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Arizona
![Governor-elect of Arizona Katie Hobbs speaks to attendees at a rally on November 15, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1244805489-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Governor-Elect Taps Critic of Racism in Child Welfare to Lead CPS Agency
An investigation found that 1 in 3 Black children in Phoenix had endured a DCS investigation over one five-year period.
![Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Is Building Illegal "Border Wall"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/SEG2-ContainerWall-Protest-400x300.jpg)
Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Is Building Illegal Border Wall
“It’s quite amazing that there’s simply been no [federal] law enforcement response,” says Myles Traphagen.
![Senators Rob Portman, Kyrsten Sinema, Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin depart a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building following a vote to pass the Respect For Marriage Act on November 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1212-kyrsten-sinema-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Vow to “Replace Sinema” After Arizona Senator Ditches Democrats
Arizona activists say they will back a Democratic challenger against Kyrsten Sinema if she runs for reelection in 2024.
![Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks at a news conference after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act at the Capitol Building on November 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1209-kyrsten-sinema-400x300.jpg)
Critics Slam Sinema for Leaving Democratic Party Days After Warnock’s Win
Sinema's move may impact the power balance in the closely divided Senate, depending on which party caucus she joins.
![Kari Lake speaks into a microphone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1128-kari-lake-400x300.jpg)
Trump Demands Election Loser Kari Lake Be “Installed” as Arizona Governor
Lake still hasn't conceded the race, but some of her allies are falsely claiming that the election was fraudulent.
![Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona Kari Lake speaks during an election night watch party in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1115-kari-lake-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Backed Election Denier Kari Lake Loses Arizona Gubernatorial Race
While many Trump-backed election deniers that lost quickly conceded their races, there’s no sign that Lake will do so.
![Fences surround the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) to help prevent incidents and pressure on voters at the ballot drop box, as a voter submits their ballot in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 25, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1102-drop-box-400x300.jpg)
Judge Orders Far Right Group to Stop Intimidating Voters at Arizona Drop Boxes
The League of Women Voters called the decision "a victory for the voters of Arizona."
![Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside of Trump Tower on March 8, 2021, in midtown Manhattan, New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1306020203-400x300.jpg)
Armed Vigilantes in Arizona Are Just the Tip of the Voter-Intimidation Iceberg
It’s not just happening in Arizona. GOP vigilantes are working to intimidate voters across the U.S.
![Armed vigilantes dressed in tactical gear watch a drop box site in this photograph disseminated by the Maricopa County Elections Department.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1025-poll-watchers-400x300.jpg)
Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Against Vigilantes Intimidating Arizona Voters
Far right activists are arming themselves with guns and tactical gear, and doxing voters who use ballot drop boxes.
![A Yavapai County ballot drop box stands in a parking lot in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on the first day of early voting for the primary election, Wednesday, July 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1241754882-400x300.jpg)
Armed “Poll Watchers” in Arizona Raise Alarm Over Right-Wing Voter Intimidation
A new video adds to a number of reports of far right vigilantes harassing early voters.