‘A really dangerous candidate’: Kari Lake, the new face of Maga Republicanism The former local news anchor – and former Democrat – is in a neck-and-neck race for governor in key swing state of Arizona The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022
Tensions rise over drought-stricken Colorado River water use - Roll Call As the Interior Department considers how to reduce water consumption from the Colorado River Basin, tensions are rising in western states. Roll Call · Nov 3, 2022
Terry Cook, Don Kuehn among leaders at 2022 Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona, is host of the 2022 Golfweek Senior Desert Showdown. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 3, 2022
Spectre of Trumpist election deniers hangs over US midterms More than half of Republican candidates for either Congress or key state positions in next month’s US midterms question the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election results. This raises fears of further challenges to the democratic process in both the midterms and the 2024 presidential elections. France 24 · Nov 3, 2022
2nd Arizona county mulling hand-counts rejects effort The elected leaders of an Arizona county have rejected a proposal to expand their hand-counts of ballots from next week’s election The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
In Arizona, Blake Masters and Kari Lake Embrace Bad Border Policies The anti-immigrant tenor of the state's GOP candidates is keeping reasonable conversations about border security out of reach. Reason · Nov 2, 2022
Kari Lake calls Steve Bannon a ‘modern day George Washington’ in surprise Arizona rally appearance Trump’s former strategist faces four months in prison for defying subpoena from January 6 committee The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Judge blocks ‘voter intimidation’ at Arizona ballot drop boxes as DoJ warns against illegal ‘vigilante’ groups Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Basha, Liberty are true challengers to Arizona HS football supreme Basha High School took down No. 8 Chandler, putting it alongside Liberty as the new drivers of Arizona high school football. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 2, 2022
Seahawks vs. Cardinals: TV map, broadcast info for their Week 9 matchup Another victory now might effectively end Arizona's season early. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 2, 2022
Will Pennsylvania's Libertarian Senate Candidate Drop Out? 'That's a Hard No.' Like Arizona's Marc Victor, Erik Gerhardt is a potential spoiler in one of the nation's biggest Senate races. Unlike Victor, he's embracing the role. Reason · Nov 2, 2022
Guns at voting sites have long sparked fears of intimidation and violence – yet few states ban their presence A couple in Mesa, Arizona, was dropping off their ballots on Oct. 21, 2022, for the forthcoming midterm election when they saw two people carrying guns and dressed in tactical gear hanging around the Maricopa County drop box. The armed pair left when officers later arrived. The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022
‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2022
Mark Z. Barabak: Is Arizona paving 'the road to authoritarianism' with its slate of GOP election deniers? On a recent weekday morning, Steve Arechiga swung by the library to pick up a book he'd reserved. It was a history of authoritarian strongmen, starting with Mussolini. The topic seemed unnervingly immediate. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
Axios · Nov 2, 2022 Judge curbs Arizona monitoring group's ballot box actions after voter intimidation reports Order prohibits activists from taking images of voters or openly carrying firearms near ballot boxes, among other limits.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022 Judge restricts far-right group from carrying weapons, taking video at Arizona ballot drop boxes WASHINGTON — A U.S. District judge in Phoenix limited the ability of a far-right group to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona on Tuesday by restricting photo and video, ordering members to stay at least 75 feet away from the receptacles, and barring the open carry of firearms and wearing…
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022 US judges puts narrow limit on Arizona ballot box monitoring A federal judge has agreed to put limits on a group monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in Arizona, but within narrow confines that would not affect their constitutional right to gather
Reason · Nov 1, 2022 Arizona Libertarian Senate Candidate Marc Victor Drops Out, Endorses GOP's Blake Masters The Libertarian—who polled as high as 6 percent in the past 8 days—thinks Republican Masters is "gonna be one of us" in the Senate.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row case A lawyer for a man on Arizona’s death row has told the U.S. Supreme Court that jurors in the case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure the man would never walk free was to sentence him to death
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Arizona county's ballot hand-count plan challenged in court An Arizona county’s plan to hand count all ballots cast in next week’s election has prompted a court challenge
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Libertarian ends Arizona Senate bid, endorses GOP's Masters The Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona, Marc Victor, dropped out of the race Tuesday and urged his supporters to vote for Republican Blake Masters
USAFacts · Nov 1, 2022 What are the current swing states, and how have they changed over time? Seven states were won by less than three percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. This includes Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Salon · Nov 1, 2022 Kari Lake blasted for "vile" Pelosi joke The moderator and the MAGA audience cracked up laughing
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Voices: With one week to go, here are the five Senate seats most likely to flip in the midterms In the past month, things have changed in North Carolina, Arizona and Pennsylvania. And one thing’s for sure: Nevada is still the one to watch
Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2022 Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1 billion Welcome to the Tuesday, November 1, Brew.