Why ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is about to be 'crushed' by political adsFor Star subscribers: More than $820 million to be spent in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ this campaign cycle, a media consulting and analysis firm predicts. That's a 64 percent increase from the last election cycle.
As a result, appellate judges appeared unpersuaded they should allow Kari Lake and Mark Finchem to challenge ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s use of electronic voting machines.
For Star subscribers:Â Legislators invited a debunked Google critic, but not Google itself, to testify at hearing on social media and government manipulation of the public.Â
For Star subscribers: The ruling could result in more signatures on early ballot envelopes being questioned in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ elections. Â
Independents added 35,677 new voters from January to July to reach 1.45 million, or 34.55% of all registered voters in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
For Star subscribers:Â ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Republicans will get to vote as usual in next year's presidential preference election after the party chairman rejected an alternative demand.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ GOP leader says it may not be possible for party committee to meet in time to consider running its own presidential primary election.
Local/State
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Supreme Court throws out a Scottsdale attorney's request that they order Maricopa County to redo the signature verification process on early ballot envelopes.
The justices decline to take up Republican Abe Hamadeh's attempt to overturn the 2022 attorney general's election at this point, and say his lawyers misrepresented facts.
Lake falsely claimed ballot problems in Maricopa County were intentional to sabotage the 2022 election, the lawsuit says.
The lawyer has gone to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Supreme Court with his argument it was illegal for Maricopa County to verify signatures on early ballots by comparing them with images from prior early ballots.
For Star subscribers: The GOP candidate for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ mayor has urged the independent to drop out so the incumbent Democrat only faces one opponent. Also: A former state senator dies; and South ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ looks at a name change.
Taxpayers are paying the $5,000 bill for a legal bid by ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s two top GOP lawmakers to help Abe Hamadeh try to overturn his loss to Kris Mayes in the election for attorney general.
Taxpayers are paying the $5,000 bill for a legal bid by ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s two top GOP lawmakers to help Abe Hamadeh try to overturn his loss to Kris Mayes in the election for attorney general.
The matchups for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s general election in November are set after Tuesday's primary votes: Democratic incumbents vs. challengers.Â
Santa Cruz, the incumbent, has 63% of the vote in the Democratic primary election for the Ward 1 City Council seat.Â
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PCC Governing Board candidate Theresa Riel reflects on race against incumbent Demion Clinco.
Watch now: Jennifer Anderson and Edward Buster, running for the Vail Governing Board chat with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ about a variety of issues.
Watch now: Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss and Gina Mehmert, running for CFSD Governing Board chat with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ about a variety of topics.
Watch now: Jennifer Eckstrom, running for TUSD Governing Board chats with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ about a variety of issues.
Watch now: Val Romero running for TUSD Governing board chats with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ answering questions about various topics
Watch now: Anastasia Tsatsakis and Leroy Arnold Smith Jr., running for Vail Governing Board chat with the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ answering questions from the Star and readers.
Nation
Here’s a closer look at some of the Republican and Democratic candidates running for the nomination for president in 2024.Â
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department.
With the swearing in of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, these are the current members of the U.S. Supreme Court:
Spurred on by train derailments, some states crisscrossed by busy freight railroads aren’t waiting for federal action to improve safety. Instead, they're pursuing their own remedies.
The changing political dynamic could have major ramifications for e-commerce businesses and consumers importing products from China.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people, and their engagement has been a bright spot for many amid a challenging year.
