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LD27 Primary Pits Kern Against Payne Over State Surveillance

July 20, 2026 1:05 pmJuly 24, 2026 9:16 am

Few legislative primaries this cycle feature two Republicans with the name recognition and experience of Legislative District 27’s Senate contest between incumbent Sen. Kevin Payne and former Sen. Anthony Kern. While both candidates campaign as conservatives who support border security, public...

Kolodin, AZ GOP Push Election Security as Main 2026 Issue

July 1, 2026 9:00 amJuly 16, 2026 2:04 pm

Arizona Republicans Seize On Election Security Push As Voting Rules Head Back To Voters, Courts PHOENIX — Arizona Republican lawmakers are using the close of the legislative session to elevate election security as a central political issue heading into 2026,...

Gillette, Petersen Defend School Choice ESA Program

June 29, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:04 pm

Arizona Republicans are weighing multiple strategies to protect the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program as negotiations continue over a potential agreement involving ballot measures backed by teachers’ unions and public education advocates. House Republicans, including Rep. John Gillette, have defended...

Kavanagh, Kupper Raise Alarms on SNAP Error Rate Penalties

June 26, 2026 2:21 pmJuly 9, 2026 2:16 pm

Arizona SNAP Error Rate Could Cost State $208 Million As GOP Lawmakers Renew Accountability Push PHOENIX — Arizona’s food stamp error rate has risen above the national average, creating the possibility of a $208 million federal penalty and giving Republican...

Payne Bill Protecting Officers Signed by Hobbs

June 25, 2026 4:13 pmJuly 8, 2026 4:09 pm

PHOENIX — Arizona law enforcement officers who were wrongfully terminated and later reinstated will no longer be left to absorb the financial cost of clearing their names under legislation signed into law this month. Senate Bill SB1493, sponsored by Sen....

Rogers, Farnsworth Top GOP Assessment of Hobbs’ 88 Bill Vetofest

June 24, 2026 9:03 amJuly 8, 2026 3:35 pm

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are criticizing Governor Katie Hobbs after she vetoed 88 bills in a sweeping end-of-session action that blocked GOP priorities on border security, election integrity, religious law, education, photo radar, taxpayer transparency, and gender-transition-related care for minors....

Carter, De Los Santos Spar over Final Night Kolodin House Bill Vote

June 16, 2026 2:10 pmJuly 3, 2026 8:10 am

PHOENIX — A late-night procedural fight on the final night of Arizona’s 2026 legislative session erupted into a heated confrontation between Republican Rep. Neal Carter and Democratic House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, underscoring the partisan tensions surrounding a...