Republican lawmakers say a state agency isn’t doing enough to help small communities in central Arizona fight utility rate increases at the Arizona Corporation Commission. Sen. T.J. Shope and Reps. Teresa Martinez and Chris Lopez sent a letter to the Residential Utility Consumer Office last week after it declined to intervene on behalf of Picacho...

An organizer of a recall campaign against a Tolleson Unified School District governing board member says she’s confident the campaign will meet the signature requirement before the deadline next month. A bipartisan effort to remove Board President Leezah Sun and Vice President Steven Chapman began in July, following the frustration of several constituents over recent...

A new draft of the Elections Procedures Manual made its way to the attorney general and governor today, excluding most of the recommended changes from the legislature and a conservative group. Some provisions included in the current EPM draft are already tied up in litigation, and unheeded comments by House Speaker Steve Montenegro , Senate...

The federal government’s shutdown leaves many federal workers in Arizona either working without pay or facing a possible furlough. The shutdown will affect workers in several sectors, including the military and aviation, but it shouldn’t disrupt operations in most of those fields. Federal civilian employees at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will either be furloughed or...

The federal judiciary can keep Arizona’s courts afloat for just about two weeks before encountering funding and operational trouble from the government shutdown. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts determined that until Friday, October 17, the judiciary can keep its doors open and business as usual, using fee balances and funds independent of new...

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert is jumping into the governor’s race, to the celebration of Democrats and the chagrin of Republicans. Schweikert made his candidacy official Tuesday after months of speculation, citing his belief that his Republican competition, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs and businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson, don’t have what it takes to defeat Gov. Katie...

A former Arizona Department of Education employee is now suing his past employer and the Attorney General’s Office for public records to support a future civil claim after clearing allegations that he defrauded the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Dorrian Jones was indicted in February 2024 for allegedly working with two fellow ESA employees and...

Attorneys for the Republican Party of Arizona are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to iron out two conflicting Court of Appeals opinions on who can challenge the Elections Procedures Manual. The petition to the state high court, from the AZGOP, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, the Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections PAC, and a...

A Republican many thought would succeed U.S. Rep. David Schweikert quickly rejected rumors of his Congressional candidacy just hours after Schweikert announced his bid for governor. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin wrote in a post on X today that he would rather continue serving on the board, and he has no interest...

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will hold its second hearing tomorrow to further explore fraud in the state’s Medicaid system after sober living home schemes cost the state nearly $2.8 billion. The committee hearing is part of an investigation into fraudulent claims linked to sober living homes, as well as the responses...