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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialTwo Green Party candidates accused of fraud argue that Clean Elections can’t claw back public funds even if fraud is found — a claim two lower courts declined to take up
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“For normal people, that's just crazy behavior, you know what I mean?” Democrat Aaron Lieberman said about his opponent, GOP state Sen. Carine Werner
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialThe Green Party candidates had told a judge they'd cooperate with the Clean Elections investigation, then moved the same day to block subpoenas for records
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“You see those high gas prices throughout the state and this district,” Nez said. “And people are feeling the negative impact on our economy. And it goes back to people that are in office.”
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“A group of power-hungry politicians has voted to put a set of highly deceptive propositions on your ballot this November. They want to make voting more difficult, hollow out our schools with funding cuts, and institute blanket mandates in school sports.”
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialThe prison leader hired to fix Tennessee's protocol previously oversaw Arizona executions plagued by the same catheter problems
@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialInspectors found rodent infestations, broken smoke alarms and electrical dangers, but the department took up to 115 days to notify owners, auditors found
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“The path forward is clear,” US Rep. Adelita Grijalva said. “We need to stop Trump’s economic sabotage.”
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialRepublican Jay Feely has called Social Security a "liability" and a "Ponzi scheme." His solutions include raising the retirement age and privatizing the system.
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“We need change, and that change starts with making sure that LD23 has strong voices at the Capitol.”
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialAG Kris Mayes indicted civil rights activist Jarrett Maupin for fraud earlier this year. Now he's trying to help her GOP opponent win election.
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialTrump's blitz starts in Oklahoma and hits GOP strongholds, a sign he's focused on rallying the base and not winning converts in a midterm that is shaping up to be disastrous for Republicans
@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“The election deniers like Mr. Kolodin forget that convenience and access are actually the same thing. When you’re making it less convenient for voters, you’re reducing their access.”
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialThe proposition was sent to the ballot by the state legislature, in the final vote of this year’s legislative session at nearly 4 a.m. on June 13, after lawmakers had worked through the night.
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialRisa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier can refile if the Clean Elections Commission ultimately orders them to return the money they're accused of obtaining by fraud story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialA judge said she'll rule early next week on whether the Clean Elections Commission can move to recover public money the candidates allegedly obtained by fraud story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialKris Mayes derided Warren Petersen's two years as a lawyer and his backing from a firm she sued while he called her a partisan who weaponized the office
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.socialThe same aircraft used in Iran and other foreign wars is now surveilling U.S. communities, with no answers on what data it collects
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@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“It is not optional for the Commission and its representatives to enforce the provisions of the (Citizens Clean Election Act) at issue here,” the commissioners said in their response to the candidates' lawsuit. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
@azmirror.comReposted by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social“Do we not buy a new firetruck? Do we go out and cut our personnel? We don’t fill as many potholes, we don’t keep the swimming pool open as long, we don’t buy new books in the library.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
