With all votes counted in Arizona, Democrat Kris Mayes has defeated Republican Abe Hamadeh in the race for attorney general.
The 510-vote margin is close enough to trigger an automatic recount under state law.
Arizona has surpassed Mississippi to become the state with the highest per capita death toll from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the CDC.
Arguing they violated the U.S. Constitution, a national organization has sued to keep Arizona Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, as well as state Rep. Mark Finchem, off the ballot this fall.
Democrat Greg Stanton has won reelection to the U.S. House in Arizona's 4th Congressional District. Redistricting put Stanton in a more competitive district this cycle.
More Arizona congressional races:
Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to stack shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border has been met with criticism. Now, one border sheriff says if anyone tries to put the containers in his jurisdiction, he’ll have them arrested for illegal dumping.
An attorney for losing GOP candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem told a federal appeals court they have zero evidence electronic voting machines caused ballots to be improperly counted.
Brazil's supreme court is expected to vote to criminalize homophobia this week. President Jair Bolsonaro has called himself a "proud homophobe."
The BBC's
@poopoosh
checks in with
@laurengilger
.
FBI agents looking into events surrounding former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss have subpoenaed Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, who orchestrated a discredited review of the election.
Even though he signed a measure into law that would have prevented Arizona public schools from requiring masks, Gov. Doug Ducey is denying that he played a role in banning mask mandates.
Amber Ortega was facing charges for refusing to leave where workers were building Trump’s wall along the border. Sixteen months and two hearings after, she was found not guilty. It was hailed as an unexpected win for Native American religious freedoms.
Money that was donated to help build a southern Arizona border wall instead went toward luxury purchases for the men who organized the effort.
The Show speaks with
@JerodMacEvoy
about this.
A judge ruled that the Arizona Senate cannot claim legislative privilege to avoid releasing a wide variety of records related to the so-called audit of the 2020 Maricopa County general election.
Arizona’s Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who is also in the middle of a political campaign for the U.S. Senate, has made seemingly misleading claims about the Maricopa County’s 2020 election process.
Arizona’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was among the least effective of any state, according to a new report from UC Berkeley.
@KDYJournalist
reports.
The House Jan. 6 committee released 34 transcripts Wednesday — including testimony from Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward, who investigators have alleged “aided a coup attempt.”
Gov. Katie Hobbs is joining Democrats in Phoenix and Tucson on Thursday to announce a measure they plan to introduce in the Arizona Legislature next year. It’s called the Arizona Right to Contraception Act.
State records show the Arizona Senate has spent more than half a million dollars on legal bills while running its widely criticized election review.
@ben_giles
reports.
Democrat Julie Gunnigle has conceded the Maricopa County attorney race to Republican incumbent Rachel Mitchell.
Mitchell was appointed to the job this spring after Allister Adel resigned.
A judge has ordered the Arizona Senate to immediately produce the records it has related to the audit of the 2020 election — even those in the hands of Cyber Ninjas Inc., the private firm hired to conduct the review.
FBI agents looking into events surrounding former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss have subpoenaed Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, who orchestrated a discredited review of the election.
The U.S. Treasury Department ordered Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for two school grant programs that discourage public schools from issuing mask mandates.
@ben_giles
reports.
"Honestly, I was completely appalled. They are completely out of touch with what is happening here in Arizona and the severity of this public health crisis." —
@Supt_Hoffman
on President Trump's suggestion that schools reopen this fall.
.
@RealSheriffJoe
said his main priorities would be the same as they were when he first ran for sheriff: “Build up the volunteer posse, put up Tent City, and get tough on crime.”
If the Arizona Legislature does not lift or extend a 40-year rule on spending caps for schools, many schools could be forced to lay off teachers or close this spring.
The Show speaks with
@Supt_Hoffman
to learn how important it is to solve this issue.
Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan testified that more than 74,000 mail-in ballots had been counted without any "clear record of them being sent."
Here's how
@Garrett_Archer
and
@ArizonaMirror
debunked that claim:
The Arizona chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging schools to require masks for all students and employees in response to the latest spike of COVID-19 cases.
@rociohzz
reports.
Five veterans serving U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on an advisory council resigned Thursday, accusing the Democrat of reneging on campaign promises to her constituents.
@ben_giles
reports.
An immigrant rights coalition is calling for an investigation into Gov. Doug Ducey for busing undocumented asylum seekers outside of the state.
@Greg_Hahne
reports.
State Rep. Liz Harris was found to have violated House rules by inviting a witness to present false charges about lawmakers and other state officials to a legislative committee.
Gov. Ducey signed legislation that would delay gender-affirming surgery until age 18. For some trans kids, it's a prime example of government overreach. It could also lead to poor mental health outcomes or, worse, self-harm.
@kathymritchie
reports.
UPDATE: The Flagstaff Unified School District’s governing board voted Tuesday to require everyone wear masks while indoors on school property in response to new evidence about the spread of the delta variant.
Two PACs are looking to challenge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona's 2024 Democratic primary. One is hoping to put Rep. Ruben Gallego on the ballot.
@MatthewCasey3
reports.
✅ Arizona voters have approved Prop. 211, known as “Stop Dark Money.”
Under the proposal, anyone who spends more than $50,000 to influence an election here will have to disclose the original source of donations over $5,000.
More proposition results:
The Mesa temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is currently open to members of the public — something that hasn't happened since 1975.
@laurengilger
got a tour by the couple charged with organizing it all.
.
