Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue
In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought.
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Poder Latinx Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is celebrating its 10 year anniversary on September 20.
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$13.5 million coming to Arizona to address PFAS
Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced that $13,587,000 will be invested in Arizona.
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Arizona Legislature won’t defend law limiting police filming
The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge, a decision that essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal.
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AZ Rep. Fernandez accused of harassment
Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-Arizona) posted and sent a letter to her colleagues, accusing Rep. Brian Fernandez (D-Arizona) of harassment.
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Lake, Finchem appeal ruling against hand-counted ballots
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem have appealed a federal judge’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit they filed seeking to require the hand-counting of ballots in November’s election.
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Rep. Grijalva co-leads letter urging CBP to publish timeline for vehicle pursuit reforms
On Tuesday, September 13, Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva co-led a letter with Texas Representative Veronica Escobar to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus and Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller.
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Sinema seeks to strengthen wireless networks and protect Arizonan’s privacy
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and several bipartisan group of colleagues pleaded with their colleagues on strengthening the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program.
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Blake Masters visits Yuma with less than two months until midterms
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters visited Yuma Wednesday, September 14.
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Major differences in Arizona utility policies is highlighted after debate
A debate among the four candidates seeking seats on the commission that regulates Arizona utilities revealed sharp differences in their approaches to the job as the state adjusts to climate change and a shrinking water supply.
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Seven takeaways from the 2022 primary season
Voting in the 2022 midterm primaries is over. The countdown to Election Day is on, and Republicans hoping to retake control of Congress from Democrats are confronting headwinds in several key races where nominees backed by former President Donald Trump face tough general election fights.
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Debate highlights Arizona utility regulator differences
A debate among the four candidates seeking two seats on the commission that regulates Arizona utilities revealed sharp differences in their approaches to the job as the state adjusts to climate change and a shrinking water supply.
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Sinema meets with Arizona Farm Bureau, receives award in drought resilience
Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema met with representatives from the Arizona Farm Bureau.
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A federal judge blocked an Arizona law that restricts video recording of police
A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law that would have restricted citizens and journalists from filming police in certain circumstances.
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Leader Bolding, Rep. Sierra to Celebrate Landmark Inflation Reduction Act
Arizona House Democrat Leader Reginald Bolding and Representative Lorenzo Sierra will join President Joe Biden to celebrate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Legislative Democrats urge Gov. Ducey to call a special session
Legislative Democrats urge Governor Doug Ducey to call an immediate special session to address the Aggregate Expenditure Limit.
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Arizona Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh tours the Yuma sector border
Arizona Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh toured the Yuma sector border Monday morning.
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Small Business PAC endorse 32 candidates for Arizona Legislature
On Monday, the Small Business PAC has endorsed 32 candidates for Arizona Legislature.
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Hobbs declines gubernatorial debate
In a shocking turn of events, governor candidate Katie Hobbs officially declined to participate in the gubernatorial debate planned for October 12.
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Governor Ducey and GOP nominee Kari Lake discuss border in visits to Yuma
Arizona’s Republican governor and the Republican gubernatorial hopeful for 2022 both visited Yuma this week.
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