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Elections

Circulators at center of legal challenge over Arizona voucher reform

Circulators at center of legal challenge over Arizona voucher reform

  • Kiera Riley Capitol Media Services
  • Updated 5 hrs ago

A bid to block Proposition 212 and its attempt to rein in voucher enrollment in Arizona claims, in part, that the measure should be knocked off the ballot because many circulators were unqualified to collect voter signatures.

Ruling allows enforcement of 2022 Arizona voter registration law

Ruling allows enforcement of 2022 Arizona voter registration law

  • Howard Fischer
  • Updated 10 hrs ago

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by three organizations that a 2022  election law could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.

Ruling: Arizona ballot measure description illegal

Ruling: Arizona ballot measure description illegal

  • Howard Fischer
  • Updated 10 hrs ago

A ruling Friday said Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is supposed to describe the effect of ballot measures on "existing law,'' and was wrong to reference a proposed measure that's also on the ballot.

No Label Party's candidate for AZ governor picks running mate

No Label Party's candidate for AZ governor picks running mate

  • Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services
  • Updated Aug 8, 2026

No Labels gubernatorial nominee Teri Ann Hourihan has named Angela Harrolle Mohan as her running mate ahead of the state's filing deadline.

How Katie Hobbs could benefit from choosing John Giles

How Katie Hobbs could benefit from choosing John Giles

  • Helen Rummel Arizona Republic
  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs could reap gains with Republicans and independent voters this November following a report indicating her longtime ally, John Giles, will be her running mate in Arizona's gubernatorial race.

Here what's on Arizona's November ballot

Here what's on Arizona's November ballot

  • Helen Rummel Arizona Republic
  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Arizonans will have the final say on a sweeping slate of ballot proposals this November, weighing proposals on education spending, photo radar, drug cartels, election rules and more.

Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

  • Howard Fischer
  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Democrat Katie Hobbs has tapped former Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican, to join her on the ticket in her bid for reelection, reports say.

Why a Supreme Court decision may unleash more campaign ads on Arizona

Why a Supreme Court decision may unleash more campaign ads on Arizona

  • Updated Aug 5, 2026

Arizonans can expect even more political campaign ads this year, thanks to a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that massively increases the spending power of some national groups.

Lawsuit challenges ballot description of AZ election-law changes in Prop. 144

Lawsuit challenges ballot description of AZ election-law changes in Prop. 144

  • Updated Aug 5, 2026

A conservative legal group is suing Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, arguing his ballot description of Proposition 144 is misleading.

What to know about Andy Biggs' running mate

What to know about Andy Biggs' running mate

  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Former state Sen. Sine Kerr is running alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs to become Arizona's first-ever lieutenant governor.

Andy Biggs picks former Arizona lawmaker as running mate

Andy Biggs picks former Arizona lawmaker as running mate

  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs has chosen former state lawmaker Sine Kerr as his running mate in the race to become Arizona governor.

No surprise, but Gov. Katie Hobbs announces she won't debate Rep. Andy Biggs

No surprise, but Gov. Katie Hobbs announces she won't debate Rep. Andy Biggs

  • Updated Aug 3, 2026

Arizonans won't get to see Gov. Katie Hobbs and challenger Andy Biggs debate ahead of the November general election.

This Democratic socialist poised to join Arizona Legislature

This Democratic socialist poised to join Arizona Legislature

  • Updated Aug 1, 2026

Miranda Lopez is on the path to become the first lawmaker in Arizona to openly embrace the Democratic Socialist movement.

Ruling: GOP lawmakers’ bid to protect Arizona school vouchers illegal

Ruling: GOP lawmakers’ bid to protect Arizona school vouchers illegal

  • Updated Aug 2, 2026

Prop. 145, which would invalidate the entire effort to set new rules for school vouchers in Arizona through Prop. 212, cannot be submitted to voters, a judge ruled.

Local News

Is it legal to break car window to save kids or pets? What AZ law says

Is it legal to break car window to save kids or pets? What AZ law says

  • 8 hrs ago

Sitting in a hot, parked car can be dangerous, especially in Arizona, when temperatures regularly reach 110 degrees in the summer.

