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Kiana Maria Sears, middle, a Democrat who is running for the Arizona Corporation Commission, poses for a photo with Aleatheia Mason, left, and Betty Smith, right, during an African-American candidates forum Wednesday, Aug. ... . Democrat candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission Kiana Maria Sears, right, speaks to a voter at a African-American candidates forum Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Phoenix.
Multiple outside groups and political-action campaigns are spending a lot of money in Arizona's Republican primary for Senate. Outside groups spending big on Arizona's GOP Senate race Multiple outside groups and political-action campaigns are spending a lot of money in Arizona's Republican primary for Senate.
The polarization of politics has become so bad that some liberal Democrats in Arizona are criticizing one of their party's candidates for the U.S. Senate for refusing to join calls to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. And, some far-left complainers say, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is wrong to support increased penalties for illegal immigrants caught repeatedly by ICE.
Legislative immunity? Arizona lawmaker puts pedal to the metal on state highways Arizona Rep. Paul Mosley stopped for excessive speeding 5 times since last year, records show. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2LmKFsU An Arizona lawmaker criticized for claiming legislative immunity during a traffic stop in March has a history of speeding without consequence on the state's roadways, documents show.
In this May 2016 photo, FBI agents conduct a search in and around a pond for Katherine "Kat" Tortice in McNary, Ariz. Andre Hinton, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend Tortice on the eastern Arizona reservation, is set to be sentenced Tuesday, July 10, 2018.
In this May 2016 photo, FBI agents conduct a search in and around a pond for Katherine "Kat" Tortice in McNary, Ariz. Andre Hinton, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend Tortice on the eastern Arizona reservation, is set to be sentenced Tuesday, July 10, 2018.
The outrage sparked by the sights, sounds and stories of children separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border underscores the outsized role immigration will play in the midterms in Arizona. On all sides of the political spectrum, campaigns are emphasizing immigration policies with would-be voters as Democrats push to make gains in traditionally conservative Arizona, where more than 1 in 8 residents is an immigrant.
Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy An Arizona woman is putting a public spotlight on a Walgreen's pharmacist who she said wouldn't give her a prescription to end her pregnancy. The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade Plenty of news out of baseball last week, perhaps the biggest was the league participating in the Pride Parade in NYC for the first time.
Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy An Arizona woman is putting a public spotlight on a Walgreen's pharmacist who she said wouldn't give her a prescription to end her pregnancy. The Baseball Report: MLB Participates In NYC Pride Parade Plenty of news out of baseball last week, perhaps the biggest was the league participating in the Pride Parade in NYC for the first time.
The Arizona governor backed calls from the state GOP for Rep. David Stringer to resign based on racially charged comments that surfaced this week. Gov. Ducey on Rep. Stringer controversy: 'He disqualified himself' from office The Arizona governor backed calls from the state GOP for Rep. David Stringer to resign based on racially charged comments that surfaced this week.
On a sweltering Arizona evening under a park pavilion, math teacher Heather LaBelle handed out petitions for a ballot initiative that would increase taxes on wealthy residents to get funding for schools. Later that night, her school board voted to give her and her fellow teachers an average raise of 15.5 percent.
Arizona conservatives are torn between two icons of their movement -... . In this May 17, 2018, photo, Republican Senate candidate Kelli Ward talks about her platform policies at a Scottsdale Tea Party event in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Shortly before the raffle for a handgun, top Arizona Republicans gave a warning to the crowd gathered at a conservative group's meeting in a retirement community at the edge of Phoenix's sprawl: The Democrats are coming.
Striking schoolteachers and their families hold candles as they sing "America the Beautiful" outside the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Phoenix. The teachers were holding a vigil as the Legislature debated a state budget that gives them big raises but falls short of their demands for better school funding.
Leaders had said Tuesday night that teachers would return to work Thursday if the Legislature has passed the budget by then. That's looking increasingly unsure.
Participants take part in a march in Phoenix, Arizonia, U.S., April 26, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Christy Chavis/via REUTERS Participants take part in a march in Phoenix, Arizonia, U.S., April 26, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media.
Teachers from Highland Arts Elementary School stage a final walk-in Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Mesa, Ariz. Communities and school districts are preparing for a historic statewide teacher walkout on Thursday that could keep hundreds of thousands of students out of school indefinitely.
It took a big money push from the Republican Party, tweets by the president and the support of the state's current and former governors, but the GOP held onto an Arizona U.S. House seat they would have never considered endangered in any other year. Tuesday's narrow victory by Republican Debbie Lesko over a Democratic political newcomer sends a big message to Republicans nationwide: Even the reddest of districts in a red state can be in play this year.