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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.
Elections
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.
Capitol
State auditors say PPCG cost controls were not fully implemented, citing delays that continued to cost the state hundreds of millions. GOP leaders now talk cuts or closure while Hobbs and Mayes defend emergency rulemaking that paused a key tool.
Elections
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.
Capitol
A new CMS rule would bar Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming hormone therapies and procedures for minors, forcing AHCCCS to retool benefits.
Capitol
A former Arizona mayor says home construction has sunk to a post-pandemic low and urges leaders to speed permits and balance water rules, not chase scapegoats.
Elections
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.
Local
Police say a suspected medical event led to a fatal single-vehicle rollover near 7th Avenue and Portland. The numbers that matter next are response times, costs, and targeted fixes.
Elections
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.
Capitol
An en banc voting-law ruling, a voucher ballot fight, and Attorney General Kris Mayes' investigation are shaping Arizona's governor's race more than stump speeches, according to a new Arizona Globe analysis.
Capitol
An Arizona Daily Independent column says advocates sent Gov. Katie Hobbs 70+ meeting requests on planned September Salt River horse removals with no reply, and are building a records trail to press for science, transparency, and accountability.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Elections
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.
Local
Yuma County Sheriff warns of scammers posing as deputies and bondsmen. No bail is taken by phone or app; payments must be in person with cash or a licensed surety bond.