Supervisors approved $550,000 for signature verification and offered to coordinate election operations as a July primary looms. The move is meant to shore up checks while negotiations continue.

A proposed constitutional amendment would bar government medical mandates and could land on Arizona’s Nov. 3 ballot after a House committee advanced the referral. Lawmakers now must finish the legislative steps before voters decide.

An Arizona educator filed a federal civil-rights suit in Phoenix alleging former Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting used county staff to intimidate him out of a 2024 school race.

After the death of 10‑year‑old Rebekah Baptiste, Arizona lawmakers have fast‑tracked bills to escalate repeat child‑abuse reports, force school data‑sharing and strengthen oversight.

A new Arizona bill would give refundable tax credits to families outside the public system, reigniting fights over school choice and the state budget. Supporters call it choice; critics warn of oversight gaps and fiscal strain.

National conservative organizers and a business PAC have pushed into the SRP board race, injecting outside cash and field operations into an off‑year utility vote. The contest could reshape power and water policy for Phoenix‑area ratepayers.

City staff has asked council to post notice for a 4.5% water and 3.5% sewer rate increase and set a May 19, 2026 public hearing. The proposal cites rising raw-water and infrastructure costs.

After an oversight tour, Reps. Yassamin Ansari and Greg Stanton called Mesa’s ICE holding site “sickening,” citing prolonged detentions, no showers and limited medical access.

A watchdog group says Kyrsten Sinema converted more than $700,000 in campaign funds to personal use after she left the Senate, flagging travel, meals and staff pay. The Campaign Legal Center has asked the FEC to investigate.

House Bill 2035 would make extended relatives the presumptive placement in DCS cases at preliminary protective hearings, sponsors say. Supporters cite stability and racial-disparity data.

Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute leaders traveled to Washington to press Congress to ratify a multi‑tribe water settlement and unlock roughly $5.1 billion for infrastructure. The push focuses on pipelines, wells and treatments meant to bring running water to many homes in northeastern Arizona.

A Phoenix widow sued to stop the auction of the gun that killed her husband; a legislative push to let victims demand destruction was derailed at the Capitol.

GOP lawmakers advanced a plan to amend Arizona’s constitution to allow firing‑squad executions and require that method for those who kill on‑duty officers. The move cleared a Senate committee and now heads to the full chamber.