Arizona extremely tardy with its annual financial report

According to new report by government finance watchdog

Arizona Scores 80 out of 100 for Financial Transparency

New report puts state at the top for financial transparency

CDFI Clean Energy Lending Program for Rural Health Wins $100k Grant

Department of Energy's Energizing Rural Communities Prize awards 67 winners $6.7 million to advance clean energy in rural America

Mesa, Arizona ranks #49 in TIA’s latest report

The report is based on the cities’ 2021 annual comprehensive financial reports, which are not analyzed on this scale by other organizations.

NASA To Practice Artemis Moonwalking Operations In Arizona Desert

The analog missions aim to provide data and lessons to help NASA “practice for the real event."

Pivotal Arizona Senate Race Up for Grabs

Masters, Lamon, Brnovich: strong border enforcement candidates

High-tax states bleed wealth

Newest interstate income migration data follows latest patterns

Arizona’s Capitol Is Surrounded By Razor Wire As Abortion Rights Protests Are Planned For This Week

Abortion rights advocates are planning to continue to protest outside of the Capitol every night this week, according to social media posts.

AZGOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward Subpoenaed In Connection With False Elector Slate

The subpoena appears to be part of a larger investigation into Trump allies and associates and their role in the Jan. 6 riot.

How The Trump Fake Elector Scheme Fizzled In Four States

The Arizona Mirror chronicles the failed plans in Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia.

GOP Plan To Expand School Vouchers To All 1.1 Million Arizona Students Clears House

Legislative budget analysts have said that only an estimated 25,000 students would likely take advantage of the expanded eligibility.

'Christ Wins': Arizona Leaders React To End Of Roe V. Wade

Republicans rejoiced in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to roll back Roe v. Wade, while Democrats promised to continue fighting.

Roe V. Wade Struck Down: Abortion Could Soon Be Illegal In Arizona

Gov. Ducey has said a 15-week limit will take precedent, but Arizona still has a total ban on the books dating back more than 100 years.

Biden’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday: Would It Help Or Hurt Arizona?

The move would provide some immediate savings at the pump to summer drivers, but could lead to increased demand.

Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill: What Passage Would Mean In Arizona

Sinema and Kelly voted in favor of the bill that some Democrats say doesn't go far enough. The NRA denounced the bill.

High School Graduation Will Be Tied To Learning About The Evils Of Communism

The bill was sponsored by Prescott Valley Republican Rep. Quang Nguyen who fled communist Vietnam as a child.

Arizona Republican Calls Push To Overturn 2020 'Juvenile'

Rusty Bowers is among state election officials to testify before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

White House Touts ‘Robust' Arizona Economy; Critics Call That Half The Picture

Some took issue with the Biden administration’s assertions, saying consumers may not share that view of a flourishing economy.

OAN Correspondents' Organization Supplied Volunteers For The Arizona 'Audit'

One of the correspondents had worked with President Trump's legal team. Both correspondents spread baseless claims about the 2020 election.

Interior Dept. Distributes Funds To Support Recreation, Conservation: AZ Gets $5.6 Million

The fund supports increased public access to and protection of federal public lands and waters, including national parks and forests.

Arizona Lawmakers Split As House Passes Gun Reform After Uvalde Shooting

Republicans accused Democrats of exploiting the shootings to push gun-control, while democrats cried for change to stop the violence.

Trump Backs Arizona Candidate Who Echoes 2020 Election Lies

Trump has endorsed investor Blake Masters because of his support for Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Arizona Has Had 19 School Shootings Since The ‘70s, Data Show

Much of Arizona’s history of gun violence in schools from the 1990s onward relates to disputes between students or mishaps involving guns.

GOP Ban On ‘Critical Race Theory' In AZ Schools Poised To Fall 1 Vote Short

A Republican bill to ban so-called “critical race theory” does not have enough votes to proceed.

Arizona Woman Admits Guilt In Ballot Collection Scheme

But there's no sign her illegal ballot collection went beyond the small-town politics Fuentes was involved in.

AZ Repubs Say Biden Nondiscrimination Policy Is 'Woke' And 'Dangerous'

Arizona Senate Republicans say that a Biden policy would make poor kids miss free lunch if boys can't use girls bathrooms in schools.

Kyrsten Sinema Has Taken $2.5 Million From Corporate PACs Since 2021

Sinema received checks from businesses like Amazon, Honeywell and Intel, that fought Democrat efforts to reverse 2017 Republican tax cuts.

GOP Bill To Restrict Ballot Drop Boxes Fails After 2 Republicans Vote No

Sens. Paul Boyer and Michelle Ugenti-Rita both voted against House Bill 2238, but for vastly different reasons.

Arizona Leaders, Politicians React To Texas Elementary School Shooting

"F--- your prayers," U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego tweeted to a Republican congressman, calling instead for "laws that will stop these killings."

AZ Rep Gallego Hurls Expletives At NRA, Ted Cruz After Texas Shooting

Ruben Gallego had some harsh words for the NRA and Ted Cruz after a shooting at a Texas school left 21 people dead.

A Dozen Arizona GOP Lawmakers Follow At Least 1 Far-Right Facebook Group

"It was pretty striking in terms of the various pipelines that have opened up to pump disinformation and far-right ideas into legislatures.”

Ginni Thomas Urged AZ Reps To Help Overturn 2020 Election Results

Thomas sent emails to Rusty Bowers and Shawnna Block, asking them to choose electors for the electoral college who would not vote for Biden.

Wendy Rogers Will Face An Investigation After Claiming Buffalo Mass Shooting Was By The ‘Feds’

GOP legislators rejected an attempt by Democrats to immediately expel Rogers from the Arizona state senate.

Election Officials In Arizona, Other Battleground States, Stand Up Against Restrictive Voting Laws

The director of the Arizona Association of Counties said election officials opposed almost every voting bill introduced this session.

Arizona Supreme Court Rejects ‘Insurrectionist’ Ballot Challenge To Biggs, Gosar and Finchem

Biggs and Gosar are seeking re-election, while Finchem is running for secretary of state.

GOP Senate Candidate Blake Masters Wants To Allow States To Ban Contraception Use

The Senate candidate from Tucson seems to be on the opposite side of the issue from the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

GOP Guv Hopeful Karrin Taylor Robson: The 2020 Election ‘Wasn't Fair' To Trump

Robson did not elaborate on what she thought was unfair about the election, which officials across the country said was safe and secure.

Teachers Union Calls For $1.7 Billion In New School Funding

"Our students aren’t being valued. Our families aren’t being valued, our teachers aren’t being valued."

The Arizona Senate Has Spent $500,000 To Block Access To ‘Audit' Public Records

In each instance, courts have roundly rejected the Senate’s claims that the records aren’t public.

Abortion In Arizona: What Happens If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned

A draft majority opinion leaked to Politico suggests the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe V. Wade. How would that impact Arizona?