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Politics

Kelly is a co-sponsor of the proposal introduced by Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine.

Sen. Mark Kelly urges Congress to pass bill regulating rapid-firing weapons

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Dennis Welch
The act would limit high-capacity magazines for rifles to 10 rounds and handguns to 15 rounds.

Politics

FILE - Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake talks in the Spin Room...

Kari Lake loses suit to see ballot envelopes in 3rd trial tied to Arizona election defeat

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 2:47 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. argued their release would undermine the ballot verification process in future elections.

Election

File photo -- Polling site in Arizona.

‘Make Elections Fair Act’ campaign raises $5.5 million to change Arizona’s voting process

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 11:56 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and Dennis Welch
Backers of the proposal still need to gather the nearly 400,000 signatures.

Election

Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby have been indicted by a state grand jury...

2 Cochise County supervisors indicted for 2022 election interference

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 11:21 AM MST
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By Peter Valencia
Both now face felony offenses of conspiracy and interference with an election officer.

Drought

Bales of hay are stored under shelters at Al Dahra Farms, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in the...

Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:27 PM MST
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By ANITA SNOW and THOMAS MACHOWICZ
Worries about future water supplies from ancient aquifers are bubbling up in western rural Arizona

Politics

The bill would legalize the sale of homemade foods like tamales, burritos and tacos.

Arizona’s ‘Tamale Bill’ could be reintroduced in upcoming legislative session

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:16 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
Last year, Gov. Hobbs vetoed the popular bipartisan proposal over potential health and regulatory concerns.

Politics

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in October of this year, sporting...

Arizona lawmakers create new bill to stop inflation for concert ticket prices

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 4:50 PM MST
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By Mickaela Castillo
“The Taylor Swift Act," aims to stop resellers, whether real people or bots, from increasing prices.

Politics

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors  voted 3-2 on Monday against the proposal.

Mohave County again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 9:35 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes told officials her office would file a lawsuit if the measure was approved.

East Valley

FILE - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a news conference on May 25, 2023, on...

Arizona State University cancels campus event with Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 3:20 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and The Associated Press
The Michigan Democrat, and the only Palestinian-American in Congress, was set to deliver an address in Tempe at 4 p.m.

Politics

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen says education funding won't drop.

Arizona Senate president says GOP won’t cut education funding despite budget deficit

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 6:36 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
Petersen then suggested that lawmakers can reduce government in other areas to balance the state’s checkbook.
Phoenix Forecast
Phoenix Forecast

Election

Election Day is still about a year away, but the nation's eyes are on this critical Senate race.

Poll: Kari Lake leads GOP Primary; Arizona voters split on 2024 Senate race

Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 1:49 PM MST
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By Peter Valencia
Notably, in a world without Lake – the race gets even tighter.

Politics

Over the past two years, Lake has routinely attacked members of the GOP who did not back...

Senate candidate Kari Lake tries to win over moderate Republicans

Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 7:24 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
Last year, Lake narrowly lost her run for governor to Katie Hobbs after pushing away traditional conservatives.

Election

File photo - Donald Trump (left) and Nikki Haley (right)

Trump’s lead grows in Arizona; Nikki Haley sees slight boost in latest poll

Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 7:59 AM MST
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By Peter Valencia
Trump remains the leading contender among Arizona voters in a hypothetical match-up while preference for DeSantis drops.

Politics

The average teacher would get an $4,000 pay increase starting in 2025 if approved.

State GOP lawmakers outline plan for public teacher pay increase

Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 10:03 PM MST
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By David Baker
If passed, the proposal would go on the ballot in November 2024.

Politics

Attorney General Kris Mayes, pictured here at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona AG announces ‘robust’ investigation into fake electors

Updated: Nov. 10, 2023 at 1:08 PM MST
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By CNN
The alleged fake electors find themselves under new legal scrutiny as the Arizona attorney general announced an investigation into their actions and their public campaign.

Election

If the “Arizona Abortion Access Act” does get on the ballot, recent polling suggests it has a...

Pro-choice groups working to get abortion rights on Arizona ballot in Nov. 2024

Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 6:37 PM MST
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By Jason Barry
If the “Arizona Abortion Access Act” does get on the ballot, recent polling suggests it has a good chance of passing.

Politics

House Democratic leaders filed an ethics complaint accusing Rep. Leezah Sun of threatening and...

