Arizona Senate calls off budget vote, adjourns amid rancor
The Arizona Senate on Thursday pulled the plug on a plan to vote on a budget and instead adjourned until June 10 unless they break the impasse…
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Sens. Sinema, Kelly demand AZ receives fair share of COVID-relief funds
Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly urged the Secretaries of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development Departments to ensure Arizona…
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Chair Grijalva urges House to pass bill forward unto President Biden’s desk
Group of 20 representatives whom seek to protect U.S. Wilderness and Public Lands Washington D.C. (KYMA, KECY) – Chair Raúl M. Grijalva…
Continue Reading Arizona budget faces GOP opposition as debate delayed
Contentious division among Republican lawmakers about a state budget deal negotiated between GOP Gov. Doug Ducey and majority Republican legislative…
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Arizona House rejects ID requirement for mail ballots
The Arizona House on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have required voters to include identification with their mail-in ballots, a defeat for…
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Arizona GOP pushes criminal charges for election violations
Arizona Republicans are pushing to create criminal penalties for election workers and volunteers who deviate from procedures and to give prosecutors…
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Arizona audit of 2020 election resumes after weeklong hiatus
A Republican-led hand recount of ballots cast in Arizona’s most populous county resumed Monday after a weeklong…
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Former Yuma judge announces bid for the Attorney General’s office
We’re about a year and a half out from the 2022 election in Arizona. The voters will be choosing a new attorney general. In the running is Andrew…
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Arizona election chief: GOP-audited machines must be dropped
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, said in a letter that Maricopa County lost control of the machines after they were handed over and…
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5 women among 7 candidates for Arizona Supreme Court vacancy
(KYMA, KECY/AP News) — Five women are among seven candidates nominated to fill a vacancy at the Arizona Supreme Court. Justice Andrew Gould’s…
Continue Reading New Arizona law will ban parking that even partially blocks sidewalk
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that makes it a crime to park a vehicle so that enough of a sidewalk is blocked to prevent someone…
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Maricopa County Republicans speak out again ballot audit
Maricopa County’s top Republicans took to the podium Monday to mount an intense defense of their handling of the 2020…
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State Treasure becomes first major Republican to enter Arizona governor’s race
Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee on Monday because the first major Republican candidate to announce she’s running for…
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Arizona Republicans renew lease to continue ballot audit
Republicans for the Arizona state Senate have renewed their lease so they can continue their slow-moving audit of Maricopa County…
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Sen. Kelly calls for strong action as border apprehensions continue to rise
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) continues to combat the overwhelming apprehensions at the U.S. Mexico border in Yuma County. Earlier this week, we spoke to…
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Ducey signs off on voter purge law
Gov. Doug Ducey, (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday signed a bill that will make it easier to purge infrequent voters from the list of those who automatically…
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Biden to meet with key moderate Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on infrastructure on Tuesday
President Joe Biden will meet with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his infrastructure…
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In-state tuition for immigrants to be on 2022 ballot measure
Arizona voters in 2022 will get to decide whether young people brought illegally to the United States as children should qualify for in-state tuition…
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2nd amendment state rights receive further protection
Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation Friday to protect the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans by safeguarding against frivolous lawsuits that…
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U.S. Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount
The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the…
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