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Grijalva’s Passing Highlights Heap, Board of Sups Dispute

March 17, 2025 6:00 amMarch 23, 2025 7:00 am

The recent passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva has escalated the ongoing battle between Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over election administration responsibility. The dispute began in October 2024 when outgoing Recorder Stephen Richer...

Kavanagh Sponsors Pay Raise for State Legislators

March 12, 2025 3:15 pmMarch 19, 2025 9:35 am

Arizona Senator John Kavanagh (R-LD3) sponsored Senate Continuing Resolution SCR1003 mandating a retroactive pay adjustment for legislators dating back to the last voter pay rate adjustment. Arizona statute requires voters to approve legislative pay rates, the last of which occurred...

Swoboda Reacts to Hobbs’ Vote Speed-Up Veto

February 19, 2025 8:56 amFebruary 27, 2025 10:19 am

In a swing state like Arizona, where there are as many Independents as party-affiliated voters, there’s little room for consensus on issues. But most Arizonans agree the state’s slow pace of counting ballots during the 2024 election was unacceptable. To...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Discusses Burgum Letter to Reopen Uranium Mining

February 13, 2025 9:48 amFebruary 23, 2025 10:22 am

In an exclusive statement to the Arizona Globe, State Senate President and Attorney General candidate Warren Petersen (R-LD14) explained a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum requesting that the Trump administration restore Arizona’s rich uranium mining operations. The...

Controversy Surrounds Karrin Taylor Robson AZ Gov Launch

February 12, 2025 4:04 pmFebruary 21, 2025 9:44 am

As many have expected, Karrin Taylor Robson announced her second bid for Governor, raising some eyebrows across the Republican party. Robson wrapped herself in what she has labeled “an endorsement” last December from then-President-Elect Donald Trump. Some on the right...

Rogers Champions Petersen’s Sweeping Senate Election Bill

January 16, 2025 9:31 amJanuary 23, 2025 12:33 pm

Arizona Senate Bill 1011 (SB1011), introduced by Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) and other Republican legislators, proposes significant changes to the state’s early voting procedures to expedite election result reporting. The Judiciary and Elections Committee, chaired by Senator Wendy Rogers...

State Representative Ruben Gallego speaking at a "Gun Rights" debate hosted by Students for Liberty and Young Americans for Liberty at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Gallego’s Judgment Questioned over Biden’s Afghan Withdrawal

October 16, 2024 6:00 amOctober 23, 2024 4:03 pm

Kari Lake is ratcheting up her criticism of opponent Rep. Ruben Gallego as polls show the race for Kyrsten Sinema’s U.S. Senate seat in a statistical dead heat. She is using Gallego’s own words, or in this case, tweets, to...