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Mark ‘Follow the Law’ Finchem Cozied Up With a Convicted Criminal

Mark ‘Follow the Law’ Finchem Cozied Up With a Convicted Criminal

By Elias WeissOctober 27, 2022

Mark Finchem, the GOP’s pick for Arizona Secretary of State, likes to preach “follow the law.” Yet the state lawmaker recently cozied up to a convicted criminal. It’s the latest example of Finchem’s hypocrisy.

‘Call Rafi’ Ponies Up Cash for Big Lie Attorney General Candidate Abe Hamadeh

By Elias WeissOctober 24, 2022

Prominent Phoenix attorney Brandon Rafi donated $5,300 to the campaign of Abe Hamadeh, the Republican candidate for Arizona Attorney General and Big Lie purveyor.

Arizona Veterans Stump for Mark Kelly, Thump ‘Dumb and Dangerous’ Blake Masters

By Elias WeissOctober 21, 2022

Blake Masters is mixing up the MAGA playbook.

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Phoenix Orders City Cops to Make Abortion Cases ‘Lowest Priority’

By Katya SchwenkOctober 12, 2022

The Phoenix City Council approved a resolution that directs police to deprioritize enforcement of any laws that restrict or criminalize abortions and declared the city’s opposition to the fall of Roe v. Wade.

From Abortion to Brazil, Blake Masters’ Debate Performance Debunked

By Elias WeissOctober 12, 2022

Blake Masters wasn’t afraid to tell a few fibs on the debate stage on October 6. Here are a few of our favorites.

For Women in Arizona, Getting to Be Governor Is Complicated

For Women in Arizona, Getting to Be Governor Is Complicated

By Elias WeissOctober 7, 2022

Arizona is going to have its fifth female governor, more than any other state. But she’ll only be the second woman actually taking the job by first being elected to the office. It’s a complicated path for women to the state’s highest office.

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Blake Masters Just Got Dumped by Three Republican Women

By Elias WeissOctober 5, 2022

Blake Masters has women problems.

Meet the People Turning Metro Phoenix Into a Container Home Oasis

By Elias WeissSeptember 30, 2022

From Washington Street to the West Valley, there are plenty more containers coming.

Judge Reinstates Civil War-Era Ban on Virtually All Abortions in Arizona

By Katya SchwenkSeptember 23, 2022

A sweeping abortion ban that dates back to 1864 is once again the law of the land in Arizona, according to a Pima County judge.

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Phoenix Wants Judge to Toss Out Lawsuit Over Homeless Encampment

Phoenix Wants Judge to Toss Out Lawsuit Over Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkSeptember 22, 2022

The city of Phoenix made its first move in a lawsuit trying to force it to address a growing homeless encampment downtown known as the Zone: rejecting the case and arguing it should be dismissed.

Trailer Park Residents Battle Grand Canyon University Over Eviction Plans

By Katya SchwenkSeptember 21, 2022

Residents of Periwinkle Mobile Home Park continued their fight against Grand Canyon University, the property owner that plans to evict them to make room for a new development.

Katie Hobbs Won’t Debate Kari Lake in Arizona Governor’s Race

By Elias WeissSeptember 12, 2022

Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for governor, again demurred an olive branch from the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and made it official on Sunday: She will not debate Kari Lake, the Republican nominee and former TV news anchor.

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Sorry, Katie Hobbs. No One Likes Your Town Hall Idea, and Now It’s Backfiring

By Elias WeissSeptember 8, 2022

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission on Thursday formally dismissed a proposal from Katie Hobbs to change the format of a debate with Kari Lake in Arizona’s gubernatorial race and gave her a week to reconsider.

With Election Looming, Maricopa County Wants to Hire 2,500 Temporary Poll Workers

By Kiera RileySeptember 7, 2022

Maricopa County wants to hire up to 2,500 temporary workers ahead of the November election, from poll workers to ballot processors, clerks, drivers, and people to staff a call center.

Debate Ditchers: These 3 Popular Arizona Candidates Just Can’t Commit

By Elias WeissSeptember 1, 2022

For better or worse, general election debates have become an American tradition. Why are Arizona politicians ducking out now?

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Kari Lake Bashes Federal Loan Forgiveness. Unless It’s Hers

By Elias WeissAugust 30, 2022

Kari Lake bemoans plan for federal student loan forgiveness as if her family’s own loan wasn’t forgiven. Spoiler alert – it was.

Abe Hamadeh Has Trouble Following Arizona Election Law – Again

By Elias WeissAugust 30, 2022

Abe Hamadeh, the GOP nominee for Arizona Attorney General, filed a financial disclosure statement that failed to include his income from two jobs and his interests in businesses.

Kari Lake’s Flirtation With Jew-Bashing Homophobe Is a Hot Mess

By Elias WeissAugust 24, 2022

The Republican nominee for Arizona governor has gone back and forth on her endorsement (or lack thereof) of Jarrin Jackson, a white supremacist, antisemite, and homophobic troll who ran for state senate in Oklahoma.

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Abe Hamadeh Wants to be Arizona’s Top Cop. As a Teen, He Bragged About Voter Fraud

By Elias WeissAugust 23, 2022

A trove of online messages unearthed by Phoenix New Times suggest Abe Hamadeh skirted election laws as a teenager, years before campaigning against election fraud as the GOP nominee for Arizona Attorney General.

Blake Masters Plays Dress Up in the Racist Ways You’d Expect

By Elias WeissAugust 17, 2022

A new host of racist material advocating for Blake Masters’ campaign has cropped up online and on the streets of Phoenix. He’s even raising money from some of it.

Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment Has Sparked a Lawsuit. What Now?

By Katya SchwenkAugust 17, 2022

The fates of the 1,000-plus people living on the streets in the Zone – Phoenix’s largest homeless encampment – may now rest in the hands of a judge.

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Where Does This Phoenix City Council Candidate Really Live?

By Elias WeissAugust 12, 2022

This Phoenix City Council candidate owns a mansion in Anthem, but she claims to live with another candidate’s parents in South Phoenix. Here’s what we found out.

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