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Tom Ryan (left) and Chip Scutari
A U.S. Senate candidate from last year appears poised to launch a new bid for the office in next year’s election. Tom Ryan and Chip Scutari of S+C Communications analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories.
Aug. 31, 2023
Tempe voters in line
However, Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit noted the financial costs of adopting the plan. DeWit has until Friday to tell the Arizona Secretary of State's Office whether the party will join the state-run election.
Aug. 30, 2023
Kari Lake
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has granted Kari Lake a chance to argue that the 2022 election ballot envelopes – and the signatures on them – are subject to public scrutiny.
Aug. 30, 2023
barbed wire at an arizona prison
A federal judge has sentenced an Iowa man to two and a half years in prison for making threats to Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman and former Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Arizona over the 2020 election.
Aug. 29, 2023
Early ballot drop box at the Maricopa County Elections Department
The Arizona Supreme Court has thrown out a bid to void the results of the entire 2022 election. The justices said the appeal from a Scottsdale attorney was flawed in multiple ways.
Aug. 25, 2023
Arizona Supreme Court building
In the decision, Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said Hamadeh's team misrepresented their attempt to seek relief at from a trial court. Brutinel also said Hamadeh will have to go through the normal appeals process.
Aug. 24, 2023
Kari Lake
On Monday, Arizona State University’s First Amendment Clinic filed a motion for a judge to dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit against failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
Aug. 23, 2023
Constantin Querard
The Show continues its series Back Story with a look at the voter-approved plan, Clean Elections, and how Arizona Republicans harnessed it as a tool to get elected.
Aug. 23, 2023
Ruben Gallego at the 2022 Arizona Democrats election party
The Show spoke with the Arizona Republic's editorial page editor Elvia Díaz and editorial page columnist Phil Boas on rising campaigns for next year's primary elections.
Aug. 21, 2023
President Donald Trump at the White House
A week ago, former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants were indicted in Georgia for their alleged criminal efforts to overturn the 2020 election loss in that state.
Aug. 20, 2023
Laura Pastor
In a document posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Pastor said she suspended her campaign for health reasons and will continue to serve on the City Council for the duration of her 4-year term.
Aug. 18, 2023
Abe Hamadeh
The state House speaker and Senate president have hired a private attorney to support Hamadeh as he has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to immediately take up his election challenge.
Aug. 18, 2023
ASU Tempe voting polling election
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has released a draft of the newest Election Procedures Manual, and it's drawing criticism from Republicans and praise from Democrats.
Aug. 17, 2023
Doug Ducey
On Tuesday, former Gov. Doug Ducey weighed in on the multiple criminal cases in play against former President Donald Trump.
Aug. 16, 2023
Mattel Adventure Park VAI Resort Glendale rendering
Glendale City Council members did not ask questions or talk among themselves before they voted unanimously to approve an updated development deal in June. Now an economic justice group says they’ve submitted enough signatures for voters to have their say on the massive resort under construction south of State Farm Stadium.
Aug. 15, 2023
Maricopa County Elections Department opening envelopes
Arizonans appear interested in changes to the way the state chooses election officials, according to a new survey. That’s one of the findings of the report from Arizona State University's Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy.
Aug. 15, 2023
Abe Hamadeh
A lawyer for AG Kris Mayes said in a new filing that Hamadeh’s team even acknowledged that it didn’t have enough evidence to prove their claim that he had gotten more votes than Mayes.
Aug. 14, 2023
A mailbox in Mesa
Officials with the Maricopa County Democratic Party have referred a controversy involving mailers from last year’s election to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service.
Aug. 14, 2023
Kris Mayes
In a letter to all 15 Arizona counties, Attorney General Kris Mayes told county officials they have no authority under state law to count ballots by hand in future elections.
Aug. 11, 2023
voting sign
A judge has thwarted the efforts of Arizona’s Democratic Party to keep the No Labels party and its candidates off the 2024 ballot — for now.
Aug. 10, 2023

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