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Election

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been making the early rounds for election season and meet with...

DeSantis visits Arizona as campaign season picks up

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis starts his election bid for the Republican Party presidential nomination early as he visits Arizona.

Phoenix

Lawmakers hope this will help increase security and make them feel safer, but they hope it...

Fences placed at Arizona Capitol to increase security for lawmakers ahead of election

Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 7:39 PM MST
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By Sarah Robinson
The project was approved in last year’s state budget and funded by taxpayers.

Arizona

Some Arizonans think the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger will benefit the state and WM Phoenix Open,...

9/11 families outraged over PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 7:32 PM MST
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By Jason Barry
Not everyone is convinced the big golf merger is the right thing to do.

Politics

Ryan Thornell received a unanimous thumbs-up from the five-person Senate Committee on Director...

Gov. Hobbs nominee for head of state prison system approved by Senate committee

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:57 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
To stay in the position, Thornell needs confirmation from the full 30-member state Senate.

Arizona

Arizona DACA recipients have made $87.3 million in state and local tax contributions.

Texas judge to rule on revised DACA program, Arizona Dreamers fear outcome

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 6:39 PM MST
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By Alexis Dominguez
The Biden administration asked a U.S. District judge to avoid terminating the program that has provided opportunities to so many.

Politics

House lawmakers discuss gas stove bills

House Republicans turn up the heat on two bills to block a nationwide gas stove ban

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:26 AM MST
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By Jamie Bittner
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives started to debate two bills that would block any attempt to regulate the kitchen appliance.

Politics

Sunday Spotlight: Working with a divided government

Sunday Spotlight: Working with a divided government

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 6:55 AM MST
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By Andrew Capasso
As the 2023 session comes to an end and lawmakers look to 2024, they say they’re learning lessons to use in the future.

Politics

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week.

RUMOR MILL: Fact-checking social media myths you may have read this week

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Social media users and prominent political figures shared a range of false claims this week.

West Valley

If approved, the bond toward public safety would be $78 million.

Glendale adding 2 bonds for construction, public safety to November ballot

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:20 AM MST
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By Alaina Kwan
The City of Glendale says the bond would not increase the secondary property tax, as it would basically renew the current one.

Politics

A scheduled drag show at Nellis Air Force Base was canceled on the eve of Pride Month

Drag show slated to kick off Pride Month at Nellis Air Force Base canceled

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 8:18 PM MST
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By Regina Ahn
“The Pentagon may not allow us to do this show on the base but I sent a message out to the white house to the president I would love to come to the white house and do a show for you and do what its really about,” said Coco Montrese, a drag queen in Las Vegas.
Phoenix Forecast
Phoenix Forecast

Drought

Gov. Hobbs announces pause for new home builds that rely on groundwater

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:41 PM MST
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By Peter Valencia and David Baker
The halt in new construction will affect Buckeye and Queen Creek.

Politics

Maricopa County Board supervisor Bill Gates won’t run for reelection

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 10:52 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Gates previously told several outlets that he had been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of the constant harassment and violent threats

Phoenix

City Council votes to rezone rural area in north Phoenix

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 10:07 PM MST
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By Steven Sarabia
Some residents voiced concerns about traffic and the impacts on the livestock in the area.

Politics

Gov. Hobbs announces former House Democratic leader as her new chief of staff

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 7:04 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and Emma Lockhart
He starts Monday.

Politics

Ex-Cochise County elections director gets $130K settlement after claims of toxic work environment

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 12:31 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Lisa Marra refused to help with the proposed hand count of ballots as she believed it was an illegal act.

Politics

Phoenix councilwoman announces run for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 10:22 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Pastor, a fifth-generation Arizonan, was first elected into the city council in 2013

Animals

A win for pets: Gov. Hobbs signs veterinarian telemedicine bill into law

Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST
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By Jack Cooper
A recent study shows there’s a need for as many as 5,000 veterinarians nationwide.

Phoenix

Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers

Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 12:25 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Phoenix is the largest city to successfully challenge 2020 numbers.

Politics

Arizona sues over ‘PFAS’ or ‘forever chemicals’ found in drinking water supply

Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 11:19 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Attorney General’s Office names 3M & DuPont as some of the defendants

Politics

Arizona senior shares concerns about Social Security amid debt limit uncertainty

Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 4:57 PM MST
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By Alexis Dominguez
She has been living with anxiety, afraid she may soon be left with no money and no health care.

Politics

Judge denies Maricopa County’s request for sanctions, attorney fees against Kari Lake

Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 9:26 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
“Even if her argument did not prevail, Lake, through her witness, presented facts consistent with and in support of her legal argument,” a portion of the ruling read.

Politics

Governor vetoes bill to ban photo enforcement radars on Arizona roads

Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Wendy Rogers (R), was opposed by police chiefs in Mesa and Paradise Valley.

Politics

Gov. Hobbs’ chief of staff steps down from role

Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:18 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
A new chief of staff is expected to be named next week.

Politics

Karrin Taylor Robson says she won’t run for Sinema’s Senate seat

Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 10:08 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Robson said she may run for office in the future but “now is not the time.”

