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Want to vote 'none of the above'? Here's how we fix that

On Tuesday, the long-awaited drive begins to put an initiative on next year’s ballot — one that is sure to horrify and panic the far-right crowd...

19.09.2023 0

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Gov. Katie Hobbs' staff scored free Super Bowl tickets? Nice perk

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16.09.2023 7

Arizona Republic

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Kick Trump off the ballot? What a ridiculously dumb idea.

Colorado has joined several states in which watchdog groups have headed to court, hoping to use the 14th Amendment to bar Donald Trump from the 2024...

16.09.2023 5

USA TODAY

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Sen. Jake Hoffman's hypocrisy on full display

I will expect to see Sen. Jake Hoffman’s letter of resignation any day now. Either that, or the Arizona Senate surely will feel compelled to kick...

15.09.2023 1

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Senator touts 9/11 conspiracy, but don't dare ask why

It likely comes as no shock that the Arizona Republican Party’s freshman senator of the year apparently believes that 9/11 was a government...

14.09.2023 1

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Hamadeh vs. Mitchell in 2024? Democrats would love that

Get ready for a race for the ages. Speculation is brewing that Abe Hamadeh plans to challenge Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell in next...

13.09.2023 3

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Lake lauds Trump for his heroics on 9/11? Say, what?

On Monday, Kari Lake paid a moving tribute one of the great heroes of 9/11. Why, Donald Trump, naturally. “22 years ago, these two men were among...

12.09.2023 2

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Trump may be clearing the field for Kari Lake

Fresh from the file of learning absolutely nothing from your mistakes, former President Donald Trump is once again meddling in Arizona elections. The...

11.09.2023 1

Arizona Republic

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Kick Trump off the ballot? What a ridiculously dumb idea

Colorado this week became the third state in which watchdog groups have headed to court, hoping to use the 14th Amendment to bar Donald Trump from the...

09.09.2023 0

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Horne wants parental choice — unless they choose this

State Superintendent Tom Horne is all about giving parents choices. It’s why he’s such a big proponent of the state’s universal voucher program....

07.09.2023 0

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Lake finds real villain that stole her election: Google!

Kari Lake has at long last figured out who stole her election. Turns out it wasn’t just the faulty printers or phony ballots or that wily he-devil,...

07.09.2023 9

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GOP wants you to beware of (non-existent) mask mandates

Rev up the outrage machine. COVID-19 is back (as we knew it would be) and so, too, are the conspiracy mongers who apparently think the world is coming...

06.09.2023 1

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Why Rusty Bowers should run for U.S. Senate

Blake Masters’ entry into the Republican race for the U.S. Senate might just offer the once-Grand Old Party its best chance yet for regaining a...

01.09.2023 1

Arizona Republic

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Lake vs. Masters for Senate? Oh, it's on (already)

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31.08.2023 10

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Republicans want to run their own primary? Let them

Arizona Republican Party activists, not content with doling out censures like Snickers bars, has come up with yet another genius plan to kneecap the...

30.08.2023 1

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Republicans continue to eat their own in defense of MAGA

The Arizona Republican Party continues its ambitious campaign to win back a Senate seat, hold onto its tenuous grip on the state Legislature and...

29.08.2023 2

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Biden opens floodgates to protect border wall. Who's protecting us?

Aug. 21 was National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs used the occasion to issue an executive order announcing the...

29.08.2023 8

USA TODAY

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Gov. Hobbs should post guards at open border gates

Aug. 21 was National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Gov. Katie Hobbs used the occasion to issue an executive order announcing the continuation...

28.08.2023 2

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Taxpayers will spend HOW MUCH to market private schools?

It is apparently not enough that Arizona taxpayers will be spending an estimated $900 million to send children to private schools this coming year....

24.08.2023 3

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Kari Lake says it's her right to call Richer a crook

Kari Lake says she has a constitutional right to call Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer a criminal. To say that he personally sabotaged the 2022...

23.08.2023 2

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2 Prescott lawmakers jump in to save Phoenix guns

At long last, Arizona’s problems are solved. Arizona’s children are being properly educated, Arizona’s inmates are being properly rehabilitated...

22.08.2023 3

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Lake says Trump doesn't need to debate. Is she delirious?

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21.08.2023 3

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The strongest signal yet that Sen. Sinema will run again

This week saw the surest sign yet that U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will run for reelection. Several of the state’s heavyweight Republican fundraisers...

19.08.2023 7

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Hobbs stumbles on Trump indictment. Lake pounces

Comes now the latest threat to democracy, according to Arizona’s reigning queen of MAGA, Kari Lake. As you might have guessed, it’s Democratic...

