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Pinal’s Miller Wins Round 1 in County’s ICE Ban

February 20, 2026 9:28 amMarch 5, 2026 11:48 am

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller scored an early procedural win Friday in his legal fight with the Pinal County Board of Supervisors over his office’s controversial partnership with federal immigration officials, after a judge ordered the case moved out of...

Noem Thanks Heap, Gillette for Election Integrity Support

February 17, 2026 9:05 amMarch 4, 2026 1:52 pm

PHOENIX – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a Phoenix press conference on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to promote the federal SAVE Act and encourage Arizona officials to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to review voter registration...

Miller, Pinal BOS Clash over ICE Partnership Plan

February 13, 2026 9:38 amFebruary 25, 2026 10:23 am

PHOENIX – A Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller from implementing his office’s 287(g) Task Force Model agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, escalating a dispute between the Pinal County Board of Supervisors over...

Gillette Backs Miller’s Plan for Fed Interference Clarification

January 16, 2026 2:39 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:12 pm

PINAL COUNTY — Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller is urging lawmakers to pass legislation penalizing individuals who physically interfere with federal officers making lawful arrests. He is framing his proposal as a public-safety measure rather than an expansion of immigration-enforcement...

AZ GOP Leaders Hamilton, Caldwell Wed in ‘Gulf of America’ Ceremony

December 16, 2025 9:08 amDecember 31, 2025 1:29 pm

Merissa Hamilton, founder of EZAZ and Strong Communities, and Jeff Caldwell II, Maricopa County Recorder staffer and key operative in Justin Heap’s successful election campaign, wed in a politically themed private ceremony on President Trump’s aptly renamed “Gulf of America.”...

Dunn Pushes Back on Cronkite Yuma Pesticide Alarm

December 2, 2025 3:10 pmDecember 23, 2025 4:39 pm

Arizona State Senator Tim Dunn (R-LD29) is challenging a recent Cronkite News article that has now been republished across Arizona, arguing the piece spread “misleading and unscientific claims” about pesticide use, worker safety, and the state’s agriculture industry. The Cronkite...

Maricopa BOS’s Stewart Applaud’s Heap’s New Voter Signature Process

November 26, 2025 6:57 amDecember 8, 2025 1:36 pm

Maricopa County officials are offering sharply different assessments of Recorder Justin Heap’s new signature-verification process, which was used for the November 4, 2025, jurisdictional election. During last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Stewart publicly praised Heap and the elections...