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Kolodin, Hoffman Call Out Polling Place Chaos

November 5, 2025 11:39 amNovember 17, 2025 12:57 pm

Election integrity in Tucson dominated the Tuesday, November 5, 2026, episode of The Afternoon Addiction with Garret Lewis. He addressed claims of limited transparency and confusion surrounding Republican poll watchers and election observers in Pima County. Lewis opened the show...

Low AZGOP Effort Makes Grijalva CD7 Win ‘Foregone Conclusion’

September 24, 2025 9:46 amOctober 3, 2025 11:20 am

Voters in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District chose Adelita Grijalva to fill the congressional seat left vacant by the death of her father, longtime Democrat Rep. Raúl Grijalva. Despite its significance, the race received surprisingly little national or even local media...

Court Delivers Major Blow to Mayes’ So-Called ‘Fake Elector’ Case

September 23, 2025 10:52 amOctober 3, 2025 11:20 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes suffered another devastating legal setback this week when the Arizona Court of Appeals declined to hear her appeal in the alternate elector case, effectively forcing the entire prosecution back to square one. The Monday ruling...

Mohave Republican Central Committee Rallies Behind Swoboda

August 26, 2025 3:37 pmSeptember 10, 2025 6:05 pm

The Mohave County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC) is throwing its full weight behind Arizona GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda, signaling that one of the state’s most conservative counties has no appetite for intraparty power struggles. In a letter dated August 22,...

Swoboda Touts Amicus Brief Supporting Voter Citizenship Proof

August 18, 2025 12:30 pmAugust 26, 2025 3:39 pm

AZGOP Chair Gina Swoboda announced that the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) joined with Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) PAC to file an amicus curiae brief (“Friend of the Court” brief) in federal court defending the newly enacted requirement...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Tells the Globe “We Are Close” on Budget

June 26, 2025 10:43 amJuly 12, 2025 12:28 pm

Senate President Warren Petersen confirmed to the Arizona Globe that Republicans in both chambers are “working together on the budget,” adding confidently, “We are close to a deal.” His remarks come as the state heads toward a July 1 deadline to pass...

Butierrez, Rivas, and Rodriguez Winner will be ‘Hail Mary’ for CD7 Special Election

May 15, 2025 2:55 pmMay 22, 2025 3:05 pm

As Arizona prepares for the special election set to fill Congressman Raúl Grijalva’s (D) open seat in the 7th Congressional District, three Republican candidates—Daniel Butierez, Jorge Rivas, and Jimmy Rodriguez—have emerged as contenders in the primary. The seat was left...