Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing a real estate company that allegedly engaged in a predatory title scheme that defrauded approximately 1,500 Arizona residents, saying the company violated the state’s consumer fraud act. Non-Title Recorded Agreements for Personal Services, or NTRAPS, have been banned in multiple states because they use the promise of a […]
A Maricopa County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Arizona’s 11 fake electors but left the door open for future indictments — though whether that happens depends on the outcome of November’s election. Two years ago, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed charges against the 11 fake electors who signed a document falsely awarding […]
Former Republican and Mesa Mayor John Giles is Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick for lieutenant governor. Giles, a Republican-turned-independent, was rumored to be Hobbs’ top choice for weeks, but the Democrat finally made the announcement early Tuesday. “At a time when too many politicians are focused on partisan politics, Arizona deserves a lieutenant governor who shares […]
The Republican candidates hoping to flip Arizona’s top three statewide positions in November are lining up behind an anti-trans ballot measure that critics say will force schools to police bathrooms and locker rooms. Proposition 318, which GOP lawmakers named the “Protect Girls Sports in Arizona,” threatens schools and athletic associations with lawsuits if trans girls […]
An attempt to temporarily block an Arizona law allowing state officials to jail immigrants failed, but there’s still a chance that opponents could pause the law’s implementation — though when that might happen and whether it will be too late to prevent any arrests is unclear. Earlier this month, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights […]
(The Center Square) - An Arizona judge tossed out a Nov. 3 general election measure limiting teachers' unions' ability to function in the state.
A survey of voters in three battleground states, including Arizona, found that abortion remains a deciding issue in choosing which candidates to support. Impact Research, a public opinion research company that frequently works with progressive organizations, partnered with Reproductive Freedom for All to gauge how abortion might affect how voters in Michigan, Nevada and Arizona […]
(The Center Square) – Plans to unite Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery into a film and television giant are on ice following a flurry of antitrust lawsuits.
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign is celebrating a $10 million boost from the Democratic Governors Association as she ramps up to face Republican gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs. DGA announced its spending plan early Tuesday, acknowledging it views Arizona as having the closest race for governor in the nation. “As national Republicans are set to pour […]
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says it’s too soon for a lawsuit to be filed against a 2024 law that would allow local police officers to arrest unauthorized immigrants because no one has been arrested under it yet. Earlier this month, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a legal nonprofit that offers pro bono […]
