Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton wants greater judicial representation on the federal level in Arizona. Stanton, in a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, said the state’s rapid increase in population over the last three decades means the federal court system needs to keep pace. “Arizona desperately needs more federal district judges,” Stanton said in...
Read MoreThe Phoenix city council runoff election in Districts 3 and 7 is set for Tuesday, March 9. Here is information about the upcoming election and how you can vote. The District 7 runoff race for outgoing Councilmember Michael Nowakowski’s council spot is between Cinthia Estela and Yassamin Ansari. District 7 covers the area of...
Read MorePresident Biden, in an executive order aimed at “preventing and combating discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation,” is calling on schools across the country to allow transgender athletes to participate in the sport of their gender identity. “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be...
Read MoreDispensaries have begun applying online for new licenses and Arizona’s medicinal marijuana shops could be selling for adult recreational use in a week. They get new FBI background checks and send $25,000 checks to Arizona’s Department of Health Services as part of the process. “The health department already knows all of us,” said Lilach...
Read MoreArizona Gov. Doug Ducey is set to deliver his annual State of the State address virtually on Monday due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The State of the State address is set to broadcast at 2 p.m. Monday from the state Capitol. Traditionally, the governor holds his address in front of a crowd of...
Read MoreArizona-based election pollsters, Data Orbital have been given an A/B rating by political data website FiveThirtyEight and a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers Transparency Initiative. Data Orbital’s final Presidential survey was accurate within 0.29% and their U.S. Senate survey was within 1.25%. Not all of these surveys were released publicly,...
Read MoreThe grace period on Arizona’s distracted driving law will end on New Year’s Day. The law prohibits drivers from using and holding a phone or device, writing or reading text messages, watching, recording or broadcasting video while driving or operating your car. The law passed in the spring of 2019 after Arizona was one...
Read MoreThe Phoenix City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted on new name changes for two streets, replacing ones that were considered offensive. Squaw Peak Drive will be renamed Piestewa Peak Drive and Robert E. Lee Street will be changed to Desert Cactus Street, according to a tweet from Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “Over the course...
Read MoreA hearing for Wednesday has been scheduled for a judge to hear arguments in the Arizona Republican Party’s lawsuit seeking to change how Maricopa County conducts a hand-count audit of a sampling of ballots as a quality control measure. The party wants the sample measured on a precinct level, rather than among the county’s...
Read MoreFor all of those who have served, Arizona State Parks is extending a special offer to honor our military. Free admission at all of Arizona’s state parks will be given to veterans and active duty military on Wednesday. “Our mission is to make Arizona the best place for veterans in the country,” Gov. Doug...
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