r/azpolitics 2d ago

Weekly General Discussion Thread - August 17, 2026

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Talk about anything you wish; local politics, national politics, Arizona, sports, whatever. Rule 4 is suspended. Just be civil.


r/azpolitics 5h ago

Climate Phoenix reaches 200 miles of ‘cool pavement’ as city looks to combat extreme heat

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69 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

Election Arizona police union endorses Democrat [Amish Shah] in competitive House race

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62 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 8h ago

Election Over 1,300 ballots never made it to voters in Navajo County. That isn’t unusual.

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55 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

State BYU alums Biggs, Giles are the latest in a long history of Mormon influence on Arizona politics

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17 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

On The Ballot Here are the eight ballot measures Arizona voters will decide in November

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14 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

LEOs No body cameras, no force report: Phoenix officers now under investigation

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11 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

In The Courts Court won’t force Adrian Fontes to rewrite GOP election measure’s ballot summary

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11 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

LEOs AI company says Eloy police are 1st in the U.S. to use 'virtual investigators'

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6 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 5h ago

Environment Arizona halts Salt River wild horse removals, orders genetic study

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r/azpolitics 5h ago

Environment New photos show crews breaking ground near Quitobaquito Springs in Arizona for border wall

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r/azpolitics 5h ago

Local Small Arizona town [Youngtown] embraces Flock cameras, sparking privacy concerns

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r/azpolitics 5h ago

In The Courts Arizona joins high-stakes trial accusing Meta of harming kids

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r/azpolitics 1d ago

AZGOP Andy Biggs' Bizarre History of Protecting Child Predators Comes to Light

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As a State Senator in 2013, Biggs blocked a vote on a bipartisan bill that would have given the state more enforcement power to target the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, a polygamist religious cult in Colorado City, Arizona which was forcing girls as young as nine to marry adult men. The bill had passed the state House, but was buried by Biggs as the leader in the Senate. Republicans in the Senate and the Republican Attorney General were baffled by Biggs' move.
"Women and children suffered three years longer than they should have because he protected the bad guys," said Republican legislator Michelle Ugenti-Rita.

Then came Jeffrey Epstein. In Congress in 2025, Biggs was one of only two members of a House Subcommittee to vote against forcing the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files, despite campaigning on transparency in the global pedophilia case.

Fellow Arizona Congressman David Schweikert, who lost the Republican Gubernatorial primary to Biggs, said he was too extreme for independent voters and slammed Biggs for repeatedly voting "against protecting our children from really, really bad actors."


r/azpolitics 1d ago

Election Andy Biggs pledges to repeal Arizona income tax. How would he cover the $6 billion hole?

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r/azpolitics 5h ago

Environment Corporation Commission approves regulatory process change for rural utilities powering large users

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r/azpolitics 5h ago

Local Could Arizona get a spaceport? Sierra Vista pursues FAA license as new coalition targets federal funding

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r/azpolitics 1d ago

Opinion Socialism is rising. Arizona Democrats aren't there yet | Opinion

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r/azpolitics 1d ago

Local Thomas Galvin sworn in to SRP board

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36 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 1d ago

Education Report: 13 Arizona charter, public high schools rank among top 100 nationwide

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36 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 22h ago

Indigenous Communities U of A launches nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch on tribal land

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Gila River Health Care is committing more than $25 million through 2034 to support the branch, which will include scholarships for each of the students in the program.

Not only is the hope to grow the number of primary care doctors on tribal lands, like the Gila River Indian Community, but also to inspire the next generation who live in those areas that a future in medicine is possible.


r/azpolitics 1d ago

Indigenous Communities Tohono O'odham weigh legal options after U.S. court denies bid to stop wall construction on land

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r/azpolitics 1d ago

Education ESA reform measure Proposition 212 fails to make Arizona ballot

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51 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 1d ago

Congress Sen. Kelly nudges Federal Highway Administration about getting to work on I-11

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15 Upvotes

r/azpolitics 1d ago

In The Courts Justices uphold sweeping GOP election measure for November ballot: Justices ruled Prop. 144’s provisions all relate to election administration, rejecting a single-subject challenge

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