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Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona
Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in ArizonaReproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly expanded access establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state.
Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures
Read full article: Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty proceduresArizona's top prosecutor says executions will resume in the state following a two-year pause.
A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
Read full article: A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guiltyA Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona, as well as a judge and law enforcement agents.
Democrat Ruben Gallego promotes Republican support in his Arizona Senate campaign against Kari Lake
Read full article: Democrat Ruben Gallego promotes Republican support in his Arizona Senate campaign against Kari LakeArizona Democrat Ruben Gallego is promoting Republican backing for his Senate campaign as the congressman works to assemble a winning coalition in the swing state.
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
Read full article: Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo NationArizona's governor says a uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns related to a safety plan.
Arizona voters will decide if local police can arrest people for crossing into the US from Mexico
Read full article: Arizona voters will decide if local police can arrest people for crossing into the US from MexicoThe Arizona Legislature has given final approval to a proposal that will ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry.
After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
Read full article: After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tacticsOfficials in Americaās hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring.
An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it
Read full article: An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal itArizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick sided with the majority in restoring an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions.
Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
Read full article: Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summerArizonaās new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths this summer.
Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers
Read full article: Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakersArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure the 19th century law remains in the past.
Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
Read full article: Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to signThe Arizona Legislature has approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions.
US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
Read full article: US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court caseThe U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban has picked up steam.
Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizonaās near-total abortion ban to a vote
Read full article: Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizonaās near-total abortion ban to a voteDemocrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the stateās near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the stateās highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute.
Shouts of āShame! Shame!ā erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers
Read full article: Shouts of āShame! Shame!ā erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakersThe fight over a newly revived 1864 Arizona law criminalizing abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman's life is at risk has engulfed the state's lawmakers.
Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November's election
Read full article: Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November's electionAn Arizona Supreme Court decision that would end virtually all abortions in the state puts the issue front and center in a critical 2024 battleground.
Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
Read full article: Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear powerThe largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
Read full article: Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forwardA Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars.
Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature
Read full article: Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led LegislatureDemocratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill approved by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at a location other than a port entry.
Biden is left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American politics
Read full article: Biden is left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American politicsAlmost immediately after Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office on his first day as president, he began rolling back his predecessorās immigration policies, which he'd assailed throughout the 2020 campaign as inhumane.
Arizona's governor is sending the state's National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx
Read full article: Arizona's governor is sending the state's National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influxArizonaās governor has ordered the stateās National Guard to send troops to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants.
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
Read full article: Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agentsThe U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state's groundwater
Read full article: Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state's groundwaterArizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to groundwater in the parched southwestern state.
Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down
Read full article: Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts downGates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesnāt reach a budget agreement.
Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shutdown occurs
Read full article: Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shutdown occursArizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide.
State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
Read full article: State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with TaiwanGovernors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states.
More than 700 million people don't know when ā or if ā they will eat again, UN food chief says
Read full article: More than 700 million people don't know when ā or if ā they will eat again, UN food chief saysThe head of the United Nations food agency says a global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again.
Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations
Read full article: Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigationsHundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaidās American Indian Health Program.
Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant construction
Read full article: Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant constructionA Taiwanese microchip manufacturer building its first U.S. plant in Arizona has agreed to more scrutiny from the state when it comes to the safety of construction workers.
Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmacies
Read full article: Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmaciesAdults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctorās prescription under a governor's order announced Thursday.
Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecution
Read full article: Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecutionArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution.
Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix
Read full article: Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of PhoenixArizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change.
Republican Karrin Taylor Robson says she won't run for Sinema's Senate seat in Arizona
Read full article: Republican Karrin Taylor Robson says she won't run for Sinema's Senate seat in ArizonaBusinessperson Karrin Taylor Robson says she won't run for the Arizona Senate seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.
Trial over Kari Lakeās last challenge to loss in Arizona governorās race ends for 2nd day
Read full article: Trial over Kari Lakeās last challenge to loss in Arizona governorās race ends for 2nd dayThe trial over Kari Lake's challenge to her defeat in the Arizona governor's race will go for a third day.
Trial over Kari Lakeās last challenge to loss in Arizona governorās race wraps up 1st day
Read full article: Trial over Kari Lakeās last challenge to loss in Arizona governorās race wraps up 1st dayAttorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, say Maricopa County has a āfailed processā for verifying thousands of ballot signatures.
Kari Lake election challenge shouldn't proceed, Arizona officials say
Read full article: Kari Lake election challenge shouldn't proceed, Arizona officials sayArizona officials and the Democratic governor have urged a judge to throw out Republican Kari Lakeās last remaining election misconduct claim.
Kari Lake's lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit
Read full article: Kari Lake's lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuitThe Arizona Supreme Court is sanctioning Republican Kari Lake's lawyers $2,000 in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor's race last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Presidential battleground states weigh more election funding
Read full article: Presidential battleground states weigh more election fundingOfficials in several battleground states have proposed boosting funding to add staff, enhance security and expand training within election offices ahead of the 2024 race.
In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use
Read full article: In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water useIn Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
Arizona gov steps in; scheduled execution unlikely next week
Read full article: Arizona gov steps in; scheduled execution unlikely next weekA vow by Arizonaās governor not to proceed with any executions amid lingering questions about the rights of death row inmates appears to have paused a scheduled execution next week.
Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution
Read full article: Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out executionThe Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that state law doesnāt require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out the execution of a prisoner who is scheduled to be put to death on April 6.
Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race
Read full article: Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's raceThe Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lakeās appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governorās race, but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court.
Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution order
Read full article: Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution orderArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing pushback from a victimās sister and a county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner for his conviction in a 2002 killing.
