Arizona’s 11 fake electors sign a document in Phoenix on Dec. 14 2020, falsely claiming that they were the state’s electors and that Donald Trump won the presidential election in Arizona. (Screenshot via AZGOP/X.conm)
Mayes will go back to the grand jury after Arizona Supreme Court doesn’t revive fake electors case
The Arizona Supreme Court has refused to revive the case against the state’s 11 fake electors who tried to help President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 loss, leaving its outcome at the mercy of the midterm elections.
Last year, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked the state’s high court to reverse...
(Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Water Resources)
Arizona signs onto deal to tap California desalination, ease pressure on shrinking Lake Mead
Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin.
On Wednesday, the federal government and water agencies in the three states signed...
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Every Cochise County police agency will soon use the same iris scanners ICE deploys
Every law enforcement agency in Cochise County will soon be using the same iris-scanning technology as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This week, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office announced that, with the support of the Western States Sheriff’s Association, it and every municipal police department in the county would...
Arizona is supposed to keep the addresses and telephone numbers of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims confidential, but state election officials accidentally released information about hundreds of protected voters in 2024. (Michelle Perez for Votebeat)
Arizona promised these voters privacy. It accidentally broke its vow.
Staff at the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office accidentally publicly released the home addresses and telephone numbers of hundreds of voters whose information the state had pledged to keep private, an incident that potentially risked exposing them to physical harm and harassment in the months leading up to the 2024 election.
Emails obtained by Votebeat show that the error affected a fraction of voters in the state’s address confidentiality program, which includes victims of...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to shift its research into autism toward potential environmental causes. The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published new clinical guidance this week affirming that acetaminophen, better known by its brand Tylenol, should be the “first-line” defense against pain and fever during pregnancy. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)
New medical guidance affirms Tylenol safety during pregnancy months after Trump sows doubt
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published new clinical guidance this week affirming that acetaminophen, better known by its brand Tylenol, should be the “first-line” defense against pain and fever during pregnancy.
The directive contradicts the Trump administration’s notice to physicians last year cautioning against...
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