The Arizona Independent Party is facing yet another dustup, this time within its own ranks.
The Arizona Independent Party is currently in court over its new name — it was the No Labels Party. Now there appears to be another conflict brewing. This time between the two candidates running to be the Arizona Independent Party nominee for governor.
Party Chairman Paul Johnson has asked Teri Hourihan to get out of the race to provide a clear path to Hugh Lytle who entered the race a week ago. Hourihan said she should be given an equal chance, without party officials seeking to influence the outcome long before the Aug. 4 primary.
Johnson told Capitol Media Services that he did not think Hourihan was not ready to run for state office — even before he recruited Lytle to toss his hat into the ring.
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Republican state lawmakers sent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs a package of 12 bills they say will end fraud in government programs. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs has released long-awaited proposals to reform the state’s campaign finance and procurement laws in response to ‘pay to play’ allegations lobbed against her administration by Republican critics. -
Amid his ongoing feud with the Trump administration — particularly Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly says he’s weighing a run for president in 2028. -
A federal court from Massachusetts ordered FEMA to reverse its termination of the BRIC Program, which handles disaster mitigation projects. The attorneys general claim FEMA has not followed the order. -
A Republican state lawmaker is pushing legislation to deploy federal immigration officers at Arizona polling places this fall.