Ethics complaint filed against state lawmaker from Phoenix

Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 6:20 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
House Democratic leaders filed an ethics complaint accusing Rep. Leezah Sun of threatening and harassing behavior.

Election

Belen Soto Elementary converted their library into more classroom space at the start of this...

$100 million bond for new school, improved security in Litchfield Park district losing by 156 votes

Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 8:19 AM MST
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By Michael Raimondi
If the measure fails, the district will have to come up with creative ways to fit all the students.

Election

Voters in the Deer Valley Unified School District voted “no” to extending its bond and override

Parents, teachers in Deer Valley School District disappointed that bond/override measures fail to get voter approval

Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:57 PM MST
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By Jason Barry
Several school districts across the Valley did not pass their school bond and over-rides.

Election

Mayor Kate Gallego joined Good Morning Arizona to talk about how the bonds will improve...

Phoenix voters approve $500M in bonds; here’s what it means for residents

Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 8:36 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and Peter Valencia
The city of Phoenix says about $214 million will be used to improve fire, police, roads, and pedestrian walkways.

Election

Arizona's Family coverage of the November 7, 2023 local elections.

Live Updates: Election Day results from around Arizona

Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 8:38 PM MST
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By Jason Sillman
Registered voters around Arizona will be asked to approve or reject several local city and school district proposals.

Election

FILE - A voter casts their ballot at a secure ballot drop box at the Maricopa County...

Election Day is today; here’s what’s on the ballot in Maricopa County

Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 7:58 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Registered voters in six cities and about two dozen school districts will be asked to approve or reject several proposals.

East Valley

The city of Mesa is only using federal money to convert the Grand Hotel.

Mesa City Council votes 4-3 to convert Grand Hotel to facility for homeless

Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 10:06 PM MST
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By Elliott Polakoff
The location will only serve seniors, families, and domestic violence victims who are experiencing homelessness.

Politics

A new poll shows Trump is leading Biden in five of six swing states.

Poll: Donald Trump leads President Biden in 5 battleground states, including Arizona

Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 6:48 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
The numbers signal a warning for Biden’s reelection campaign in a pivotal swing state.

Election

Pima County updates its security in anticipation of 2024 election cycle

Pima County updates its security in anticipation of 2024 election cycle

Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 6:43 PM MST
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By Bud Foster
Pima County has been awarded a small grant, $54,166 from the Department of Homeland Security, to update its elections security.

Yuma News

A yes vote would mean these positions would be increased.

Yuma voters to decide on pay hike for council which hasn’t increased since 1985

Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 5:51 PM MST
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By Alexandra Rangel
If the proposition passes, the pay increase for these positions won’t go into effect until 2025.

Politics

Some of the money will go to a voter registration database and administration initiatives for...

Gov. Hobbs orders more funding for elections, paid leave for state workers serving at polls

Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 4:57 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Hobbs said around $2.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will be earmarked to “support free, fair and secure elections.”

Politics

(FILE) Workers counting thousands of ballots in Maricopa County.

Arizona governor orders more funding for elections, paid leave for state workers serving at polls

Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:07 PM MST
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By By The Associated Press
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has announced millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funds will go toward bolstering staffing for elections

Election

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma is running for Congress after U.S. Rep Debbie Lesko announced...

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma enters crowded 8th Congressional District race

Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 1:48 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Last week, Blake Masters announced he would challenge Abe Hamadeh in the same race.

Election

Gov. Katie Hobbs issued the executive orders on Thursday.

Gov. Hobbs orders more funding for Arizona elections, paid leave for state workers serving at polls

Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 1:12 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The governor said around $2.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will be earmarked to “support free, fair and secure elections.

Politics

FILE - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. speaks with a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, March...

Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5 million to have his child, is running for Congress again

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 5:18 PM MST
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By By The Associated Press
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is running for his old U.S. House seat

Arizona

The announcement comes over five months after the Arizona Families Tax Rebate was signed into...

Tax rebates now available for nearly 750,000 Arizona families

Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 12:34 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Eligible families will have an opportunity to receive up to $750 in tax rebates.

Arizona

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is considering crafting and introducing to the legislature...

Arizona Attorney General considering ‘red flag’ law to protect students against gun violence

Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 6:15 PM MST
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By Alexis Dominguez
Several shootings and threats across the nation have spurred conversations for change.

Politics

Alcohol sales' deadline stays the same at 2 a.m.

