Tag Archives: Arizona

NBC News reports: Police are investigating what appears to be gunfire damage overnight at a Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris. The incident occurred just a few days before Harris is scheduled to visit Arizona as she campaigns for president. “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be damage from gunfire at … a DNC …

The New York Times reports: Voters across the Sun Belt say that Donald J. Trump improved their lives when he was president — and worry that a Kamala Harris White House would not — setting the stage for an extraordinarily competitive contest in three key states, according to the latest polls from The New York Times and Siena College. The …

The Associated Press reports: The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having …

Tucson’s NBC affiliate reports: It’s a mystery at a Donald Trump rally that left multiple people with eye injuries and few answers. The News 4 Tucson Investigators spoke exclusively with six people who were seated on stage behind the former president during his rally in Tucson last week. Three of them agreed to on camera interviews. All of the people …

The Washington Post reports: A key election official in Arizona’s Maricopa County plans to ask the state’s highest court as early as Tuesday to prohibit nearly 100,000 longtime residents from voting in state and local races this fall after discovering the state has no record of asking them for documents proving their citizenship. Like other states, Arizona requires voters to …

NBC News reports: A federal judge Monday rejected an effort by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Arizona indictment to federal court in a case focused on efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral defeat. U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi said Meadows missed a deadline to file his request and “has failed to show …

The Daily Independent reports: The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to void executive orders issued by Gov. Katie Hobbs designed to make registration and voting easier, at least not now — and possibly not ever. In an order Thursday, Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer said any complaint by GOP Chair …

The Arizona Republic reports: Linda Ronstadt took to Instagram to voice her displeasure with Donald Trump holding a rally in Tucson’s Linda Ronstadt Music Hall. “Donald Trump is holding a rally on Thursday in a rented hall in my hometown,” Ronstadt wrote. “I would prefer to ignore that sad fact. But since the building has my name on it, I …

The Washington Post reports: At first glance, new billboards in Arizona look like Chick-fil-A’s iconic “Eat Mor Chikin” promos. But instead of cows, the billboards erected Tuesday feature four cats dressed in cow costumes. “EAT LESS KITTENS,” the billboards say. “Vote Republican!” Arizona’s Republican Party announced Tuesday that it had designed about a dozen of the billboards in the Phoenix …

Tempe’s NBC affiliate reports: There’s an investigation underway in Tempe after a Wells Fargo employee died while on the job. A new timeline released by police suggests her body was there for four days before being discovered. Tempe police confirmed with 12News that on Aug. 16, 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme scanned into work at the building at 7 a.m. On Aug. …

Salon reports: A newly released FOX News poll has Democrat Ruben Gallego up massively in the Arizona Senate race. The poll, released on Wednesday evening, showed Gallego beating Lake by a margin of 56% to 41% in the upcoming race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Lake, who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election, and the 2022 gubernatorial …

CNN reports: An Arizona judge has set a trial date of January 5, 2026, for allies of former President Donald Trump charged for a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. If that date holds, it means the Arizona case will go to trial close to five years after the alleged crimes were committed and take place six months later …

The Hill reports: The Arizona Police Association announced Monday it is throwing its weight behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Arizona Senate race, despite endorsing Republican Kari Lake in her gubernatorial bid last cycle. “As a Marine combat veteran, we know Congressman Gallego understands the complexities of modern policing in American society today, while at the same time recognizing …

The Arizona Republic reports: Moderation was not the theme of the day. Surrounded by screens advertising Turning Point Action, a Trump-aligned advocacy group, the speakers invoked religion, asserted their support of police and securing the border. And they gave a nod to conspiracies. The “fake news” media was a frequent target of some of the speakers, never failing to generate …

The Arizona Republic reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. late Thursday filed to withdraw his name from Arizona’s Nov. 5 ballot, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office confirmed to The Arizona Republic. Kennedy filed to withdraw about 5:30 p.m., according to JP Martin, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Speculation has swirled about Kennedy considering ending …

Politico reports: A new poll in the battleground state of Arizona finds Vice President Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely Hispanic voters — though a large share of the Latino vote is still potentially up for grabs. Among likely Hispanic voters in Arizona, Harris leads Trump, 59 percent to 34 percent. Still, 35 percent of those voters reported they …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived part of an Arizona voter law requiring documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, in response to a request from the Republican National Committee and Arizona Republicans. The justices agreed to reinstate a provision of the law after a federal judge blocked it in response to legal challenges by …

The Associated Press reports: An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The Arizona Supreme Court sided with Republican lawmakers over proponents of the ballot measure on abortion rights. The pamphlet …

The Arizona Republic reports: Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has endorsed not only Donald Trump — a guy who savaged him for certifying the state’s 2020 election — but Kari Lake. He’s endorsing Lake, who once called him a “doormat” to the Mexican drug cartels. “I will be voting for Republicans up & down the ballot in November — and …

NPR reports: Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The Arizona secretary of state’s office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters. …