TODAY’S NEWS & VIEWS
April 18, 2024
Kari Lake Urges Supporters to Arm Themselves Ahead of Election
“We are going to put on the armor of God,” the Arizona Republican candidate for Senate said to cheering supporters. “And maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case.
Adults often are the reason kids get easy access to firearms.
“There’s a gun,” a sixth-grader told his math teacher at a Scottsdale middle school, according to police reports.
Repeal of Arizona’s abortion bill will dominate Legislature for weeks. What’s the holdup? Abortion will be the dominant topic at the Arizona Legislature for weeks to come, thanks to Wednesday’s action by state lawmakers.
Arizona bans controversial therapy that blocks kids from seeing favored parents in custody battles Arizona family court officials will no longer have the power to order controversial reunification “treatments” that force minors back into contact with a parent they are rejecting after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill banning the practice Tuesday.
Rep. Austin Smith won’t fight forgery claims? He should resign from the Legislature
Opinion: Rep. Austin Smith has decided not to run again after being hit with accusations he forged some of his nominating signatures. He should do more than withdraw from the race. He should resign.
Two candidates for county positions that oversee campaign finance failed to turn in their most recent reports on time.
Campaign finance reports detailing candidate fundraising and spending from the start of the year to April 1 were due on Monday. Republican Justin Heap, a state lawmaker from Mesa running for recorder, missed that deadline. So did Democrat David Sandoval, a Peoria Unified School District Governing Board member running for county supervisor in District 4.
Senate Democrats end Homeland Security secretary impeachment case. How Arizona’s senators voted
The U.S. Senate dismissed the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without holding a trial in a pair of partisan votes on Wednesday.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s fundraising dried up ahead of her quitting the reelection race
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign struggled to bring in money in the weeks before she said that she would not seek a second term while spending on security, travel and fundraising burned into her cash.
Gilbert man challenges mayoral, 2 council member candidates in court
Gilbert resident Michael Webb filed three separate challenges against mayoral candidate Natalie DiBernardo and council member candidates Kenny Buckland and Noah Mundt. Webb did not respond to The Arizona Republic for comment.
Federal judge denies a request by two Arizona tribes to block work on SunZia power line
A federal judge has denied two Arizona tribes’ request for an injunction to halt construction on the SunZia power transmission line through the San Pedro River Valley.
