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Kolodin Visits Goodyear’s Hoop Therapy Session

March 9, 2026 8:39 amMarch 25, 2026 6:34 am

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...

Peña to Face Snyder as GOP Single-Shot Strategy Collapes

March 6, 2026 8:57 amMarch 25, 2026 6:35 am

A Republican political strategy circulating inside Arizona’s Legislative District 23 appears to have collapsed, after former candidate Gary Garcia Snyder declined to participate in what activists described as a “single-shot” voting strategy. The approach, occasionally discussed in multi-seat legislative primaries,...

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.”...