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Griffin, Sundareshan Clash Over Data-Center Ideology

July 30, 2026 3:35 pm

PHOENIX — For Rep. Gail Griffin (R-19), Arizona’s data-center boom is a utility-planning problem: large power users should not leave residential customers paying for new power plants and transmission lines. For Senate Minority Leader Priya Sundareshan (D-18), the challenge is...

EXCLUSIVE: How Write-In Paul Carver’s Grassroots Blueprint Won

July 22, 2026 11:48 amJuly 23, 2026 1:52 pm

For most candidates, qualifying for Arizona’s Legislature general election means collecting petition signatures. For Republican Paul Carver, the path was different. Instead of gathering the required 464 petition signatures, he needed at least 464 valid write-in votes in the Republican...

LD7 Voters to Decide if Blackman Returns, Who Replaces Marshall

July 21, 2026 2:33 pmAugust 6, 2026 5:34 pm

With Rep. David Marshall resigning from the Arizona House to accept an appointment as Navajo County Recorder, Republicans in Legislative District 7 are guaranteed at least one new face in the Legislature next year. Marshall’s move sparked a closely watched constitutional...

Sheridan States ‘I Was Not Aware’ of Endorsee Anderson’s Court-Martial

July 16, 2026 3:04 pmJuly 22, 2026 11:49 am

The closely watched race for Arizona’s Legislative District 10 House seat has erupted into controversy after Republican candidate Ciara Anderson’s military record came to light. It centers on whether voters were given sufficient information about her adverse military record before...

Keshel, Reim, Farnsworth Top House, Senate in 2026 RLCAZ Scorecard

July 16, 2026 10:15 amJuly 21, 2026 2:42 pm

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Arizona has released its legislative scorecard for 2026, ranking the state’s most “pro-liberty” legislators and highlighting the grassroots favorites for Arizona’s GOP voters. Representative Rachel Keshel (R-17), who received a score of 99/100, joined Senate...

Carter, De Los Santos Spar over Final Night Kolodin House Bill Vote

June 16, 2026 2:10 pmJuly 3, 2026 8:10 am

PHOENIX — A late-night procedural fight on the final night of Arizona’s 2026 legislative session erupted into a heated confrontation between Republican Rep. Neal Carter and Democratic House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, underscoring the partisan tensions surrounding a...

AZGOP Leaders Tout Trump-Friendly Bipartisan Budget Deal

June 9, 2026 5:17 pmJune 24, 2026 7:47 am

PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have reached a bipartisan agreement on an $18.29 billion state budget that GOP lawmakers say will make Arizona the only state in the nation to deliver President Donald Trump’s federal tax...