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Arizona Morning Briefing, Sept. 17: Sunshine Subpoenas, Peoria Water Deal, Heap Medical Drama, Meet the Candidates’ Wives, and More

September 17, 2026 8:58 amSeptember 21, 2026 9:42 am

Here are the Arizona stories we’re following today: •SUNSHINE SUBPOENA–Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman issued subpoenas Wednesday to Gov. Katie Hobbs, AG Kris Mayes, members of their staffs, former DCS officials and Sunshine Residential owner Simon Kottoor, with a...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-16: Charter School Money Probe, No Labels Party, Air Force Gets A Tucson Golf Course, and More

September 16, 2026 9:06 amSeptember 17, 2026 8:58 am

The Attorney General’s office confirmed yesterday it’s actively investigating the Educational Freedom Fund, the Political Action Committee chaired by American Leadership Academy founder Glenn Way. Charter One LLC supplied nearly $200,000 to the PAC, which then made direct contributions to...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-8: Crane Alters Message, Musk May Be Backing Ciscomani, Feely to Attend Midterm Convention, Sinema Suit Moves Forward

September 8, 2026 9:14 amSeptember 10, 2026 9:34 am

We’re past Labor Day, which means we’re no longer wearing white. Or much of anything at all, really. But news-scrounging has no particular sartorial requirements. As election season begins, here’s what we’re following. •We begin in North Carolina, where federal...

Competition Impracticable–Petersen Highlights Stacey Champion’s Role in Mayes’ Tenure

September 4, 2026 8:41 amSeptember 8, 2026 9:43 am

Stacey Champion did everything for Kris Mayes’ campaign. Public relations. Communications. Design. Zoom calls. Early-morning MSNBC appearances. Even Mayes’ makeup. “I was always her cheerleader & optimist,” Champion tweeted shortly after Mayes took office in January 2023. “I got shit...

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 Morning Briefing, 8-28: Mayes Targets Flock, Clean Elections Gains Subpoena Power in Lombardo Case, and Gilbert Must Elect a School Board Member

August 28, 2026 8:43 amAugust 28, 2026 9:56 am

We all survived another week. Well, not all of us, RIP beloved celebrity icons. But most of us did. Here’s the Arizona news we’re following as we transition into the last slow-news days of summer. •Following this week’s spate of...

Lombardo, Collier, Neely Face $4.7M in Clean Elections Repayments Over Questionable $5 Donations

August 26, 2026 4:02 pmSeptember 2, 2026 9:33 am

Where were all the $5 bills? Clean Elections Commission executive director Thomas Collins is calling on Green Party gubernatorial candidate Risa Lombardo and two other candidates to repay $4.7 million in public Clean Election Funds because of allegedly improper qualifying...