Tag Archives: Arizona

Phoenix’s KJZZ reports: A complaint filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on Monday accuses Rep. Austin Smith (R-Wittman) of forging signatures he needed to gather to qualify for the ballot and run for reelection. The complaint alleges that nine pages of signatures Smith gathered appear to be written by the same person and look like Smith’s own handwriting. And two …

The Arizona Republic reports: Arizona House lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a Democrat-backed effort to repeal the 1864 near-total abortion ban. Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, D-Tucson, called for a procedural vote that would have fast-tracked her bill repealing the ban. Republican leaders shut down that motion, but they allowed a vote on whether their move to block Stahl Hamilton’s was correct. …

“The people on the left are so desperate attacking Trump, now for an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that upholds what is a Civil War-era law banning abortion. This will be fixed in the next week or two. “Let not your heart be troubled. I can pretty much assure that that will happen. And you know what? Arizona’s governor is a …

The Arizona Republic reports: Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern invited a prayer group to the Senate floor on Monday. Kern led the group, who spoke in tongues, through a prayer as they knelt over the state seal. “Let it be so, Father God,” Kern said. “Lord, right now, we ask thee to release the presence of the lord in the senate …

The Hill reports: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said Tuesday that she’s confident voters will have the opportunity to enshrine abortion rights in November and reverse a decision from the state’s Supreme Court that makes virtually all abortions in the state illegal. Hobbs joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper hours after the state’s highest court rejected arguments for a 15-week abortion ban …

The Meidas Touch reports: After the Arizona Supreme Court today upheld their draconian 1864 abortion law which calls for 2-5 years in prison for anyone involved in performing an abortion, Kari Lake fired off a statement saying that she disagrees with the decision and hopes that the voters will overturn it in a referendum this November when her Senate race …

“Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest. This cruel ban was first enacted in 1864—more than 150 years ago, before Arizona was even a state and well before women had secured the …

The Arizona Republic reports: The Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that could shutter abortion clinics in the state. The ruling indicated the ban can only be “prospectively enforced” and enforcement of the law is stayed for 14 days. But it’s already causing political earthquakes. The pre-statehood law mandates two to five years in prison for anyone aiding …

Arizona Central reports: The state Supreme Court will announce its decision on Tuesday in a case that would continue to allow legal abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy or ban nearly all abortions in deference to an 1864 law. The court released a notice on Monday saying it expected to file an opinion in Planned Parenthood of Arizona vs. …

Politico reports: Arizona investigators probing Republicans’ efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results have subpoenaed two members of Congress who were among Donald Trump’s closest Capitol Hill allies in the scheme. The subpoenas to Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, which have not previously been reported, ordered the two Arizona Republicans to testify before a grand jury. There is …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Every day, the House and Senate open their floor sessions with a prayer that is meant to be non-denominational, but Republicans who control both chambers have long only allowed Christians to speak. But Rep. Lupe Diaz (R-Benson), who is also a minister, went a step further in his opening prayer Monday, and spent nearly five minutes …

From Arizona Democratic US Rep. Raul Grijalva: A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my physician discovered that I have cancer. This diagnosis has been difficult to process, but I am confident in the vigorous course of treatment that my medical team has developed, …

The Arizona Republic reports: A Maricopa County judge will allow election officials to seek sanctions against former attorney general candidate and current U.S. House candidate Abe Hamadeh after tossing out a lawsuit seeking to challenge the results of the 2022 election. Judge Susanna Pineda’s Monday ruling consolidated two lawsuits that questioned the signature comparison methods used to verify mail-in votes …

Axios reports: After just nine months, the Arizona Republican Party’s new headquarters is about to become its old headquarters. The building on Central Avenue across from Park Central mall has major financial and logistical downsides that could have hindered the party in an election year, chair Gina Swoboda tells Axios. The party’s leadership voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to sell the …

The Associated Press reports: An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs, a Democrat …

Courthouse News reports: Arizona’s House Education Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would allow public school teachers and administrators to post and discuss the Ten Commandments in the classroom. State Senator Anthony Kern [photo], the bill’s sponsor, says the Ten Commandments shaped the country’s heritage. “Our history is the Ten Commandments,” the Republican from Glendale told the committee Tuesday afternoon. …

Politico reports: Kari Lake hasn’t given up the election conspiracy theories. The Arizona MAGA darling is asking the Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit that seeks to ban electronic voting machines. That lawsuit was filed during Lake’s failed 2022 gubernatorial bid. Lake and Mark Finchem, a fellow election conspiracy theorist who lost the Arizona secretary of state race in the …

The Arizona Mirror reports: A bid to make birth control a right in Arizona that was a top policy priority for Gov. Katie Hobbs has stagnated in the Republican-controlled legislature and is likely dead. Sen. Sonny Borrelli, the No. 2 Republican in the state Senate, responded to a question about whether he would oppose future efforts to restrict access to …

CNN reports: Prosecutors in Arizona have issued several grand jury subpoenas in recent weeks to people connected to efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in that state, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The subpoenas suggest the state-level probe is accelerating ahead of the 2024 presidential election, when Trump is …

Law & Crime reports: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake failed to keep Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s (R) defamation lawsuit on hold Tuesday, meaning the case move towards discovery and trial. In an orders list, the Arizona Supreme Court, having denied Lake’s petition for review, rejected the attorneys’ fees request and ordered the stay lifted. The allegedly defamatory Lake …