The Latest Breaking News from Arizona

U.S. border patrol finds baby, toddler abandoned by smugglers in Arizona desert

The infant was found unresponsive in the Sonoran Desert, but was able to be revived.

Axios · Aug 27, 2022

Border Patrol rescues baby, toddler left in Arizona desert

The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone in southwestern Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Supreme Court to have final say on Arizona voting initiative

The Arizona Supreme Court is reviewing a lower court’s decision keeping a voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access on the ballot

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Morgan Abraham spent more than any other Democratic State Senate candidate or officeholder in Arizona

Arizona Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $1.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Morgan Abraham has spent more than any other Democrat.

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

Wendy Rogers spent more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in Arizona

Arizona Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $4.6 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Wendy Rogers has spent more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot

.A judge in Phoenix has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature and GOP Gov. Doug Ducey will be on the November ballot. Thursday's ruling will stand unless opponents of the Free and Fair Elections Act…

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Initiative to change election and voting policies certified for Arizona ballot

Arizonans will decide on a ballot initiative that would change multiple state election and voting policies, including policies related to early voting, automatic and same-day voter registration, campaign contribution limits, and other policy areas. The proposal is the second citizen-initiated measure certified for the ballot in Arizona for November. There…

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing

Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Desert flooding damages Los Angeles to Phoenix highway

Officials say the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix has been damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert near the Arizona state line

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Lawsuit: New Arizona Law Criminalizing Filming Police Within 8 Feet Violates First Amendment

The lawsuit argues the new law will chill protected First Amendment activities and keep media and the public from holding police accountable.

Reason · Aug 25, 2022