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Abortion rights will be on the AZ ballot after Supreme Court …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Photo by Jim Small | Arizona Mirror. Arizona voters will have the final say on whether abortion should be a right in the Grand Canyon State in November after the Arizona Supreme Court shot down a last-chance attempt from abortion foes to prevent the question from appearing on the ballot. Dawn Penich, a …
Commentary - Arizona Mirror
WEBSep 11, 2024 · BY: Errin Haines/The 19th - September 11, 2024. Everything we needed to know about what would happen at Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump — their first-ever meeting — was clear within 30 seconds of them taking the stage. Harris walked directly up …
Appeals court hears Kari Lake election case, has to remind her …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Appellate judges listening to arguments Thursday in Kari Lake’s challenge to her 2022 election loss had to keep reminding her lawyer how appeals courts work. “I’m sure you’re aware we’re not a fact finding court — we’re a court that decides questions of law, primarily,” Judge Peter Eckerstrom told Kurt Olsen, Lake’s attorney ...
Day two of Lake trial marked by competing ‘expert’ testimony
WEBDec 23, 2022 · The second day of Lake’s trial was marked by competing testimony from two experts, pollster Richard Baris for Lake and University of Wisconsin political science professor Kenneth Mayer for the defense. Baris has worked in polling since 2014 and studied political science but has no academic background in polling while Mayer has a …
Debt collectors, reform advocates spar in court over fate of Prop.
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Earlier this month, a group of debt collectors and lenders filed a challenge against Prop. 209, which became law on Dec. 5 after 72% of Arizonans voted for it during the midterm election. Among its protections is a reduction of the wage garnishment rate from 25% to 10%, and courts were given the power to lower that even further in cases of ...
New study: Resolution Copper mine will use 250 billion gallons of …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Resolution Copper mine would use at least 250 billion gallons of water over the life of the mine. Much of this water will be pumped from the East Salt River Valley, about 15 miles west of the mine. Resolution Copper’s groundwater use would make nearly 3,500 acres of the Superstition Vistas Planning Area, a proposed 175,000-acre future ...
Kari Lake loses election challenge appeal - Arizona Mirror
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · An Arizona court has shot down Kari Lake’s election challenge appeal, writing “that voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results.”. Lake, a Trump-endorsed Republican and a believer in the “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was ...
Jeff Weninger launches bid to return to AZ House in 'highly …
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0. Former state lawmaker Jeff Weninger announced Monday that he is seeking a return to the Capitol in 2024 in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races that could determine which party controls the Arizona House of Representatives. Facing …
Auditor general: election audits wouldn’t begin until 2024 cycle
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · That means the elections integrity team won’t be in the business of actually auditing elections until the 2024 election cycle, Perry explained. SB1629 is a wide-ranging bill that includes various election reforms. The bill’s centerpiece is the new requirement that the auditor general conduct reviews of voter registration rolls, early ballot ...