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Opinion: Hobbs’ Giles Gambit Could Backfire

August 5, 2026 9:36 am

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reported choice of former Mesa Mayor John Giles as her running mate looks like an audacious play for Arizona’s political center. But it could prove less expansive than it appears: Giles may appeal chiefly to Republicans already...

Arizona Globe’s Top Stories of 2025

January 1, 2026 1:46 pmJanuary 16, 2026 2:41 pm

Arizona politics in 2025 didn’t have one defining storyline—it had a stack of them: immigration flashpoints, budget brinkmanship, party infighting, culture-war fights in schools, and the kind of inside-baseball Capitol drama that turns into statewide news fast. Below is a...

Killing the Messenger – Why Charlie Kirk Will Live On

September 11, 2025 9:36 amSeptember 21, 2025 9:28 am

In the hours after the news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, amid the powerful voices sharing their shock, anger, and pain at the passing of their friend, there is… something else. We felt it on 9/11, and it’s been building again...

Honoring the Sacrifice: A Reflection on Memorial Day

May 26, 2025 9:11 amJune 5, 2025 4:35 pm

Memorial Day is more than just the unofficial start of summer or a long weekend for barbecues and sales. It is a time to pause, reflect, and pay our most profound respects to those who gave their lives in service...

Mayes’s Tariff Lawsuit Proves ‘Trump Hate’ Overshadows Policy

April 25, 2025 5:00 amMay 1, 2025 7:55 am

Arizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes never met a Trump lawsuit she didn’t like. And her latest move, enjoining a multistate suit to halt Trump’s use of tariffs, proves the point. Even before the election, which Trump won by achieving an...

Making American Great Again – by Moving Forward

November 6, 2024 2:29 pmNovember 14, 2024 11:02 am

In the wake of President-Elect Donald Trump’s historic victory last night, we find the country still deeply divided. After what was arguably the nastiest and most hate-filled political campaign, at least that I can recall, “we the people” face a...

Early Arizona Voter Turnout Up Significantly from 2020

October 23, 2024 4:01 pmOctober 28, 2024 3:25 pm

I did my Arizona civic duty today by voting early and in person and was pleasantly surprised to see others doing the same – many others. What I expected to be a quick trip to City Hall turned into a...