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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking Gov. Doug Ducey to call a special legislative session to help clarify the legal status of abortion in the state.
Voter sentiments do not align with the recent court ruling that effectively outlawed most abortions in Arizona, according to public opinion polling data collected this month.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is probably one of the most powerful queer women in the country. And writer Nathan Kohrman sees a lot of camp in her ever-analyzed wardrobe.
Slate's "Sinemanchin Watch" finds Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin continuing to influence U.S. legislation.
Aug. 9, 2022
Historically, tribes along the Colorado River have been left out of decision-making about it, despite being senior water rights holders. But that's starting to change.
Aug. 9, 2022
Republican Mark Finchem will face Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state in November after each emerged from their party’s primary last week.
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Aug. 9, 2022
President Joe Biden signed a law investing billions in the U.S. manufacturing of semiconductor chips.
Aug. 9, 2022
The Maricopa County Elections Department is looking for poll workers, warehouse workers, ballot processors and other related positions for the upcoming general election.
Aug. 9, 2022
Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate approved a long-delayed bill, key to President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, addressing health and climate change.
Aug. 8, 2022
It’s been about a week since the Arizona primary, which included deciding both party’s nominees for the governor’s office. Attack ads are already airing for this race, but so far, only for one side.
Aug. 8, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey, a frequent target of Kari Lake’s, seems ready to support the candidate who he once called a “fake” and claimed was “misleading voters.”
Aug. 8, 2022
The video platform TikTok gets more than 1 billion video views per day, with young people drawn to its high-energy content and charismatic influencers. And now more traditional institutions are using young creators to bridge the generational gap.
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Aug. 8, 2022
A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is assisting in a possible prisoner swap that would bring Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner home. Bill Richardson served in the Clinton administration and was governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.
Aug. 7, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats have passed a Biden-backed economic package worth around $740 billion. Some Arizona business leaders are not happy with the legislation.
Aug. 7, 2022
On Saturday, the Phoenix Mercury played their first home game since star center Brittney Griner was sentenced to prison for nine years in Russia.
Aug. 7, 2022
Every two years, Arizonans cast their votes in primary and general elections. And every two years, critics complain it takes too many days for all the votes to be counted. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Why does the vote counting process take so long?
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Aug. 6, 2022
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to appoint Dana Lewis as the new recorder.
Aug. 5, 2022
Tuesday's primary election saw big wins for Trump-endorsed candidates on the Republican side, including Kari Lake defeating Karrin Taylor Robson for the governor nomination.
Aug. 5, 2022
Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona secretary of state and the right to take on a supporter of former President Donald Trump who believes the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Aug. 4, 2022
Two days after polls closed in Arizona, the Associated Press called the Republican primary for governor for former local news anchor Kari Lake, an election-denying new convert to Republican causes.
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Aug. 4, 2022
Pinal County Elections Director David Frisk was fired two days after his department’s second blunder in two months. Frisk, who was hired in March, oversaw the election in Pinal County, when voters in several cities and towns were mailed ballots with missing or inaccurate local races.
Aug. 4, 2022
Arizona’s Republican nominee for U.S. Senate released his first campaign ad for the general election right after beating a crowded field of GOP candidates.
Aug. 4, 2022
Phoenix is trying to generate excitement over a proposed bond program worth half a billion dollars. Eight subcommittees representing different city services will hold public meetings to gather resident input and hear pitches from city departments.
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Aug. 8, 2022
