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Montenegro Welcomes Reim as Chaplik’s LD3 Replacement

March 19, 2026 2:27 pmMarch 19, 2026 2:30 pm

Arizona Republicans largely welcomed the selection of Cody Reim to replace former Rep. and Congressional District 1 candidate Joseph Chaplik in the Arizona House. GOP leaders cast the Rio Verde Foothills small-business owner as a conservative fit for Legislative District...

Judge Denies Maricopa BOS Reopening Discovery in Heap Dispute

March 12, 2026 4:28 pmMarch 12, 2026 4:32 pm

PHOENIX – A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has rejected an attempt by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) to expand discovery in its ongoing legal dispute with Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap. The Honorable Scott A. Blaney criticized...

LD3 GOP Advances Reim, Ugenti-Rita, Khalaf for Chaplik Seat

March 11, 2026 5:22 pmMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

Republican precinct committee members in Arizona’s Legislative District 3 (Maricopa County) gathered Monday night to fill the House vacancy created by Joseph Chaplik’s resignation. They ultimately advanced Cody Reim, Michelle Ugenti-Rita, and George Khalaf as the three finalists whose names...

Kolodin Visits Goodyear’s Hoop Therapy Session

March 9, 2026 8:39 amMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

Arizona Secretary of State candidate Alexander Kolodin recently drove from Scottsdale to Goodyear to spend time with the men who gather weekly for the community basketball program known as Hoop Therapy. While Kolodin didn’t lace up for a run on...

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...

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.”...