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Arizonans Need the Hobbs Administration To Keep the Foot on the Gas for Reproductive Freedom

OPINION: While many in the “pro-life” camp argue that banning abortions is the only way to protect life, in cases like mine, denying access to abortion is anything but.

FILE - In this April 19, 2018, file photo, Rivko Knox, of Phoenix, a volunteer with the League of Women Voters, collects signatures for a ballot measure on campaign financing outside a polling station in Glendale, Ariz. A lawsuit filed Tuesday, July 3, 2018, on Knox's behalf, seeks to overturn a 2016 law that bars groups in Arizona from collecting early mail-in ballots from voters and delivering them as part of get-out-the-vote efforts. Photo by Anita Snow, Associated Press
Election Deniers Lost Big in November. That Doesn’t Mean the Voting Rights Fight Is Over.

Opinion: Election deniers still have a stranglehold on our state legislature, and elderly voters are concerned about their efforts to increase barriers to the ballot box.

Julie Gunnigle during a televised debate on Arizona PBS with interim Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
Opinion: Why This Former Prosecutor Wants Julie Gunnigle to Be Our Next Maricopa County Attorney

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has been badly tarnished for too long, and we are ready for that to end through an independent prosecutor: Julie Gunnigle.

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2014 file photo, Arizona Attorney Gen. Tom Horne talks to the media about the ruling that the state's traditional marriage laws are unconstitutional and same-sex couples can now apply for marriage licenses, at a news conference in Phoenix. Horne has sued General Motors for failing to recall millions of cars and trucks with safety defects the auto giant did not disclose for years. The lawsuit seeks potentially billions of dollars in fines. Horne said Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 that he sued under the state's consumer fraud statutes and is seeking a $10,000 fine for each of hundreds of thousands of defective vehicles sold in the state. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Opinion: Tom Horne’s Record of Enabling Child Predators Disqualifies Him From Running Arizona Schools

The executive director of Instituto Power says Tom Horne’s record of enabling child predators should disqualify him from serving another term as Arizona’s state superintendent of public instruction.

Julie Gunnigle (Photo from Julie Gunnigle's campaign website)
Opinion: Rachel Mitchell Isn’t Making Communities Safer—That’s Why I Support Julie Gunnigle for Maricopa County Attorney

A Scottsdale pastor shares why she supports Julie Gunnigle as Maricopa County Attorney.

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs speaks at a roundtable event in Phoenix, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Opinion: Over 40 Black Leaders in Arizona on Why They Support Katie Hobbs for Governor

Black leaders in Arizona say that out of the two candidates running for governor, only one has a vision for Arizona that is based on truth and unmatched experience. 

Buckeye Valley Fire District firetruck (Photo from Buckeye Valley Fire District's website)
Opinion: Your Vote for Proposition 310 Can Fix the State’s Fire District Crisis

Prop 310's temporary one-tenth of a cent sales tax will generate approximately $150 million dollars annually for the state’s fire districts.