In recent weeks, states including Arkansas, Florida and Wisconsin have initiated guard deployments to the southern border. The Department of Defense has been largely silent about these deployments, and immigration rights advocates are concerned about the accountability of these troops.

Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Friday to block the use of public funds for what he calls "critical race theory." But there seems to be a disconnect between the description of what has become a favorite talking point of Ducey and other Republicans, and what “critical race theory” actually means.

Reporting by the Republic confirmed last week that former President Donald Trump and his supporters made calls to members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in the effort to get them to prevent vote counting and certification from going forward and delaying or preventing President Joe Biden’s win in Arizona. Phil Boas and the Republic’s Editorial Board are now calling on Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate what happened.

Gov. Doug Ducey signed a new bill into law Friday requiring that Arizona students receive education related to the Holocaust. Arizona students will now be required to learn about the Holocaust and other genocides twice between seventh and 12th grade.
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Gov. Doug Ducey is defending his promotion of a flat income tax rate as saving the average Arizonan $300 a year, even though legislative budget staffers say 72% of state residents will see a benefit of less than $45, and more than half will see no more than $17.

This past April, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law declaring Arizona a “Second Amendment sanctuary state." But on June 22, the Tucson City Council passed a unanimous resolution essentially saying the city will not ignore federal firearms laws as per the state’s Second Amendment Firearm Freedom Act.

Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed attorney Kathryn Hackett King to the Arizona Supreme Court. King was among seven nominees selected by a state court screening panel. She is the fifth woman to serve on the state’s high court.

Arizona's secretary of state on Wednesday asked the state attorney general to investigate whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law in their efforts to pressure Maricopa County officials after the 2020 election.

The former chairman of the Navajo County Democratic Party is spearheading an effort to get voters to overturn three changes in election laws approved this year by the Republican-controlled legislature in the wake of Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump.