Politics
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A Tech Billionaire Met with White Supremacists in 2016. Now He’s Funding an Arizona GOP Candidate.
The billionaire tech investor met with white supremacists in 2016 while supporting Trump’s campaign. Politico reported on Monday that billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is giving $10 million to Saving Arizona PAC, a super political action committee that will support the upcoming Senate campaign of his business partner Blake Masters. Masters is the chief operating…
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Controversial GOP-Backed Bill That Would Purge Thousands from Early Voting List Passes House
The bill will now return to the Senate for a final vote. The Arizona House voted Tuesday to pass a controversial bill that would purge thousands of voters from the state’s permanent early voting list if they miss every election in two consecutive election cycles. Senate Bill 1485 could purge more than 150,000 voters and…
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We Asked These Companies Where They Stand on Arizona’s Anti-Voter Bills. They Didn’t Answer.
Dozens of Arizona business leaders signed an op-ed condemning the bills, but many others didn’t comment. The Arizona Legislature is considering a host of bills that would make it more difficult for voters to cast their ballots. The bills in Arizona have drawn ire from business leaders statewide, including many more than 50 executives who…
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Phoenix Is Now The Largest City In America With A Female Mayor, Majority-Female City Council
On Monday, Mayor Kate Gallego and four female Phoenix council members were sworn into office at Steele Indian School Park.
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Call Your Dentist: Group Goes After Rep. Paul Gosar’s Dental Group Donors
The American Dental Association has donated thousands of dollars to the former dentist since 2010. Recent opposition to one of Arizona’s more controversial members of Congress is taking an unusual route in its efforts to oust the former dentist from office—by putting pressure on the American Dental Association. The Remove Paul Gosar Task Force wants…
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GOP-Backed Bill Limiting LGBTQ Sex Ed—Dubbed Strictest in the Nation—Passes Arizona House
Democrats say the bill will harm LGBTQ children. It will now go to Gov. Doug Ducey. Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle” as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state’s sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in…
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They Called Arizona’s Elections Invalid—But They’re Still Running For Office
Republicans state representatives Mark Finchem and Walt Blackman want to run for the Arizona Secretary of State and a US Representative, respectively. This story has been updated with comments from Rep. Walt Blackman. Arizona representatives Mark Finchem and Walt Blackman were two of the most prominent voices behind baseless allegations of election fraud in the…
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Latino Voters Played a Huge Part in Arizona’s Democratic Swing in 2020 Election
“All this stuff that worked right in Arizona, it was because of Latino consultants, Latinos on the ground and Latinos at the state level.” Democrats looking to win the Latino vote should take their cues from Arizona, which was held up as a “shining example” of how it’s done by the author of an election…
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Filibuster FAQs: What Is This Senate Procedure and Why Does It Matter for You?
While it’s easy to tune out all the political noise, the future of this Senate procedure does directly affect you and your family.
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Here’s Everyone Running for Outgoing Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s Seat So Far
The 2022 race could shape up to be one of the most heated in the country. The race for outgoing Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick’s seat is quickly heating up. Multiple hopefuls have declared they will be running for her seat in the 2022 election just weeks after the long-term representative announced she wouldn’t run for…
