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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.
Capitol
In George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother needed telescreens, microphones, and cameras to watch citizens, extinguish the idea of a private life, and to tightly control their “decisions”. Today, technology makes that job considerably easier. And some policies kick the door wide open to this kind of government invasion of...
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Elections
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Elections
PHOENIX – ASU sponsored a panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to discuss Proposition 144, a ballot initiative that would extend ID requirements to mail-in ballots in Arizona.
Elections
Democrats and clean energy advocates are hoping rising electricity bills fuel voter turnout in November and drive voters to reject the two Republicans seeking seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission. “We can literally elect folks that are going to lower our electricity bills,” Rep. Mariana Sandoval, D-Goodyear,...
Capitol
Large trees might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Arizona, but the state’s diverse landscapes are home to trees and cacti that have survived for generations and, in some cases, since statehood. The post Keeper of the Trees: Alison Faller oversees Arizona’s Magnificent Tree Program first...
Border
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be...
Border
The Arizona State Board of Education voted Monday to raise the proficiency and growth targets that determine schools’ A-F letter grades, which are published on the state’s AZ School Report Card. Under the new targets, more students will have to pass state standardized tests for a school to earn an A. In July, The...
Border
WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office. An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and federal immigration officers through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements...
Elections
Elections
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Most of Arizona’s legislative districts aren’t expected to be competitive this November, but a handful of closely contested races could determine which party controls the Legislature in 2027. The post Just a few seats could flip control of Arizona’s Legislature first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
Arizona voters could enshrine a requirement to present identification when casting a ballot into the Constitution this November. The post Prop 144 puts Arizona mail voting in the spotlight first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row prisoner who survived an attempted execution by lethal injection Wednesday night, was still in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon. Hers was the second botched execution in the Volunteer State this year. And there’s a direct line between those executions and problems...
Elections
Arizona’s gubernatorial candidates have starkly different views on groundwater regulation. Meanwhile, local communities aren't waiting for legislative action. The post Arizona’s groundwater future hinges on 2026 election first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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.
Capitol
PHOENIX – Kalshi gives Andy Biggs a 13% chance of winning Arizona’s governor race, offering a large payout if he upsets Katie Hobbs. Polls also favor Hobbs, but with less certainty.
Capitol
Some property owners have experienced property damage or other problems. Others simply don't want their facilities to become sites of political activity. The post A third of Maricopa voting sites banning electioneering first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
Elections
The path to Democrats taking control of the Arizona House of Representatives for the first time in 60 years runs through a rural blue legislative district that spans four counties where Republicans have managed to hold a seat for four years. That makes Legislative District 23, which spans four counties and...
