Politics
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday. The repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July.
May 2, 2024
Attorneys for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Maricopa County say Fontes has no authority to bring a new election. They added voters who cast ballots in the 2022 general election would be disenfranchised.
May 2, 2024
Attorney Jim Barton sent the House Ethics Committee a letter claiming De Los Santos and Ortiz were engaged in passionate debate, not disorderly conduct. He did not dispute that they chanted and yelled on the floor but said that alone did not justify an ethics complaint.
May 2, 2024
The Arizona Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision to sanction the Arizona Republican Party over its failed lawsuit challenging Maricopa County election procedures after the 2020 vote.
May 2, 2024
President Joe Biden's campaign team believes anger over the fall of Roe v. Wade gives them a political advantage in battleground states like Arizona.
May 2, 2024
A divided Phoenix City Council has approved up to $4 million to cover more legal expenses related to the Department of Justice investigation into the police department.
May 2, 2024
Arizona's state Senate Wednesday narrowly voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating to 1864. But Arizonans for and against abortion rights both say their fights are not over.
May 2, 2024
It’s estimated that Latinos make up half of all potential voters in the U.S. who came of age since the last presidential election.
May 1, 2024
Failing to report a weapon you know or should have known was missing could result in a $1,000 fine. County officials say the move will help keep track of missing guns and fraudulent gun purchases, known as straw sales.
May 1, 2024
Hobbs vetoed three bills Tuesday, bringing her total number this session to 55. One would have stripped the AG of the power to sue corporate farm owners over groundwater usage.
→ How Hobbs has been brokering negotiations on housing
→ How Hobbs has been brokering negotiations on housing
May 1, 2024
A progressive group is trying to vote out two Arizona Supreme Court justices over their rulings on abortion. But Republicans at the state Capitol are trying to get rid of judicial retention elections.
→ More Arizona election news
→ More Arizona election news
May 1, 2024
The repeal bill goes soon to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who has promised to sign it. But lawmakers lacked the votes to make the repeal effective immediately, meaning there could be uncertainty for months about whether it can still be enforced.
→ More Arizona abortion news
→ More Arizona abortion news
May 1, 2024
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan bill designed to address the state’s housing shortage in March, saying it went a "step too far." Axios Phoenix reporter Jeremy Duda reports that, ever since, she’s been brokering negotiations aimed at getting something else passed on the housing front.
May 1, 2024
The vote to repeal a near-total abortion ban in Arizona on Wednesday was closely watched by some conservative voters who are struggling to reconcile political party loyalty with their firmly held religious beliefs.
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→ More Arizona abortion news
May 1, 2024
A political consultant linked with Congressman David Schweikert’s 2022 reelection bid settled a lawsuit over campaign sexually-charged attacks that suggested his opponent in the Republican primary election was gay.
May 1, 2024
With Arizona’s presidential primary election just months away, Maricopa County Elections is looking for thousands of short-term workers to do everything from transporting ballots to answering hotline phones.
May 1, 2024
Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma (R-Peoria) condemned Democratic lawmakers for organizing a drag story hour at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning.
April 30, 2024
The Arizona Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban dating to 1864. Three Republicans voted with Democrats in the state House of Representatives last week to pass their version of a bill to repeal the law.
April 30, 2024
Mexico's top official in the Arizona border town of Nogales said Tuesday his country is displeased that prosecutors in the U.S. won't retry an American rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property.
April 30, 2024
The first lady of the United States will speak at Mesa Community College’s commencement ceremony next week. Jill Biden will deliver her commencement address at Arizona State University’s Desert Financial Arena on Saturday, May 11.
April 30, 2024