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Arizona Morning Briefing 9-2: Sunshine Scope Widens, Lombardo Campaign Finance Plot Thickens, Park Officials Try to Figure Out What Went Wrong In the Canyon, and more

September 2, 2026 8:10 amSeptember 3, 2026 8:13 am

Arizona Globe goes on a brief side quest to visit the set of Jeopardy! in Los Angeles, and news just breaks out all over. Here’s a brief rundown of the stories we’ll be following this week and beyond. As Lloyd...

Arizona’s ESA Ballot War Ends In A Draw

August 19, 2026 11:10 amAugust 20, 2026 8:40 am

Propositions 145 and 212 are both effectively dead after court rulings yesterday. None of the big changes that Prop 212, the citizen initiative, proposed–a new $150,000 household-income cutoff for universal eligibility, testing requirements, and various purchasing restrictions for ESA programs–will...

Arizona Morning Roundup, 8-18

August 18, 2026 9:20 amAugust 20, 2026 8:39 am

Like shelter pets, sometimes we don’t adopt the stories, the stories adopt us. Here are some of the Arizona developments we’re following while eating our protein-enhanced granola: •The Protect Education Act is on life support this morning. After county validity...

Opinion: AZ Gov. Race May Not Be About the Candidates At All

August 11, 2026 5:26 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs holds an eight-point lead over Republican Andy Biggs in the only public poll taken since the July 21, 2026, primary, but a string of court rulings, ballot fights, and national headwinds unrelated to either candidate’s campaign message...

Arizona Morning Roundup: Giles Pick Official, Prop. 145 Supporters Plea at Supreme Court, Circuit Court Rejects SB1260 Objections

August 11, 2026 8:58 am

Several plots actually moved forward Monday on As Arizona Turns. There were no evil twins or amnesia. But the day had everything else a political watcher could want! •After a week of coy posturing where everyone knew they were about...

Arizona Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Proposition 145

August 3, 2026 9:51 amAugust 6, 2026 5:32 pm

In another twist in Arizona’s endless skirmish over school funding, Proposition 145 is off the November ballot after a Maricopa County judge ruled that it combines two distinct constitutional changes into one ballot question. Prop. 145’s proponents are appealing, and...

Arizona Supreme Court Delivers Major Win for Heap

July 8, 2026 4:03 pmJuly 18, 2026 3:33 pm

PHOENIX – The Arizona Supreme Court has spoken, and Recorder Justin Heap just scored one of the most significant election-law victories Arizona has seen in years. In a unanimous July 7 order, the Court vacated the Court of Appeals’ stay...