17.08.2023 2

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Why AG Mayes should take a pass on prosecuting Trump

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17.08.2023 2

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House Republicans to investigate censorship? Seriously?

Arizona House Republicans, those stalwart supporters of the First Amendment, have announced a plan to study government censorship. It’s the latest...

16.08.2023 20

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Funny, no one wants a rusty piece of Ducey's border wall

One year ago this week, Gov. Doug Ducey declared an emergency at the border and decisively rushed to address it. “Arizona,” Ducey said at the...

15.08.2023 7

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Ohio vote is win for abortion – and Democrats. GOP should be afraid.

Ohio voters on Tuesday sent the Arizona Republican Party a message. Be very afraid. Ohio voters didn’t just reject a Republican proposal to make it...

12.08.2023 8

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Dear Ohio: We're really sorry about Kari Lake

About Kari Lake … sorry, Ohio. Arizona’s not-so-favorite daughter took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to announce to the world that electoral...

12.08.2023 20

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Look who's fighting our dark money disclosure law now

Arizona’s new “dark money” disclosure law is once again under attack. This time, it’s Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and Senate President...

10.08.2023 1

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Arizona's abortion proposal has momentum after Ohio

Ohio voters on Tuesday sent the Arizona Republican Party a message. Be very afraid. Ohio voters didn’t just reject a Republican proposal to make it...

09.08.2023 2

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Why the best and brightest can't lead Arizona agencies

After a six-month search, Gov. Katie Hobbs has finally found someone willing to run the Arizona Department of Health Services. Jennie Cunico, who has...

09.08.2023 3

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Kari Lake's latest Trump brainstorm is a doozy

It’s now been three days since Kari Lake called on all of Donald Trump’s rivals to drop out of the race and support the indicted ex-president....

05.08.2023 30

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Mark Finchem reaches a new fundraising low

Mark Finchem’s failed lawsuit challenging his landslide loss in last year’s election may be over, but his trusty tin cup keeps 'a rattlin'. That...

03.08.2023 7

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Rusty Bowers shines in Trump indictment. AZ GOP does not

Having read the 45-page indictment of the 45th president of the United States, I feel compelled as a proud Arizonan to say just this: Thank you, Rusty...

02.08.2023 2

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Ruby-red Mohave County won't hand count votes next year

Sanity rang out in ruby-red Mohave County on Tuesday, where the Republican Board of Supervisors rejected a plan to hand count ballots in next year’s...

02.08.2023 7

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Freedom Caucus got run over on transportation tax vote

The Arizona Legislature on Monday at long last forwarded Maricopa County’s transportation tax extension to voters, and our leaders did it in the...

01.08.2023 30

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Mohave County's hand count was a giant election fail

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31.07.2023 3

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Mark Finchem wants to carpetbag back into the Senate

Eat your heart out, Maricopa County. Mark Finchem has decided not to run for Maricopa County recorder next year after all, apparently believing the...

28.07.2023 1

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Gov. Hobbs sounds alarm over vouchers she agreed to fund

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27.07.2023 1

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New poll shows how wrong GOP lawmakers are on light rail

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26.07.2023 1

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Sorry, Kari Lake, but most voters just don't like you

As Kari Lake travels the country, ranting about stolen elections and teasing a Senate run and such, she might want to pay a bit of attention to the...

26.07.2023 3

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How a lawmaker's 18-mile move cost taxpayers big bucks

I come today not to scold but to express my extreme admiration for the boldness, the creativity, the sheer chutzpah employed by one of the savviest...

25.07.2023 5

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Trans soccer player, 11, records her most important win

A federal judge on Thursday put Arizona’s transgender sports ban on hold, ruling that two trans girls can try out for their schools’ sports teams....

21.07.2023 2

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Fake electors had plenty of help from these folks

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21.07.2023 30

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Mark Finchem could run again? What a gift for Democrats

Just when you think it’s darkest (2022) before the dawn (2024) for the Arizona Republican Party, along comes Mark Finchem, apparently eyeing a run...

19.07.2023 3

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Ducey is talking to investigators, a big uh-oh for Trump

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19.07.2023 30

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Judge to Abe Hamadeh: Fishing season is over

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. An Arizona judge has ruled that yet another a losing candidate in last year’s election doesn’t rate yet...

18.07.2023 1

Arizona Republic

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What happens when attorneys back Kari Lake's delusions

A federal judge on Friday ordered the attorneys for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem to pay Maricopa County $122,200 — money the county's taxpayers spent...

15.07.2023 100

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For Arizona's fake electors, the heat is on

The heat is on in Arizona and no one should be feeling it more than our fair state’s famed fake electors. The Washington Post's Yvonne Wingett...

14.07.2023 30

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