Jan 15 King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day By Terry Tang, Associated Press As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Continue reading
Jan 14 Biden administration threatens to take COVID relief funds back from Arizona over anti-mask rules By Fatima Hussein, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Treasury Department warns in a Friday letter that Arizona has 60 days to remove the anti-masking provisions before the federal government moves to recover the relief money. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Tipping Point - The Colorado River Basin By Miles O'Brien Join PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien for a special hour-long live event exploring the relationship between climate change and the fate of the Colorado River Basin. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: House Oversight Committee reviews Arizona's election audit By Bob Christie, Associated Press Democratic members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday questioned Arizona officials on the potential damage that a partisan review of the state's 2020 election results had on trust in American elections. Continue reading
Oct 05 Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding. Continue reading
Sep 25 EXPLAINER: As Arizona election 'audit' ends, new ones begin By Marc Levy, Associated Press The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election in a battleground state lost by former President Donald Trump is coming to an embarrassing end in Arizona, but their efforts are cranking up elsewhere. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 5:16 How Arizona's election review is providing a national playbook for disgruntled politicians By PBS NewsHour Republicans in the Arizona State Senate had commissioned a review of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County even though election officials found no large-scale fraud. But a partisan group called Cyber Ninjas undertook a controversial review of the vote and affirmed… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: GOP review finds no proof Arizona election was stolen from Trump By Bob Christie, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press A Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s largest county ended Friday without producing proof to support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. Continue reading
Aug 27 Arizona becomes 13th state to pass 1 million COVID-19 cases By Terry Tang, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press "I don't think the human brain can process it," a longtime nurse said of Arizona hitting 1 millions cases and 18,600 deaths. "I don't think when you are an individual that you can fathom that number. It's incomprehensible."… Continue reading
Aug 23 Arizona Senate GOP's 2020 election report delayed due to COVID By Jonathan J. Cooper, Bob Christie, Associated Press The delay is the latest for the unprecedented partisan review. It has so far taken more than double the 60 days it was originally supposed to take. Continue reading