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AZGOP Responds To Voter Complaints About Not Receiving Mail-In Ballots

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Congress Is Weighing An AM Radio Mandate

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Phoenix Police Investigating Death Of Woman In Laveen

Local

ASU braces for a season-defining three-week gauntlet

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.

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Maricopa County Supervisors Raise Concerns After Suggesting County Recorder Ignore the Law

Capitol

Lesko Learns: Sunday’s Comic

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Where’s Hunter? Sunday’s Comic

Capitol

In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event

WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times...

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DHS Secretary Mullin Oversees Deportation Flights Out of Arizona

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Republicans Aim To Retake Arizona’s Executive Branch

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Phoenix Resident Sentenced To Prison for $2.2 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

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Padgaonkar: Billionaires behind Arizona’s data centers appreciate your support

The “growth pays for growth” operation was a great success — that is, if you believe Arizona Public Service and the Arizona Corporation Commission. There is just one problem: My research shows the patient is dead! To the tune of more than half a billion dollars. The post Padgaonkar: Billionaires behind Arizona’s...

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Access is not the finish line for Arizona’s new Test-and-Treat law

“Maria” walked into the free medical clinic with a fever, cough and sore throat so severe that she could barely hold a conversation. Testing confirmed influenza A. As I spoke with her, I learned that she did not have a primary care physician and had ignored her symptoms until she could no longer do so. The post...

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The Fix Our Forests Act is ready – bring it to a vote

Nearly 3 million acres of ponderosa pine cover northern Arizona, from the Grand Canyon to the New Mexico border. They can grow as high as 150 feet, their dark bark lightening with age to a coppery orange. They give off a beautiful scent, especially in sunlight. Some say butterscotch, others say vanilla, but nobody...

Elections

Gun safety advocates launch ad campaign to flip Arizona legislature

Gun safety advocates are investing millions of dollars in Arizona and other battleground states, where they hope to convince voters to topple the state’s GOP legislative majority and elect candidates that will support stricter gun ownership laws. Earlier this week, Everytown for Gun Safety, a national organization...

Elections

Commentary: Don’t let the intimidation work: Vote like your future depends on it

Schemes to disrupt elections became frighteningly real in Arizona on Thursday when a hazardous-materials response team swarmed the state Capitol after election officials received an envelope containing an unknown white powder. The Executive Tower was briefly evacuated on Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, no one was...

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Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable for Republicans, as analysts say […]

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Scottsdale Superintendent Scott Menzel on the changing school landscape

The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board voted 3-2 last week to close two schools because of declining enrollment. The post Scottsdale Superintendent Scott Menzel on the changing school landscape first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Arizona Capitol Times – October 16, 2026

Elections

Corporation Commission race draws unusual attention over utility costs and data centers

As affordability remains a top issue for Arizona voters heading into the midterm election, one down-ballot race could let them weigh in on the cost of electricity, water and natural gas. The post Corporation Commission race draws unusual attention over utility costs and data centers first appeared on Arizona...

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Saturday’s ‘Vote Early Day of Action’ marks No Kings’ shift from protest to polls

WASHINGTON — The No Kings movement that has brought millions to the streets across the United States three times since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term is staging its next event at the polls. Organizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together thousands of events nationwide Saturday to...

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Republicans Aim To Retake Arizona’s Executive Branch

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Meet the 19-year-old ASU student running for Maricopa County office

At a time when many young people have become disillusioned with politics, Matta is hoping his candidacy inspires them to get involved. The post Meet the 19-year-old ASU student running for Maricopa County office first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

Elections

AZ Supreme Court takes up scope of Clean Elections’ power in Green Party fraud case

The state’s highest court is set to determine whether the Clean Elections Commission has the power to investigate whether two Green Party candidates fraudulently obtained millions in public campaign funds and then claw back the money if it concludes they did. Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier, the Green Party...