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

July 25, 2025 4:27 pmJuly 28, 2025 7:21 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...

Galvin, Lesko Join Constituents Calling to End Fed Oversight of Sheriff

July 18, 2025 5:17 pmJuly 23, 2025 8:31 am

Over 100 residents, elected officials, law enforcement leaders, and community advocates packed the Desert West Community Center in Phoenix, AZ, on Wednesday evening, July 16, 2025, to weigh in on the future of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) federal...

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...

Heap Apologizes for Voter Notice Error as BOS Plays Politics

July 10, 2025 2:26 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:56 pm

A voter notification error from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office triggered confusion for over 83,000 residents last month, but it was the Board of Supervisors’ handling of the situation that may have done the most damage to public trust, say...

Petersen, Montenegro Stand Against Challenges to Unborn Protections

June 23, 2025 4:27 pmJuly 12, 2025 12:28 pm

Arizona Senate Pres. Warren Petersen (R-12) and House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) have officially intervened in a lawsuit related to last election’s Proposition 139, more commonly known as the “Right to Abortion Initiative.” The case, entitled Isaacson v. Arizona, was...

Maricopa’s Mark Stewart Issues Exclusive Response to Heap’s BOS Suit

June 13, 2025 4:10 pmJune 20, 2025 4:36 pm

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap(R) has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors (BOS), accusing them of unlawfully seizing control of key election functions and withholding resources from his office. The lawsuit, filed June 12 by Trump-aligned America First Legal,...

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...