Arizona politics

The Trump administration deployed Homeland Security Investigations — a force that’s normally tasked with combatting drug cartels and terrorism — with a nationwide campaign to identify noncitizen voters. And the results have been sparse.

The political world is abuzz with the news that we, for the first time ever, officially have two lieutenant governor picks. Republican candidate Andy Biggs chose former state lawmaker and dairy farmer Sine Kerr and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs made a more unconventional choice in picking John Giles, a former Mesa mayor and former Republican.

An updated management plan for reducing the wild Salt River horse herd released Tuesday means no horse removals in the near future. It also sets a higher population goal.

A measure proposing major reforms to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program will no longer go to voters after missing the mark on signatures, according to a ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court.

Arizonans will get a chance to decide on a package of proposed changes in election law on everything from who can spend money to influence races to a requirement that all voters — including those who cast ballots by mail — will have to provide identification.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly wants the federal government to give the green light to more work on portions of Interstate 11, which is planned to connect Phoenix to Las Vegas.

When Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs picked former Republican John Giles as her running mate last week, her campaign pitched the move as an olive branch to Arizona voters from across the political spectrum.

There should be more clarity later this week on which ballot measures will actually end up on the Arizona ballot in November.

Appointed by George W. Bush, Judge Richard Leon in D.C. ruled last week that granting an injunction is “unwarranted” — writing he expects the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will “follow through on its guarantees of consultation.”

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says MV Realty paid cash to vulnerable homeowners in exchange for exclusive rights to be their listing agent if they ever sold their homes.