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Kari Lake Wins GOP Nomination for Governor

Kari Lake Wins GOP Nomination for Governor

Six Crazy Moments From Kari Lake's Election Party

Six Crazy Moments From Kari Lake's Election Party

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Joe Arpaio’s Dying Wish: One Final Desperate Grab for Power

By Elias Weiss
Jul 30, 2022

If you didn't like him as sheriff, you're not gonna like him as mayor.
Leaked Emails: How Mark Finchem Went From State Lawmaker to Conspiracy Czar

By Elias Weiss
Jul 29, 2022

Mark Finchem is so committed to the Big Lie, he called election fraud on a race he won. He hopes voters reward him in the GOP primary for secretary of state.
Arizona GOP Offers $100,000 for Primary Election Bounty Hunters

By Jonathan Haynes
Jul 28, 2022

Arizona Republicans are offering up to $100,000 for evidence of "vote buying" in the August 2 primary, the GOP's latest effort to undermine vote-by-mail and cast doubt on elections in the state.
Trump and Pence Return to Arizona for Dueling Rallies

By Katya Schwenk
Jul 19, 2022

Trump has backed candidates up and down the ballot in Arizona. Days before the August primary, he's rallying to support them. Pence has endorsed an opposing candidate for governor and will also rally in Arizona on the same day.
DOJ Sues Arizona Over 'Onerous' New Voting Law

By Katya Schwenk
Jul 7, 2022

"Arizona has passed a law that turns the clock back on progress," said one DOJ prosecutor.
Hot Ticket: How Arizona’s Sizzling Summer Primary Excludes Vulnerable Voters

By Elias Weiss
Jul 1, 2022

Arizona’s sweltering summer primaries are primarily forgotten, and that's by design.
Rachel Mitchell Appointed Interim Maricopa County Attorney, Reaction Mixed

By Katya Schwenk
Apr 20, 2022

Rachel Mitchell, longtime MCAO prosecutor, was sworn in as county attorney Wednesday morning.
'Extreme' Arizona Elections Bills Inching Closer to Law

By Katya Schwenk
Mar 30, 2022

“We’re seeing a bunch of policies that are basically predicated on the same lies and conspiracy theories that got us to the sham election review in the first place.”
Arizona Republicans Seek to Stop Early Voting with Supreme Court Lawsuit

By Elias Weiss
Mar 2, 2022

Arizona Republicans want to see a change in the state constitution solidifying more restrictive voter rules.
Once Lost, Recording of MLK's Civil Rights ASU Speech Echoes Still

By Kristen Mosbrucker
Jan 19, 2022

Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. trekked to Phoenix to push for the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, his descendants returned to the city on what would be his 93rd birthday to advocate for a national voting rights bill.
Trump Stumps for Arizona GOP Loyalists, Flanked by Election Result Deniers

By Katya Schwenk and Elias Weiss
Jan 16, 2022

Conservative political action committees poured more than $1 million into the campaign coffers of Trump loyal Arizona Republicans. Just before a rally in Florence Trump shook the donation can once again.
Arizona Voting Rights at Crucial Crossroads — More Violation or Reform

By Elias Weiss
Jan 13, 2022

Between a class-action lawsuit, an Arizona senator, and a Civil Rights leader, Phoenix is in the middle of voting rights issues.
How We Might Vote if Arizona Lawmakers' Election Bill Wish List Comes True

By Kristen Mosbrucker
Jan 10, 2022

It's no surprise that Arizona politicians are keen to change election laws in the state after a contentious presidential election and partisan audit.
A Majority of the People Leading Arizona's Bogus Election Audit Are Now 'Quite Sick' From Covid

By Katya Schwenk
Aug 23, 2021

For now, the audit's theatrics can continue.
Phoenix Council Races: Ansari Declares Victory, and Stark Stomps Garcia

By Erasmus Baxter
Mar 9, 2021

"I think the dark-money attacks completely failed," Ansari said
Dark Money Groups Use Dirty Tricks in Phoenix Council Race Despite New Rules

By Erasmus Baxter
Feb 22, 2021

One thing both campaigns agree on: The measures in place to control dark money and require transparency are insufficient.
Phoenix Council Candidate Allegedly Punched Her Child in the Nose on Mother's Day

By Erasmus Baxter
Feb 17, 2021

The race for an open Phoenix city council seat has turned sharply personal in its final few weeks.
Phoenix Candidate Wants Investigation Over Misleading Trump-Themed Flyer

By Erasmus Baxter
Feb 11, 2021

"Make Phoenix Great Again," read the flyer.
The Far-Right Arizona Revolution Screaming Up Out of Trump's Presidential Carcass

By Beau Hodai
Dec 10, 2020

The reality-denying, right-wing fringe of Arizona is organizing.
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel to Return Home After Hospitalization

By Ray Stern
Dec 4, 2020

"No interviews are being conducted at this time."