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Calls to Prosecute, Oust Ortiz Grow Despite Dem Pushback

August 9, 2025 9:56 amAugust 9, 2025 4:44 pm

The Arizona Senate Democratic Caucus issued a press release Thursday offering “unwavering support” for Sen. Analise Ortiz (D-24) after she publicly warned her community about dates, times, and locations of imminent federal immigration enforcement activity. Senate Minority Leader Priya Sundareshan...

Petersen, Hoffman Slam Dem Ortiz for Doxxing, Impeding ICE

August 6, 2025 11:57 amAugust 9, 2025 10:01 am

Arizona State Senator Analise Ortiz (D-24) is under intense state and now national scrutiny following her social media posts alerting residents to active ICE operations. GOP-led legal and legislative leaders are now pursuing ethics and potential criminal inquiries based on...

Kolodin Calls Out Fontes for Misuse of State Funds

July 28, 2025 7:00 amAugust 4, 2025 10:24 am

At a campaign event in Yavapai hosted by the Arizona Farm Bureau, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and his opponent, State Representative Alex Kolodin, sat side by side to address the recent security breach of the SOS website. The breach,...

Hobbs’s Alleged Pay-to-Play Investigation by Mayes Resurfaces

July 25, 2025 4:27 pmAugust 4, 2025 10:24 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is under formal investigation by the state’s Attorney General following allegations that a politically connected group home operator made large political contributions and later received a substantial financial benefit from the state. We first broke this...

Hoffman, Bowyer, Lead Calls for Answers to Cyber Hack Incident

July 16, 2025 12:04 pmJuly 28, 2025 7:21 am

On July 1, 2025, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office quietly released a statement announcing a malicious cyber intrusion targeting its Candidate Portal, which prompted a temporary shutdown of the system for security review. Although the SOS has since assured...

Montenegro Declines to Comment on Lack of Ethics Complaints

May 30, 2025 11:47 amJune 12, 2025 3:44 pm

On January 30, 2025, the Globe reported that Freshman Democrat Rep. Lydia Hernandez (Elda) Luna-Nájera (D-22) caused the Tolleson District to pay nearly half a million dollars in a settlement after findings of sexual harassment and retaliation. Even earlier, on...

AG Mayes Botches ‘Fake Electors’ Case

May 22, 2025 3:05 pmJune 2, 2025 4:10 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ prosecution of the so-called “alternate electors” has encountered a major setback in a significant development. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers ruled that the case must be re-presented to a grand jury due to...