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A Pinal County supervisor is threatening to sue the county’s top election official for defamation. Republican Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh filed a notice of claim on March 21 against Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis.
Apr. 1, 2024
Candidates running for Salt River Project’s boards and councils on a clean energy platform have accused the organization’s CEO of trying to influence the election that will pick the people who oversee SRP — and hire its top executives.
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Apr. 1, 2024
A judge has tossed the latest bid by Abe Hamadeh and others to decertify the results of the 2022 election, order it rerun in Maricopa County and declare that Kris Mayes is holding the office of attorney general illegally.
Apr. 1, 2024
Last week, Kari Lake did something rare when you’re sued for defamation during a high profile political campaign: She gave up. Now there are questions about its impact on her campaign for U.S. Senate going forward and whether or not she’s baiting Richer into suing her again.
Apr. 1, 2024
Barrett Marson of Marson Media and former state lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate Aaron Lieberman joined The Show this week to talk about Kari Lake’s decision to ask the court to determine the damages in a defamation lawsuit against her, a new legislative committee formed to look into executive oversight and more.
Mar. 29, 2024
A judge found that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake no longer has a legal right to argue she did not defame Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a fellow Republican.
Mar. 28, 2024
Arizona’s attorney general determined on Monday that Tucson can hold an election in the summer, despite a state law that suggests such issues must be decided in the fall.
Mar. 27, 2024
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has filed signatures to qualify for the Arizona Republican primary ballot in a run for U.S Senate.
Mar. 27, 2024
While most of the focus in Arizona recently has been on last week’s presidential preference election, there’s another election going on that could have wide-ranging effects on many residents’ everyday lives.
Mar. 27, 2024
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced earlier this month that she would not run for a second term this year. And, as Michael Schaffer writes, while Sinema decided against another campaign, it was a different kind of campaign that helped lead to that outcome.
Mar. 27, 2024
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is asking a court to swiftly determine what damages she owes in a defamation suit brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer rather than take the case to trial.
Mar. 26, 2024
Before you cast your ballot in this year’s election, there’s another vote happening in Maricopa County. The County Recorder’s Office is holding its first-ever contest to pick new designs for its “I voted” stickers.
Mar. 26, 2024
A “fake elector” who tried to assert that former President Donald Trump won Arizona in 2020 says Democrats are trying to imprison him, but he’s honored for the role he played.
Mar. 26, 2024
An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season has been sentenced Monday to 2-and-a-half years in prison.
Mar. 25, 2024
The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.
Mar. 23, 2024
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing a current state senator running for office in Mohave County following the senator’s announcement that he can prove Trump’s 2020 reelection loss was rigged.
Mar. 22, 2024
The law requires the disclosure of the original sources of money for expenditures of at least $50,000 to statewide campaigns.
Mar. 21, 2024
Two Republican state senators have asked Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell to investigate what they say is evidence of security gaps in election systems. Sens. Sonny Borrelli and Wendy Rogers would not provide details.
Mar. 21, 2024
Republican state lawmakers want to give individuals and organizations that oppose citizen initiatives a chance to challenge those proposed laws in court before the measures appear on ballots.
Mar. 21, 2024
Voters in the Arizona tourist town of Sedona are pushing back against a City Council vote earlier this month that would rezone part of a popular park to create a car camp for homeless workers.
Mar. 20, 2024