Politics

Marlene Woods joins growing crowd of Democrats trying to unseat Rep. David Schweikert

Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 10:49 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the country for next November, and it’ll be Woods’ first run for public office.

Politics

Maricopa County seeking sanctions against Kari Lake and legal team

Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 7:45 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The ruling didn’t specify how much Maricopa County defendants are seeking from Lake’s team.

Arizona

Do not call: Arizona among states suing telecom company over billions of robocalls

Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:17 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said nearly 197 million of the robocalls were made to Arizona phone numbers between December 2018 and January 2023.

Politics

ASU president, Arizona GOP rep among 500 Americans banned from going to Russia

Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 3:37 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and The Associated Press
Others on the list include former President Barack Obama, comedian Stephen Colbert and CNN journalists.

Politics

Kari Lake signature verifications claim rejected by judge

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 8:49 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and The Associated Press
Judge Peter A. Thompson ruled the court didn’t find "clear and convincing evidence" regarding Lake's claim.

Politics

Taxpayers will end up paying over quarter billion dollars in Arpaio’s racial profiling case

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 7:17 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
The bill is projected to reach $273 million by the summer of 2024.

East Valley

Bill forcing Scottsdale to provide water to Rio Verde Foothills vetoed by Gov. Hobbs

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:34 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
She said the bill “fails to provide an immediate solution.”

Politics

Arizona ballot box watchers lawsuit settlement

Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 4:37 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Terms and obligations of the settlement are confidential.

Politics

Gov. Hobbs is nearing a new veto record

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 8:34 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
She has now vetoed 86 bills since taking office in January.

Politics

Staffer of Rep. Paul Gosar reportedly linked to white nationalist group

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 5:54 PM MST
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By Dennis Welch
The White House denounced what they called the “extremist” staff member in Gosar’s office.

Politics

Arizona Secretary of State says budget doesn’t provide enough election security funds

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 5:29 PM MST
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By Sarah Robinson
Fontes believes the governor short-changed him on election security funding.

Arizona

Carefree voters strike down new tax for enhanced fire and emergency services

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 4:37 PM MST
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By David Caltabiano
Some city officials called the system ‘inadequate regional assistance during a time of need.’

Election

Testimony wraps up in third day of Kari Lake election trial

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 3:04 PM MST
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By Terry Tang and Jacques Billeaud
Lake is trying to prove county election officials failed to perform higher level signature verifications on mail-in ballots that had been flagged.

Politics

President pressured to invoke 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling if deal isn’t reached

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 8:49 AM MST
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By Jamie Bittner
Negotiations between the President & top GOP leaders have progressed but have not yet produced a deal.

Politics

FEC complaint calls for federal probe of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema spending

Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:42 PM MST
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By Derek Staahl
A spokesman dismissed the complaint as a desperate political attack.

Arizona

Treating migrants who crossed the border has cost Yuma hospital nearly $26 million in uncompensated care

Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 12:54 PM MST
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By Alexis Dominguez
The hospital estimates it has treated about 300,000 migrants from December 2021 up to last November.

Election

Kari Lake campaign argues last remaining claim over election loss

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 8:08 AM MST
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By The Associated Press and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Lake faces a high bar in proving not only her allegation over signature verification efforts but also that it affected the outcome of her race.

Politics

Republican candidate in Arizona attorney general race pushes for new trial

Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 6:53 PM MST
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By The Associated Press
Lawyers allege Hamadeh actually won because many provisional ballots they believe were cast for him were wrongly disqualified.

Politics

Bill to expand U.S. Supreme Court reintroduced in Congress

Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 3:18 PM MST
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By Jamie Bittner
Senator Markey, Rep. Cori Bush call for expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court to 13 justices.

Politics

Unsuccessful Republican candidate in Arizona attorney general race pushes for new trial

Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:09 AM MST
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By The Associated Press
Attorneys for candidate Abraham Hamadeh were set to appear at an afternoon Superior Court hearing in Mohave County.

Politics

Maricopa County officials update election services agreement

Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 10:16 PM MST
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By Elliott Polakoff
The changes are designed to improve operations in these elections and future ones.

Politics

Kari Lake election lawsuit moves forward after ruling

Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:16 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The trial is set to start on Wednesday.

Politics

Bill to ban photo enforcement radars on Arizona roads sits at governor’s desk

Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 8:06 PM MST
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By Tianna Morimoto and Briana Whitney
Gov. Hobbs will have the final stamp of approved on whether SB1234 will go into effect.

Politics

After intense negotiations, Katie Hobbs approves Arizona’s $17 billion budget

Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 12:20 PM MST
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By The Associated Press and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Hobbs signed off on the 2024 state budget after intense negotiations where Democrats and Republicans made compromises.

Politics

Title 42 expires; here’s the aftermath on Arizona’s border communities

Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 6:43 AM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff, CNN and The Associated Press
On Thursday, both the mayors of border towns Yuma and Douglas asked for an emergency declaration to be called, as the feds revert back to a decades-old policy known as Title 8.

Arizona

Yuma mayor asks for federal emergency declaration as Title 42 ends

Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 10:26 PM MST
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By AZFamily Digital News Staff and CNN
The processing time for Title 8 can be lengthy, posing a steep challenge for authorities facing a high number of border arrests
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