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Cities, counties, school boards, and the state decisions that land closest to home — including Capitol, elections, and border coverage.
Includes Local Government plus State Capitol, Elections, and Border & Growth coverage.
Elections
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No Labels nominee Teri Ann Hourihan named Angela Harrolle Mohan as her preferred lieutenant governor, pairing a public-safety nonprofit resume with a third-party ticket while taking swings at Hobbs on affordability and an APS-backed energy law and...
Elections
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.
Local
A new column argues Arizona's 2016 Salt River Horse Act was written to protect the herd, not authorize routine population cuts, and calls on the state to show its legal authority before removing healthy horses.
Elections
Mayes says her probe of Hobbs and Sunshine is nearly done before November. If she closes it without interviewing the governor or a clear explanation, a no-charges decision will look like a partisan whitewash.
Capitol
A Tucson grandson's blistering testimony ties early release and plea deals to deadly consequences and rising private security costs, putting Hobbs and City Hall on the fiscal and political hook.
Border
A Phoenix grand jury filed 158 counts against 21 alleged gun traffickers after a two-year probe, as related plea deals reveal Arizona's retail market feeding Mexico-bound smuggling via straw purchases.
Capitol
Capitol
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Elections
America First Legal says Adrian Fontes' Proposition 144 ballot summary omits key provisions and veers into advocacy. His office calls it neutral and within the law. Judge Adele Ponce will decide.
Capitol
Elevated oil prices are driving up tax collections in states such as Alaska, New Mexico and Texas, delivering a windfall that will help lawmakers fund state services. The post Volatile oil prices deliver windfall to energy-producing states first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
BLS figures show U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July and earlier months were revised down by 103,000. Arizona's answer should be steadiness, not spin: fewer new costs, faster permits, and a laser focus on getting people into durable work.
Elections
A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote. The post Court rejects fears about 2022 voter registration law, allows it to be enforced first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Capitol
GOP leaders insist Prop 145 is legally sound even if it undercuts a rival voucher initiative, while critics say a key clause would erase Prop 212. The stakes are clarity, stability, and honest ballot language for Arizona families and schools.
Elections
Per the Arizona Mirror, Arizona's November ballot will test whether current sports restrictions extend to locker rooms and private leagues, a scope change with unanswered enforcement and cost questions.
Capitol
The Daily spotlights Arizona's SNAP cuts, but the math points to verification rules, staffing losses, and incentives, not cartoon villainy, as the drivers of a roughly 50% caseload drop versus an 11% national average.
Border
Border Patrol says three unlawfully present Romanian nationals with ties to transnational crime were caught near San Miguel, the second such case in a week. The result is clear; the follow-through is what matters now.
Capitol
Sen. Mark Kelly's state-sponsored visa pilot promises a "third option" on immigration. If Arizona joins, cities and counties will need hard guardrails on wages, mobility, geography and due process to protect local workers and keep the program honest.
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