
Ben Giles
Senior EditorBen Giles is a senior editor at KJZZ. He was previously a senior field correspondent specializing in political coverage. Before that, Giles spent six years as a reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times, where he covered the Arizona state Senate, the Governor’s Office, and state and federal elections.
Giles came to Arizona by way of Washington, D.C., where he reported on the Maryland Legislature, crime and various news beats in the metro region for the Washington Examiner.
Giles lives in Phoenix with his wife and three dogs. In his free time, he’s probably chipping away at a never-ending list of home improvement projects.
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Attorney General Kris Mayes has a warning for the 30,000 federal employees living in Arizona: Don’t trust a resignation offer from the Trump administration.
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A new year means a new legislative session for Arizona lawmakers returning to the Capitol in Phoenix. Political editor Ben Giles catches up with field correspondents Camryn Sanchez and Wayne Schutsky for a debrief on the topics and issues — some prickly — that will likely dominate debate this year.
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A new year means a new legislative session for Arizona lawmakers returning to the Capitol in Phoenix. Political editor Ben Giles catches up with field correspondents Camryn Sanchez and Wayne Schutsky for a debrief on the topics and issues — some prickly — that will likely dominate debate this year.
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President-elect Donald Trump reclaimed Arizona after losing the state to President Joe Biden four years ago. Down the ballot, Republicans at the state Capitol strengthened their control over both chambers of the Legislature.
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Arizona voters passed a Republican-backed plan to give state and local law enforcement the power to enforce immigration laws, over the objections of Democrats and Latino advocacy groups who warn the law will lead to racial profiling.
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Speaking to a packed crowd in Glendale, former President Donald Trump ended a whirlwind day campaigning through the Southwest with a fireside chat alongside Tucker Carlson.
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The nearly year-long court battle to have those records unsealed has hovered over the Democratic congressman’s campaign for an open Senate seat in Arizona, as well as his ex-wife’s own campaign for reelection in Phoenix.
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In Arizona, Supreme Court justices serve six-year terms. After they’re appointed by the governor, they’re up for reelection by popular vote at the end of each term. But Republicans sent a question to the ballot that would eliminate that choice over the objection of Democrats.
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Border security is seen as a strength for Republicans and a weakness for Democrats. But along Arizona’s southern border, a wave of mayors and county officials are backing a Democrat — Congressman Ruben Gallego’s campaign for U.S. Senate.
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After disparaging early voting as part of broader claims questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 and 2022 elections, U.S Senate hopeful Kari Lake cast a ballot in Scottsdale, the second day of early voting in Arizona — and she encouraged others to vote early as well.