- Phoenix: 101 degrees Fahrenheit, Partly cloudy
- Tucson: 98 degrees Fahrenheit, Clear
- Yuma: 101 degrees Fahrenheit, Partly cloudy
- Flagstaff: 77 degrees Fahrenheit, Cloudy
Saguaro Signal desk
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
A party-line Senate panel opened an ethics investigation into Sen. Catherine Miranda in 2017 over an unchecked box on a voucher referendum petition. One Republican admitted he had the motions written before the hearing started. Six months later the chairwoman dismissed it. Almost nobody wrote the ending.
Capitol
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.” Kennedy testified that when he worked as a lawyer he “learned that human health and environmental health are intertwined and...
Elections
When Arizonans went to the polls last week for the state primary election, they made their preferences clear about more than just the candidates: They also really liked the option to get their mail ballots counted faster by showing identification. More than 6,000 voters used the new, optional procedure in Pima...
Local
After overseeing some of the most closely watched elections in the nation, former Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates now gets to watch them from the outside. The post Bill Gates: Arizona’s elections from the outside looking in first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
A survey of voters in three battleground states, including Arizona, found that abortion remains a deciding issue in choosing which candidates to support. Impact Research, a public opinion research company that frequently works with progressive organizations, partnered with Reproductive Freedom for All to gauge how...
Capitol
WASHINGTON — A group of Diné allotment shareholders and community leaders called Wednesday for the Bureau of Land Management to continue enforcing oil and gas restrictions near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The delegation, gathered in front of the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters...
Elections
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend. The conflict appeared to make it even more clear the issue will have to be...
Capitol
Arizona's childcare assistance waitlist has swelled to more than 13,500 children, highlighting a growing affordability crisis. The post Arizona childcare assistance waitlist jumps to 13,500 first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Results validate Heap’s campaign promises; Heap praises staff for success
Border
PHOENIX – Attorneys and former judges say Trump administration policies aimed at efficiency risk limiting fairness.
Elections
A Republican-backed ballot referral that sought to amend the state’s constitution to ensure private school voucher funding for military families is protected was tossed off the ballot on Wednesday after a judge concluded that it unconstitutionally would also ban any future reforms to the voucher system. Maricopa...
Elections
Karen Schutte’s recent Arizona Capitol Times op-ed, “Arizona Should Not Manage Wild Horses by Straw Poll,” raises an important question that deserves serious consideration: How should public agencies establish population targets for free-roaming wildlife? The post Wild horse decisions should be led by science first...
Elections
Lawmakers and election administrators debated voter access and election confidence in Chicago, as disputes over proof of citizenship requirements continue to divide states. The post Lawmakers debate election security, voter confidence first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign is celebrating a $10 million boost from the Democratic Governors Association as she ramps up to face Republican gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs. DGA announced its spending plan early Tuesday, acknowledging it views Arizona as having the closest race for governor in the nation....
Elections
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Proposition 143, a Republican-backed ballot measure targeting public employee unions, is unconstitutional and cannot appear on Arizona's November ballot. The post Judge says anti-union ballot item unconstitutional first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Myers and his supporters are criticizing the interest groups that backed Heap’s campaign. The post Arizona Corporation Commission primary exposes Republican rift first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
A Republican ballot referral that sought to amend the state’s constitution to put the state’s largest teacher’s union out of business was tossed off the ballot on Tuesday after a judge concluded that it also would have outlawed all public sector unions. And that violates the Arizona Constitution’s Separate...
Elections
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said this week Arizona voters can decide the fate of Proposition 142, which aims to eliminate DEI requirements from public job postings. The post DEI restrictions can go on the Arizona ballot, judge rules first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Following his primary defeat, Anthony Dunham argues the Arizona Republican Party must adopt a code of conduct, strengthen candidate vetting, and hold its own accountable to rebuild trust.
Capitol
Gov. Katie Hobbs and Rep. Andy Biggs have yet to name their running mates — the first time Arizona gubernatorial candidates must choose a lieutenant governor — but they’re already telling voters exactly what they’re thinking. The frenzy over who each will choose to be first in the line of succession isn’t just...
Elections
A judge is allowing Arizona’s new voter-approved law allowing the state’s police more immigration enforcement authority to remain in effect. The post Arizona Prop. 314 remains in effect after ruling first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Arizona’s new voter-approved law allowing the state’s police more immigration enforcement authority remains in effect after a federal judge ruled last week that no one has shown they have been harmed by the measure. The post State immigration enforcement proceeds as judge wants to see clear harm first appeared on...
Elections
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego donated $17,500 his campaign received from executives for surveillance company Palantir to help undocumented immigrants, the Arizona Mirror has learned. Gallego donated the campaign money to the Arizona Undocumented Workers Relief Fund, a spokesperson for the senator confirmed to...
Elections
The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail. The move came just two days after a federal appeals court denied the administration’s request to resume the controversial...