Finchem sanctioned over 'baseless' Arizona election suit
Read full article: Finchem sanctioned over 'baseless' Arizona election suitAn Arizona judge has sanctioned former Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem and his attorney over a lawsuit challenging his loss in last yearās election.
Arizona governor won't proceed with execution set by court
Read full article: Arizona governor won't proceed with execution set by courtArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says corrections officials won't carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the stateās new attorney general.
Arizona executions on hold amid review ordered by governor
Read full article: Arizona executions on hold amid review ordered by governorArizonaās attorney general has put a hold on executions in the state until the completion of a review of death penalty protocols ordered by the new governor due to the stateās history of mismanaging executions.
Native Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schools
Read full article: Native Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schoolsNative American boarding school survivors of abuse and their descendants shared memories and tears in Arizona on U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's yearlong āRoad to Healingā initiative.
Arizona's shipping container wall on border is coming down
Read full article: Arizona's shipping container wall on border is coming downFormer Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Duceyās border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled just in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months while they were set up and taken down again.
Arizona governor's tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
Read full article: Arizona governor's tenure defined by push right, Trump feudRepublican Doug Ducey spent his eight years as Arizona governor outmaneuvering Democrats to advance GOP priorities and he reshaped the state in a decisively conservative direction.
Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount
Read full article: Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recountA recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney generalās race, one of the closest elections in state history.
Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks merit
Read full article: Arizona lawyers: Kari Lake election loss lawsuit lacks meritLawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didnāt offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governorās race.
Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border
Read full article: Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico borderGov. Doug Ducey says Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands.
Kari Lake trial to be Arizona governor lacks day 1 shockers
Read full article: Kari Lake trial to be Arizona governor lacks day 1 shockersSince her loss in the Arizona governorās race, Republican Kari Lake has claimed the election was stolen and promised bombshells showing she was the rightful winner.
Kari Lake will get to make case for election misconduct
Read full article: Kari Lake will get to make case for election misconductA judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, but will allow her to call witnesses in an attempt to prove that she lost because of misconduct by election officials.
US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
Read full article: US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico borderThe U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.
Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term's end
Read full article: Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term's endWork crews are steadily erecting hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers along the rugged east end of Arizonaās boundary with Mexico as Republican Gov. Doug Ducey makes a bold show of border enforcement even as he prepares to step aside next month for Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs.
Biden visits Arizona computer chip site, highlights jobs
Read full article: Biden visits Arizona computer chip site, highlights jobsPresident Joe Biden is going to the building site for an Arizona computer chip plant to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majority.
In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflict
Read full article: In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflictRepublican Kari Lake and supporters of her failed campaign for Arizona governor are attacking Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs as having a conflict of interest for overseeing the election she won.
Election certification delays few, but a 'test run' for 2024
Read full article: Election certification delays few, but a 'test run' for 2024Only scattered challenges to certification of the midterm election have been reported in the United States, and not a single one is based on any problems with the accuracy of the results.
GOP-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify election
Read full article: GOP-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify electionRepublican officials in a rural Arizona county have refused to certify the 2022 election ahead of the Monday deadline despite no evidence anything was wrong with the vote count.
Lake seeks election records in suit against Arizona county
Read full article: Lake seeks election records in suit against Arizona countyKari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has filed a public records lawsuit demanding Maricopa County hand over a variety of documents related to the election.
Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races
Read full article: Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest racesVoters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections.
Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problems
Read full article: Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don't signal problemsLengthy vote counts in states such as Arizona or California can frustrate candidates and their supporters, but they don't indicate anything is wrong with the voting or the tallying of ballots.
Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost
Read full article: Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lostDefeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says sheās assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters who had trouble casting ballots as she considers her next move.
'Democracy voters' delivered for Democrats in tightest races
Read full article: 'Democracy voters' delivered for Democrats in tightest racesPresident Joe Biden tried to shape the midterm elections not as a verdict on his time in office, but rather on the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on American democracy.
Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification
Read full article: Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certificationThe two Republicans who control the elected board in a rural Arizona county have sued their own election director to force her to conduct a greatly expanded hand-count of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 election.
Why AP called the Arizona's governor race for Katie Hobbs
Read full article: Why AP called the Arizona's governor race for Katie HobbsThe Associated Press called the Arizona governorās race for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday after the latest round of vote releases gave her a lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish.
Hobbs wins Arizona governorās race, flipping state for Dems
Read full article: Hobbs wins Arizona governorās race, flipping state for DemsDemocrat Katie Hobbs has been elected Arizona governor, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.
Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation
Read full article: Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformationOfficials in Arizonaās most populous county have become adept at batting down slanted, false or nearly false claims about how they ran last weekās election and are counting ballots.
Republican Kari Lake narrows gap in Arizona governor race
Read full article: Republican Kari Lake narrows gap in Arizona governor raceThe nationās last undecided race for governor has gotten even closer as Democrat Katie Hobbsā lead shrank against Republican Kari Lake in the race to lead Arizona.
Democrat Katie Hobbs keeps lead in race for Arizona governor
Read full article: Democrat Katie Hobbs keeps lead in race for Arizona governorThe release of ballots on Saturday from Arizonaās largest county netted Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake a few thousand votes, but sheās still trailing Democrat Katie Hobbs by tens of thousands of ballots.
Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark Kelly
Read full article: Why the AP called the Arizona Senate race for Mark KellyBlake Masters wasnāt posting the numbers of votes he needed in Election Day ballots as they were counted and released days later by officials in Arizonaās biggest county.
Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracy
Read full article: Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracyDemocrats held onto a string of competitive governorsā seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.