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Dem losses lead Fontes to weigh primary challenge for Hobbs in …
Nov 19, 2024 · The new Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, second from left, shakes hands with new Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, right, as Hobbs' husband Patrick Goodman, left, looks on after an oath of office ceremony at the state Capitol in …
Judges face increased scrutiny in upcoming election
Sep 23, 2024 · Johnson’s no-vote recommendation is based on her September 2022 ruling lifting an injunction on the 1864 abortion ban after the reversal of Roe v. Wade and finding the all-out ban to take precedence over the 15-week limit passed by the Legislature.. Gavel Watch advised against retaining Paton as her husband, Jonathan Paton, served on the Appellate Court Judicial Nominating Commission at the ...
Court orders release of 218,000 names of voters possibly lacking ...
Nov 4, 2024 · “These folks are shameless in their legal efforts,” said Fontes of Stronger Communities, a group that has been liked to politically conservative causes like stopping what it calls the “deep state,” removing “explicit books” from county libraries and fighting “radical goals” at the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Arizona election results delayed after a long ballot and a court …
Nov 6, 2024 · In Maricopa County, officials estimated on Tuesday night that they still had about 700,000 early ballots to process. Typically, in the first round of results at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, the county releases the results from all early ballots cast up to the Friday before Election Day.
Hobbs demotes three officials but doesn’t cut their salaries
Sep 23, 2024 · Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs demoted three officials running state agencies to deputy director posts after a judge ruled that her move to name them and other agency heads as “deputy executive directors” to avoid a contentious Senate agency director confirmation process was illegal and there was no hope the trio could win confirmation.
Six candidates are running to represent county on CAP board
Sep 28, 2024 · 6 candidates are running for 5 seats on the 15-person board that oversees policy, rates & taxes for the CAP, the canal that brings water to Arizona communities.
Prop 139: Arizonans deserve the right to make own healthcare …
Oct 21, 2024 · This is why it is imperative that Proposition 139 passes. The Arizona Abortion Access Act would restore and solidify the protections Arizonans had under Roe vs. Wade as a Constitutional amendment, ensuring that patients can make their own decisions about their pregnancy with their families and their medical providers.
AZ Supreme Court upholds decision to count votes for Prop 140
Oct 5, 2024 · Arizonans will get to decide if they want to scrap partisan primaries. In a brief order Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to block election officials from counting the votes for and against Proposition 140.
Hobbs focused on Arizona issues, declines to join Dem governors ...
Nov 14, 2024 · “We’ll continue to make the case to the federal government of how they can support real border security in Arizona,” she said. But she would not say what steps she would take to prevent people from being deported in Arizona, which the incoming president said he will order on Day One of his administration in January.