Government and Politics

Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at a “Chase the Vote” rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona. |

By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times A school district found a state representative who is also the school district’s governing board president had an

By Carrie Levine | Votebeat Americans agree the fate of democracy rests on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, even if they don’t agree

By J. Graber | Your Valley The Scottsdale City Council approved a $43.7 million improvement to Scottsdale Road between Jomax Road and Dixileta Drive by a 5-1 vote Sept. 24. That price point is a

By Ariana Figueroa | AZ Mirror WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday during a radio interview that she supports changing a Senate

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror A California congressman who wanted to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Justice Robert Brutinel will retire from the Arizona Supreme Court at the end of October, he announced Tuesday.  His

By Philip Haldiman | YourValley Problem-solving and service have long been keystones in the professional life of Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner. He has worked in many capacities throughout his career from litigator to, of course, serving Paradise Valley as a

By Janet Perez | YourValley One of two familiar faces will be the next mayor of Paradise Valley. Vice Mayor Mark Stanton and Council Member Anna Thomasson

By Bob Christie | Arizona Capitol Times Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs demoted three officials running state agencies to deputy director posts after a judge ruled

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX – Arizona voters will have the chance to decide whether to put even more curbs on the

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has provided guidance to the state’s county recorders on how to handle a ruling

Queen Creek “Founding Fathers,” from left to right, mark Schnepf, Paul Gardner and Steve Sossaman. By Independent Newsmedia Paul Gardner has been called one of the founding

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX – Arizona can now enforce a 2022 law despite claims by some that it could inadvertently make

By Jim Small | AZ Mirror The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that roughly 97,000 voters who are improperly registered to vote because of a glitch in the

Editor’s note: This five-day series explores voter priorities in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election

By Aaaron Decker | KTAR PHOENIX – Fountain Hills approved an update to the town’s strategy to modernize its downtown area. On Sept. 4, the town council unanimously approved of the updated downtown strategy,

By Jeff Chew | InMaricopa Maricopa’s original developer joined city leaders and local historians this morning to dedicate the city’s new history walk at Heritage Park in his honor.

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services The state’s top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000

Photo via Whitehouse.gov By Jennifer Shutt | AZ Mirror WASHINGTON — Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the

By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central FLORENCE — After serving as both interim manager and police chief for the past five months, Bruce Walls is the new town manager following the Town Council’s unanimous vote Monday. “Thank you