Juan Ciscomani Archives - Arizona Globe

Arizona Morning Briefing, 10-21: More Fake Green Party Contributions, Musk Ponies Up In Congressional Races, and More

October 21, 2026 8:17 amOctober 21, 2026 8:18 am

•SEVENTEEN, 17 FAKE VOTER DONATIONS, MWAH HAH HAH HAH–Arizona’s Clean Elections Commission has now identified 17 voters who say they never made the $5 contributions attributed to them in campaign-finance records. In an October 19 Arizona Supreme Court filing, Commission...

Arizona Played A Very Supporting Role At The Republican Midterm Convention

September 11, 2026 9:48 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:24 am

Arizona is often front-and-center of any Republican event. But the state had a mostly-muted presence at this year’s GOP Midterm convention, highlighted by huge speeches from President Trump, Vice President Vance, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. GOP Gubernatorial...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-11: Ciscomani-Mendoza Debate, Court Upholds Prop. 314, Justin Wilmeth’s Student Debt, and More

September 11, 2026 8:56 amSeptember 14, 2026 8:41 am

Outside, it’s a sun-blasted endless summer hellscape. Inside, the cool winds of election season are starting to draft about the room. This is why we fight, or write, or wake up in the morning. •Top story this morning: a debate!...

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...

Arizona Morning Politics Briefing: Mendoza’s Property-Tax Credits, a Gubernatorial Spat Over Sales Tax, Ralph Heap In Another Heap of Trouble…And More

August 14, 2026 7:20 amAugust 18, 2026 12:26 pm

“Politics ain’t beanbag,” the late Chicago mayor Harold Washington once said, but sometimes it does feel a bit like beanbag, or like weasels in a sack fighting over a scrap of meat. Here are some of the dramas playing out...

Gallego Names Raphael Chavez-Fernandez Chief of Staff

November 19, 2024 6:47 amNovember 26, 2024 12:42 pm

Our pals at New Jersey Globe reported yesterday that Senator-elect Ruben Gallego has picked Raphael Chavez-Fernandez to be his Chief of Staff. Chavez-Fernandez was the heavy favorite for the job, having served as Chief of Staff for Rep. Ruben Gallego...

Democrats Go Mental on Green Party Candidate Athena Eastwood

November 18, 2024 12:31 pmNovember 26, 2024 12:42 pm

After eight years of nonstop scolding from Democrats about threats to American democracy, we have finally learned the identity of its most dangerous villain. And it’s not a Republican. It’s a lady from Oro Valley named Athena Eastwood. Her sin?...