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(The Center Square) – Four years after skating through her first election by 280 votes, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ reelection bid cruised by a much larger margin of 281,586. The former journalist at the Phoenix Gazette and Arizona Republic and two-term member of the Arizona Corporation Commission was among the Democrats who won in an Arizona election that resulted in the party's first trifecta in 60 years. Mayes routed Senate President Warren Peterson, R-Gilbert, by 11%. Now Mayes’ attention has shifted forward, with an eye toward fighting against industrial overreach, such as the state’s ever-growing list of data centers or corporations that Mayes suspects are engaging in antitrust violations against state residents. Mayes also called on the state Legislature to bolster its funding mechanisms against Mexican drug cartels, which she believes is key if Democrats are going to stop the flow of drugs through the state’s southern border. “I hope it’s a stamp of approval from voters, about an attorney general who fights for Arizonans, whether it’s fighting for our water supplies and suing the Saudis in Western Arizona or preventing unnecessary utility rate increases,” Mayes told The Center Square. “It’s an honor to be the attorney general of
MARK BRODIE: Four years ago, Democrat Kris Mayes won her election for attorney general by fewer than 300 votes. Last week, she won her reelection bid by nearly 300,000 votes. Mayes’ victory was part of Democrats sweeping the statewide offices on the ballot, flipping two congressional districts and taking control of the state Legislature for the first time since the mid-1960s.
Arizona county assessors must offer owners an opt-in alert by Jan. 1, 2027 when a parcel's ownership or mailing address changes, part of a new deed fraud law.
Arizona’s next superintendent of public instruction hopes a newly Democratic-controlled state Legislature will help her turn promises to prioritize public education into action. “This is really a great time for Arizona because public education must be prioritized, and we have the leaders in place to ensure that this happens,”...
(The Center Square) – Arizona’s top education post will be spearheaded by a former math professor and community college president. Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz, who taught math classes at South Mountain Community College before becoming the eighth president of Glendale Community College, rolled to victory in Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction race last week. Ruiz, a native Arizonan, defeated State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, R-Scottsdale, by 165,571 votes, becoming one of six Democrats to sweep statewide office during the midterms. On Thursday, Ruiz told The Center Square that her 6.55% victory over Yee stemmed from Arizonans’ frustrations over the way K-12 education has been run in the state, particularly by Republican Tom Horne, who Yee defeated in this year’s GOP primary. “It’s a really exciting opportunity, and it is shocking that, in the last 50 years, I'm only the third educator to lead the Arizona Department of Education,” Ruiz said. “That should almost be a minimum qualification, right? “You should be an educator in this important role. And I only not only bring experience from the classroom, but also as an executive leader, as a former president of a community college," she said. "So it’s an opportunity to really take what
The Maricopa County Attorneys’ Office dismissed the formal complaint Republican Kimberly Yee filed against Superintendent-elect Teresa Leyba Ruiz concluding the Democrat did not violate any statute with her campaign content, Ruiz’s campaign announced Wednesday. Yee filed the complaint in September alleging that Ruiz broke the law by putting...
Some towns aren't thrilled. About 70 Arizona cities collect a local grocery tax, and Prop 316 limits future hikes. Leaders worry about fire trucks and road repairs.
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved about $14.70 in one-time savings for the average APS home on November electric bills, funded by renewable credit sales.
Most Arizonans never knew Kevin DeMenna’s name. Still, if you’ve lived here any length of time, a law he helped shape has probably touched your life. The veteran Republican lobbyist attended every legislative session at the Capitol since 1980. He died on Election Day, Nov. 3, after a battle with cancer. He was 67.
Several weather systems will bring chances for rain to Arizona from late this week through the weekend. Sean McLaughlin has the forecast on Nov. 11.
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona marked Veterans Day on Wednesday by recounting a life-threatening combat mission during Operation Desert Storm and emphasizing what he described as the country’s obligation to provide veterans with the care and support they earned through military service. The retired Navy captain, who flew 39 combat missions before becoming a NASA […]
A Facebook group in Arizona for those using the state's universal school choice program is typically filled with threads about favorite curricula, microschool recommendations and ads for new gymnastics classes or music lessons. But as the election results poured in on Nov. 3 — and it became clear that Democrats...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Democrats who won full control of Arizona state government last week could push for the state to join an agreement that awards its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The goal of the agreement is to give the White House to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
Flagstaff, Williams and Kingman drivers should know why treated highways can remain dangerously slick.
For some veterans, staying connected to the military community after leaving the service is important.
Today: a deadly crash in Los Angeles, Arizona's new Superintendent of Public Instruction, Veterans Day, the housing market, rising gas prices, the war with Iran, and a reality TV star pursuing country music.
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has referred a campaign finance complaint against Republican lawmaker Ralph Heap to the Attorney General’s Office for further investigation. Heap has faced multiple allegations he violated state campaign finance laws as he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Arizona Corporation Commission this year.
For KJZZ’s Voices of Arizona, on this Veterans Day, we hear from a U.S Navy veteran of 22 years who works with those from the Navajo Nation who have also served in the military. Lenora Dez grew up in Sawmill, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation — with no access...
At the start of next year, Arizona Democrats will have the kind of power they haven’t seen in the Grand Canyon State since the Baby Boom. In the midterm election, Democrats won majorities in both chambers of the state legislature for the first time since 1966, and took the offices of governor, secretary of state, […]
