Arizona judge to hear state request to enforce abortion ban
An Arizona judge will hear arguments Friday on the state’s request to allow prosecutors to enforce a near-total ban on abortions under a law that has…
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Judges reject challenges to 2 Arizona ballot initiatives
Judges have rejected challenges to two Arizona voter initiatives, while a third measure is still awaiting a…
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Judge rejects challenge to Arizona predatory debt initiative
A judge has rejected a challenge to a voter initiative aimed at limiting so-called predatory debt…
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Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee kept ‘Treason Watch List’ and posted about stockpiling ammunition on Pinterest
The Republican nominee for secretary of state in Arizona is a self-proclaimed member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers who repeatedly…
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Registrar of voters declares extension for Declaration of Candidacy
The Imperial County Registrar of Voters has announced the filing period for several contests included in the Consolidated General Election scheduled…
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City council members to meet on Wednesday
The Yuma City Council members will meet in-person and online via Zoom, in accordance with Arizona’s Open Meeting Law and to protect the public and…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly visits the Yuma border
This visit comes following the Senator’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will move forward on multiple wall construction…
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Senator Kyrsten Sinema co-sponsoring Mental Health Access Improvement Act
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) announced her support for the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, which looks to provide more mental health care…
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Democratic nominee for governor Katie Hobbs visits Yuma
She is holding a roundtable with local ag leaders to discuss the state of the industry and the issues facing it, specifically historic drought…
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Pinal County names new recorder amid election woes reshuffle
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors named a replacement for the elected recorder on Friday as it continues to address a series of primary elections…
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Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill
Democrats pared part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations and made other changes in their giant economic bill, Senate Majority Leader…
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Democrats say they’ve reached agreement on economic package
Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major…
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San Luis candidates thank the city as voting count continues for AZ primary
Almost one day after the Arizona primary, the Yuma County government reports that roughly 4,500 ballots are left to be…
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Primaries bring big losses for incumbent GOP state lawmakers
As Wisconsin’s longest-serving Assembly speaker, Republican Robin Vos has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun…
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Kari Lake says there’s ‘no path to victory’ for opponent Karrin Taylor Robson
Lake also is receiving a majority of the vote so far in Yuma County, and took over the statewide lead after midnight on…
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Sinema inquires about Democrats’ proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote
Republican senators and the business community are mounting a full-court press on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to sink — or substantially change —Â the…
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Ex-anchor Lake, lawyer Robson in tight Ariz. GOP gov’s race
Vote counting continued Wednesday in the close race to determine the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona, with former television news anchor…
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Trump-backed Republicans win GOP nominations for US Senate, secretary of state and attorney general in Arizona
Three Donald Trump-endorsed Republicans who have embraced the former President’s 2020 election lies will win the GOP nominations for US Senate,…
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False claims about pens in Arizona primary prompts warning
The attorney for Arizona’s most populous county sent a letter on Tuesday warning a local candidate to stop encouraging voters to steal the pens…
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Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance for Navajo presidency
Voters from the Navajo Nation will see familiar faces in the tribe’s general election: their current president and a former vice presidential…
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