Jakob Thorington

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development

Some Arizona cities are balking at adopting new housing laws that are set to take effect Jan. 1.

After the rash of accusations of fraudulent elections in 2020 and 2022, Jane Andersen was appointed as the Arizona state director for Mormon Women for Ethical Government, a nonprofit founded by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development

He said he wanted to return because he saw too much "stagemanship" instead of policy while watching as an outsider for two years.

Janeen Connolly One of the new members of the House who will represent Legislative District 8 is Democrat Janeen Connolly from Tempe. Connolly has lived in Tempe for 42 years, according to her campaign website. She’s a first-time candidate and will be serving her first term in the Legislature. Connolly spent 27 years working for Salt River Project as a government relations representative before she retired. She also was an instructor at Arizona State University. Connolly said on her campaign website that her experience at SRP will help her and the relationships she has built over her career at the Legislature. “I had an amazing career at SRP working as a community advocate. This experience helped me gain incredible skills, the most important of which is my ability to talk with all parties and move good solutions forward,” Connolly says on her campaign website. K-12 education, women’s health care, affordable housing and water are some of her primary issues she’s focused on. When LD8 had a legislative vacancy in 2024, Connolly was one of three Democrats nominated by precinct committeemen to fill the vacancy. Connolly didn’t immediately respond to a request for an interview.

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development

Chris Lopez The newest state representative from Legislative District 16 is Republican Chris Lopez, a small-business owner of a trucking firm and a food concessions business from Casa Grande. He ran on a slate with Republican legislative leaders from the district – Rep. Teresa Martinez, R-Casa Grande, and Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge. Lopez will be the vice chairman of the House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee. He is a member of the House Government Committee, Health and Human Services Committee. The border, the economy and police funding are some of Lopez’s top issues he lists on his campaign website. Lopez also calls for more skilled vocational programs and joint technical education district opportunities as ways to grow the economy. Lopez says on his campaign website that he will prioritize protecting the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program the way it currently stands and support increasing teacher salaries through House Bill 2800 from 2023, a measure sponsored by Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix. It proposed giving teachers a $10,000 raise over two years but was opposed by Democrats because it only provided one-time funding and didn’t include other classroom support positions. Lopez didn’t respond to the Arizona Capitol Times request for an interview before deadline.

The president of the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association said Wednesday that border sheriffs want to nearly triple