@michaelcrow
did not mince his words when he stressed the importance of taking COVID-19 seriously. "There's large percentages of people that think this is nothing. They're idiots."
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on Monday that Republican lawmakers violated constitutional rules when they passed significant new policies, like a ban on mask mandates, in the state budget.
@ben_giles
reports.
Arizona’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was among the least effective of any state, according to a new report from University of California, Berkeley.
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Researchers from the University of Arizona College of Medicine say they’ve found a vaccine that effectively prevents Valley fever in dogs.
@KDYJournalist
reports.
Last week, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 23 states and Washington, D.C., in a letter supporting stronger protections for patients’ reproductive health information.
.
@ASlavitt
was acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama.
@offcentervoice
spoke with him about whether Arizona should be doing more to try to stop the virus.
Arizona lawmakers are banning most of the state’s K-12 schools from requiring students or staff to wear masks. But as COVID-19 cases rise in the state, some doctors are speaking out, saying the rule puts Arizona children at risk.
@KDYJournalist
reports.
Arizona’s vaccination rate is still lagging behind the national average.
@TheAngryEpi
is a Tucson epidemiologist who has grown frustrated with the state's response to the pandemic.
The Show speaks with her.
An Arizona Public Health Association report shows that over the past 18 months, COVID-19 has become the leading cause of death in Arizona.
@Jill_C_Ryan
reports.
Diversity visas are awarded to some 50,000 people each year from pre-selected countries with low immigration to the U.S. It’s a lottery system with millions of applicants, those selected must apply for and use their green cards within the fiscal year.
"It is not normal or OK for anyone — not even the president —to call up a chief election official, no matter what their party, and ask them to change election results," Hobbs said.
@kathymritchie
reports.
"This is not the time to propose $1.2 billion in tax cuts over the next three years when Arizonans are still hurting, the pandemic is not under control and the vaccine rollout has been slower than expected." —
@reginaldbolding
“It is patently unreasonable to suggest that, despite there being zero credible evidence of any impropriety or widespread irregularities, election officials nonetheless have a responsibility to prove a negative,”
@SecretaryHobbs
wrote to
@FannKfann
.
Gov. Katie Hobbs collected nearly $1.5 million in donations from corporations and other special interests to cover the cost of her inauguration. But the event cost only about $207,000 to put on.
Several Valley chefs are partnering with
@WCKitchen
to provide meals at polling places. The program not only feeds voters, it also nourishes local restaurants struggling during the pandemic.
#ChefsForThePolls
Republican Rachel Mitchell has overtaken Democrat challenger Julie Gunnigle and now leads the race to be Maricopa County’s top prosecutor.
@MatthewCasey3
reports.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is launching an antitrust investigation into the proposed merger between grocery store parent companies Kroger and Albertsons.
.
@kyrstensinema
was named "Arizonan of the Year" by the Arizona Republic after her win last month made her the state’s first female U.S. senator.
@boas_phil
joined The Show for his weekly appearance to talk about it.
Former Maricopa County Recorder
@Adrian_Fontes
won Arizona's secretary of state race. Fontes shaped his campaign around his opponent and protecting elections in our state.
The Show speaks with him how about he plans to tackle his new office.
A sweeping ballot measure unveiled Wednesday would legalize automatic and same-day voter registration in Arizona, while also restricting the dollar amounts individuals and political committees can contribute to candidates.
@ben_giles
reports.
A decision to do away with virtual options for debate and voting at the Arizona Capitol angered Rep. Athena Salman, who's due to give birth on Jan. 11, the second day of session.
@ben_giles
reports.
.
@amysilvermanaz
has been chronicling her daughter's school experience since the first day of kindergarten. Sophie has Down syndrome, and the future was far from certain.
Tonight Sophie graduates high school with honors.
One side effect of the pandemic: Some people are finding extra money to spend on geeky pop culture collectibles.
@Todd_McFarlane
tells
@offcentervoice
he's seeing a hugs spike in sales.
.
@T_J_Newman
was a flight attendant when she realized just how vulnerable they all were at the hands of the pilot. It sparked the idea for a nail-biting thriller.
The Show speaks with her to learn about the book and her story.
The idea of a passenger rail line between Phoenix and Tucson has captured the attention of Arizonans for a long time. But now, some advocates say it’s closer to reality than it has been in years. 🚄
If you’re a parent and your child’s school requires masks, Gov. Ducey is offering $7,000 in COVID-19 relief funds to send your child elsewhere. Critics call it another example of Republicans trying to undermine public education.
@ben_giles
reports.
A new poll from the Arizona-based research group OH Predictive Insights found that 74% of state voters would support raising the minimum age to buy firearms to 21.
@Greg_Hahne
reports.
The Circle K where "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure" was filmed is closing. But movie lovers will have a chance May 18 to pay homage in a most excellent way.
A judge on Tuesday told lawyers that he will likely rule that a new Arizona law that prevents a majority of civilians from serving on police oversight panels is unconstitutional.
Civic and business leaders known as the Greater Phoenix Leadership are speaking out against proposed changes to how elections are conducted in Arizona.
@vjonesradio
reports.
Arizona turned down a proposal from FEMA to bring a federally run COVID-19 vaccine site, and possibly more doses, to the state, the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a Friday press conference.
@rociohzz
reports.
Band teachers put down their batons and picked up their own instruments, marching to a different drum on the Capitol lawn with the
#RedForEd
#AZTeacherWalkOut
.