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

June 13, 2025 4:10 pmJune 13, 2025 4:11 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,...

ACC Incumbent Challenge by Marshall and Heap Creates GOP Firestorm

June 12, 2025 3:33 pmJune 13, 2025 8:49 am

The Arizona Freedom Caucus unveiled two new Republican challengers for the Arizona Corporation Commission on Tuesday, setting up what could be one of the most fiery primaries in the state. Reps. David Marshall (R-7) and Dr. Ralph Heap (R-10) will challenge current...

Axon’s Scottsdale Deal Crumbles over ‘Toxic’ Opposition

June 10, 2025 1:10 pmJune 12, 2025 3:43 pm

For a brief moment, it looked like Axon had thrown in the towel on Scottsdale. ABC15 in Arizona quickly reported: “JUST IN: Axon has announced it is no longer with the City of Scottsdale in its plans to build a...

Councilwoman Spilsbury Defiant Despite Recall

June 2, 2025 3:44 pmJune 12, 2025 3:44 pm

Turning Point Action delivered on its bold promise to aid an effort to remove a Republican who bucked her party to join Kamala Harris’s big-money Presidential campaign. Representatives for the powerhouse advocacy group arrived at Mesa City Hall earlier this...

Heap Sends Final Plan, Accuses Maricopa BOS of ‘Election Sabotage’

May 17, 2025 3:13 pmMay 26, 2025 9:18 am

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap issued his final “warning shot” to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MBOS or BOS) in what has become one of Arizona election administration’s most consequential power struggles. Heap’s Chief of Staff, Sam Stone, told...

Agreement Between Heap, Maricopa BOS Ignites Feud

May 14, 2025 5:00 amMay 21, 2025 11:40 am

The Shared Services Agreement (SSA) between Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and the Board of Supervisors has ignited a public feud, spilling onto social media in a flurry of posts from Supervisors Tom Galvin and Debbie Lesko. In an exclusive,...

Rep. Hernandez says Anti-Semitism Central to Dem CD7 Nomination

May 6, 2025 3:52 pmMay 18, 2025 2:35 pm

The race to fill Arizona’s 7th Congressional District seat, left vacant by the passing of Representative Raúl Grijalva (D), has intensified as two prominent Democrats—Adelita Grijalva and Daniel Hernandez Jr.—vie for the nomination ahead of the July 15 primary. Hernandez...