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Hamadeh prevails in GOP primary in Arizona 8

July 31, 2024 7:17 pmAugust 19, 2024 1:18 pm

Former prosecutor Abe Hamadeh has defeated Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and venture capitalist Blake Masters, as well as former Congressman Trent Franks and State Senator Anthony Kern to be the Republican nomination for the hotly contested 8th Congressional District...

Mitchell Draws a Republican Challenger

February 7, 2024 2:43 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:39 pm

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story referred imprecisely to the bills surrounding Kayleigh’s Law. The Globe regrets the error. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell may finally be getting the robust primary challenge many in her own party have been...

Mayes Pressured to Charge Alleged ‘Fake’ Trump Electors

December 8, 2023 5:46 pmJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

In a move likely to chill future legal challenges to elections, Nevada recently became the third state to charge Trump electors with trying to overturn the 2020 election. This follows a similar move by Georgia and Michigan, and sets the...

Kris Mayes Seeks to Stop Export of AZ’s Water-Intensive Crops

October 2, 2023 1:14 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:05 pm

The Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) is attempting to divest fund-owned lands currently leased to UAE-owned Al Dahra Farms. The move comes amid dueling controversies over land sales and leases to foreign entities and groundwater access for water-intensive crops. As...

Former Director of National Intelligence Supports Abe Hamadeh AG Election Challenge

September 22, 2023 11:22 amNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

According to former acting National Intelligence Director Ric Grenell, Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh is likely correct – he may indeed have won the 2022 AG race. Grennell’s post on X (formerly Twitter) directly responded to a post by AZ Attorney...