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Arizona Supreme Court blocks Kari Lake’s final appeal to overturn …
4 days ago · The Supreme Court on Wednesday also issued an order in the case involving Republican Mark Finchem and his 2022 bid to be secretary of state. Finchem, who lost that race to Democrat Adrian Fontes by more than 120,000 votes, gave up trying to overturn the election last year. But he asked the Court of Appeals to set aside the decision by Maricopa ...
AZ’s new election law tightens time to meet federal deadlines
2 days ago · All that had fallout for Arizona. That federal law now provides a hard-and-fast deadline for states to get the formal results to Congress to have them considered. This year it falls on Dec. 11. The federal law also eliminates a provision that used to give states a bit more time to conduct their post-election activities, like recounts.
Lake likely to lose as vote counts nears end
2 days ago · An analysis by Capitol Media Services shows that as of Monday afternoon there were fewer than 76,000 votes to be tallied in four counties where the Republican contender has outpolled Democrat Ruben Gallego. But at the same time, the Secretary of State’s Office reported that Gallego was outpolling Lake by more than 68,000.
Voters say ‘no’ to legislative power grab - azcapitoltimes.com
5 days ago · Proposition 315 would have required legislative approval for any rule that would cost the state $500,000 or more over a five-year period. As of publication, 56% of voters cast a “no” vote on Prop. 135, while 53% of voters cast a “no” vote on Prop. 315. The two measures are among seven of 11 legislative referrals shot down by voters this ...
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Nov 5, 2024 · Bolick takes lead over Schwiebert in LD2 senate race. A Democratic state representative attempting to switch chambers in Legislative District 2 has lost her Senate race lead. Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, leads Rep. Judy Schwiebert, D-Phoenix, at about 9:45 […] Nov 5, 2024.
Arizona nears approval for advanced water purification
Nov 4, 2024 · The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality on Monday took the required legal steps to publish the draft rules for what it’s calling “advanced water purification.”. Randall Matas, the agency’s deputy director, said final approval could come by the end of the year, paving the way for water suppliers to construct the facilities.
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Oct 30, 2024 · 1.2 Million Arizona voter registrations challenged by Florida group in new lawsuit. A Florida-based organization contends there are 1.2 million ineligible people on Arizona voter registration rolls. In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Citizen AG say their calculations show that more than […] Oct 30, 2024.
AZ Supreme Court upholds decision to count votes for Prop 140
Oct 5, 2024 · In a brief order Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to block election officials from counting the votes for and against Proposition 140. The measure already is on ballots. They had to go to the printer in late August to ensure early ballots could be sent out this Wednesday and others were available for on-site voting through election day.
Investments Fuel Arizona’s Success – We Must Harness The Potential
Sep 20, 2024 · Since 2021, Arizona has received $2 billion in federal investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which have been catalysts for another $12 billion of investments supporting hundreds of clean energy projects. Steven G. Zylstra. Since the passage of the IRA two years ago ...
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