Wildfire near Tucson burns in rugged canyon

Wildfire near Tucson burns in rugged canyon

  • Updated 6 hrs ago

A wildfire continued to burn north of Tucson near Finger Rock Canyon, officials said.

Arizona Daily Star on this date: August 9

Arizona Daily Star on this date: August 9

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See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

Tucson's Top Stories: August 9

Tucson's Top Stories: August 9

  • Updated 9 hrs ago

Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

State & Regional

Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

  • 4 hrs ago

Arizona's largest and most senior water rights holder says it was left out of final discussions about the federal government's proposed plan to deal with ongoing water shortages in the Colorado River.

Struggling Arizona charter operators to remain open under agreement

Struggling Arizona charter operators to remain open under agreement

  • 8 hrs ago

Two financially struggling Arizona charter school networks will remain open after state regulators approved agreements aimed at avoiding charter revocation.

Circulators at center of legal challenge over Arizona voucher reform

Circulators at center of legal challenge over Arizona voucher reform

  • Updated 5 hrs ago

A bid to block Proposition 212 and its attempt to rein in voucher enrollment in Arizona claims, in part, that the measure should be knocked off the ballot because many circulators were unqualified to collect voter signatures.

Lake Mead hits lowest levels since 1937

Lake Mead hits lowest levels since 1937

  • Updated 6 hrs ago

Lake Mead has reached a new record low, and researchers say more record lows are likely in the months ahead as the Colorado River crisis continues.

Nation & World

Netanyahu rejects Hamas disarmament proposal touted by Trump

Netanyahu rejects Hamas disarmament proposal touted by Trump

  • Updated 47 mins ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal by U.S.-backed mediators for disarming Hamas, hardening his position after earlier voicing misgivings.

Swirling, vortex-like patterns observed on the sun's surface

Swirling, vortex-like patterns observed on the sun's surface

  • 6 hrs ago

Astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images to date of our sun's visible surface, observing swirling, vortex-like patterns in superheated solar gases.

‘No surprise': Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza plan

‘No surprise': Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza plan

  • Updated 4 hrs ago

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise.

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan

  • Updated 7 hrs ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government on Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the U.S. President.

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Wildfire near Tucson burns in rugged canyon

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Crime

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

  • Updated Dec 15, 2025

Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

  • Updated May 7, 2024

A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

  • Updated May 7, 2024

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

  • Updated May 7, 2024

A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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Crime

Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

  • Updated Aug 8, 2026

Two people who accepted plea agreements in the 2024 killing of a Tucson Good Samaritan were sentenced Friday in Pima County Superior Court.

Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

  • Updated Aug 8, 2026

A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Tucson, whose body was discovered Thursday, flew to Germany the same day and was arrested when he arrived, police say.

Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

  • Updated Aug 8, 2026

David Leroy French, 21, appeared in court Friday facing 29 charges tied to the Tucson mass shooting that injured nine people. He'll be held without bond ahead of his Aug. 11 bond hearing.

Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

  • Updated Aug 6, 2026

Investigators are seeking tips in the unsolved death of a 19-year-old Tucson woman who disappeared in 1982.

Politics

Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

Colorado River tribes say feds left them out of final shortage talks

  • 4 hrs ago

Arizona's largest and most senior water rights holder says it was left out of final discussions about the federal government's proposed plan to deal with ongoing water shortages in the Colorado River.

Misuse of Chandler Flock data leads to termination of traffic cameras

Misuse of Chandler Flock data leads to termination of traffic cameras

  • Aug 8, 2026

Chandler joins a growing list of Arizona jurisdictions cutting ties with Flock Safety's license plate reader technology.

State pushes 10% water use cut for farmers in Willcox Basin

State pushes 10% water use cut for farmers in Willcox Basin

  • Updated 5 hrs ago

The Arizona Department of Water Resources is pushing to slash the Willcox basin's chronic overuse of ancient groundwater by half between now and 2075.

Ruling allows enforcement of 2022 Arizona voter registration law

Ruling allows enforcement of 2022 Arizona voter registration law

  • Updated 10 hrs ago

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by three organizations that a 2022  election law could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote.

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