from Phoenix's Women's Final Four cap a yearslong rise that is drawing investors, new teams and even women's sports bars to the Valley.
Capitol
ADI reports Sen. Mike Lee filed the Senate version of Rep. Abe Hamadeh's "Kayleigh's Law" to require permanent no-contact orders for victims of sexual and violent crimes.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Capitol
Trump asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower-court halt on his $400 million White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes it, a clean test of who controls the Executive Mansion's build decisions.
