Yuma judge slaps down attorney fees on Finchem, Gosar after defamation lawsuit
A Yuma County judge has ordered three Republicans, including Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem and u.s. Rep. Paul gosar, to pay $75,000 in…
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Arizona GOP Senate candidate attempts to soften anti-abortion stance in pivot to general election
Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters attempted to tone down his position on abortion Thursday, scrubbing his website of his support of a “federal…
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Supreme Court to have final say on Arizona voting initiative
The Arizona Supreme Court will review a lower court’s decision to keep a voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and…
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Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots
A federal judge refused Friday to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Republican…
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ACLU sues over Arizona law limiting filming of police
A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police faced its first legal challenge Tuesday with a lawsuit filed by the American…
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Sen. Mark Kelly launches “Republicans for Kelly”
On Monday, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly launched a new coalition for Republicans and Independents, “Republicans for…
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Sen. Mark Kelly ‘not at all’ concerned about Democrats’ 2024 chances in Arizona if Biden runs
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona on Sunday said he is “not at all” concerned about Democrats winning Arizona in 2024 if President Joe…
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Judge disqualifies signatures for ruling on Arizona voting access
An Arizona voter initiative that would expand voting access and roll back tightened election laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and…
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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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