Governor’s Office rejects idea of extending alcohol sales an extra hour for World Series

Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:15 PM MST
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By David Baker
“Extending the time makes little sense.”

Politics

Critics of the current law say it keeps Arizona workers from bargaining and forming unions.

Leader of grassroots effort to change Arizona’s right-to-work law speaks about campaign

Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 5:08 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
Voters would need to repeal the state’s right-to-work status because voters enshrined the regulations in the Arizona Constitution in 1946.

Politics

FILE - Blake Masters speaks to supporters at a campaign party, Aug 2, 2022, in Chandler.

Blake Masters launches bid for Arizona’s 8th district; will challenge Abe Hamadeh

Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 11:21 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Blake Masters entering 2024 House race to replace retiring Debbie Leko's seat;

Northern Arizona

Leaders in northern Arizona are fighting to know how much groundwater is left or where exactly...

How a 1980 law prevents rural Arizona communities from controlling their groundwater

Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 5:46 PM MST
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By Mason Carroll
Coconino County leaders have growing concerns over the amount and location of groundwater in their community.

D-backs

Businesses could sell booze until 3 a.m. under the proposal.

Arizona lawmaker calls for extending bar hours for the World Series

Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 3:39 PM MST
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By David Baker
The executive order would allow businesses to sell alcohol an hour longer.

Arizona

The lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (pictured above) was filed on...

Chicago-based law firm sues Arizona secretary of state over ballot drop boxes

Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 12:31 PM MST
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By Ben Bradley
The lawsuit was filed in Yavapai County on Oct. 19, by Thomas More Society attorneys.

Politics

Arizona is part of a bipartisan group of 33 attorney generals that is suing tech giant Meta.

Arizona among 42 states suing Meta for ‘addicting teens to social media’

Updated: Oct. 24, 2023 at 10:33 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and Holly Bock
The suit accuses the owner of Facebook and Instagram of purposely addicting children and teens to its social media platforms.

Politics

FILE - People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in...

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office

Updated: Oct. 20, 2023 at 6:49 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Arizona is one of a dozen states where it has secured ballot access for a potential presidential candidate.

Politics

FILE - People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in...

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office

Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 8:22 PM MST
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER
The No Labels Party of Arizona has filed a lawsuit seeking to block people from running for offices other than president using its newly approved 2024 ballot line.

Politics

Nothing prevents a candidate from seeking office in a district where they don't reside.

Are congressional candidates in Arizona required to reside in the district they’re campaigning in?

Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:49 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
Nothing prevents a candidate from seeking office in a district where they don't reside.

Election

Although the election results were finalized, the legal fight continued into 2023.

Judge rules against Cochise County hand-counting ballots in the future

Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 1:45 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and The Associated Press
Two Cochise County supervisors wanted to hand-count all Election Day and early ballots in the 2022 election.

Education

According to Horne, officers can come from other departments, such as a Peoria officer being...

Horne announces program adding nearly 140 school safety officers in Arizona schools

Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 1:32 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Officials say it means all 301 positions funded through the school safety program will be filled.

Politics

This July 17, 2018 image released ABC shows Meghan McCain on the set of "The View,"

Meghan McCain calls for ASU to take a stance on Israel-Hamas war

Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 9:16 AM MST
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By Sarah Robinson
During his time as senator, McCain was a longtime supporter of Israel.

Education

There are 23 school districts with bond or budget overrides at stake next month.

What you need to know about bond and overrides at stake in Maricopa County election

Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:58 PM MST
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By Holly Bock
Not all of these will be increasing taxes for residents.

Politics

After winning a special election, Lesko was first sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives...

Arizona Rep. Debbie Lesko says she won’t seek reelection, Abe Hamadeh to run for her seat

Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 3:31 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
She wants to spend more time with her family, and said continuous travel to Washington D.C. has been difficult.

Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Northern Arizona University Tuesday afternoon.

VP Kamala Harris speaks at NAU in Flagstaff

Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 2:56 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The vice president's visit to Arizona is her ninth and final scheduled stop in the tour.

Phoenix

FILE - Republican Kari Lake waves to supporters as she announces her plans to run for the...

Kari Lake’s lawsuit over metro Phoenix’s electronic voting machines has been tossed out

Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 11:32 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Lake and failed Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem, both Republicans, filed a lawsuit in April 2022 that alleged the ballot tabulation machines were not trustworthy.
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