Latest Arizona state government News

Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

Sep. 14, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday. The western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the Arizona Supreme Court deciding in April to let the state enforce the long-dormant 1864 law...

Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence

Sep. 13, 2024 23:43 PM EDT

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to Tuesday night's presidential debate and several 9/11 memorial events. ...

Election officials ask for more federal money but say voting is secure in their states

Sep. 11, 2024 14:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Top election officials from two presidential swing states on Wednesday pleaded for more federal money for election infrastructure, even as they express confidence in their preparations for November's vote. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona...

Prosecutors in Arizona's fake electors case dispute defendants' allegations of a political motive

Aug. 29, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A three-day hearing on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close 2020 presidential race in Arizona concluded Wednesday with prosecutors insisting their case is not politically motivated after defendants argued their...

Defense attorneys in Arizona's fake elector case call prosecutors politically motivated

Aug. 28, 2024 13:39 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys representing Republicans accused of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential race in Arizona argued Tuesday that prosecutors were politically motivated in seeking a grand jury indictment against their clients. Their charges came on the a...

Rudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona's fake elector case, his lawyer says

Aug. 26, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for Rudy Giuliani said Monday that the charges against his client in Arizona’s fake elector case should be thrown out because Giuliani did nothing criminal in contesting Joe Biden’s narrow 2020 victory in the state over Donald Trump. An indictment said...

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

Aug. 22, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but allowed some parts of a law requiring proof of citizenship to be enforced. ...

Here's the schedule for the DNC's fourth and final night leading up to Harris' acceptance speech

Aug. 22, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Here's a look at the prepared schedule for the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's nomination for president. The listed schedule does not include potential surprise guests....

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona presidential voters but allows some proof of citizenship enforcement

Aug. 22, 2024 15:09 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona presidential voters but allows some proof of citizenship enforcement.

Ansari calls for Democrats to come together after winning nomination in Arizona congressional race

Aug. 20, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Yassamin Ansari, a former Phoenix City Council member, clinched the Democratic nomination for an open congressional district in Arizona, defeating her opponent by 39 votes after the tight race triggered a recount in a state that’s expected to be pivotal in November’s general...