Kiera Riley is a Politics Reporter at Phoenix New Times. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, law and legal affairs, and social issues, with a particular focus on Arizona and its legislative landscape. Kiera's work has been featured in Arizona Capitol Times and State Affairs.
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By: Kiera Riley
Maricopa County Republicans are asking a judge to kill the county’s latest version of a long-running transportation sales tax, given a failure to reach 60% voter approval.
Democrat Brian Garcia is making his debut in the House this session representing Legislative District 8. As the first member of his immediate family to graduate high school and college, Garcia focused on
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By: Kiera Riley
Gov. Katie Hobbs will have a pool of two judges and three high-ranking government attorneys to choose from for her first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court.
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By: Kiera Riley, Tony Rivero, Gage Skidmore, Jane Andersen, Kari Lake, Donald Trump Said
Tony Rivero Republican Tony Rivero returns to the legislature this session to represent District 27 after a two-term hiatus. Rivero was first elected to the House a decade ago, and served until 2020. During his time in office, Rivero introduced and supported a range of criminal justice legislation. He proposed expanding opportunities for criminal record expungement and allowing judicial discretion in applying mandatory minimum sentences. In 2017, he successfully passed legislation allowing state licensing authorities discretion to issue regular or provisional licenses to an otherwise qualified applicant who was convicted of a crime. He continuously pushed to legalize syringe service programs, which provide sterile syringes to combat the spread of HIV, hepatitis and other bloodborne infections. Though Rivero never saw the legislation passed in his own time at the legislature, Sens. T.J. Shope and Nancy Barto passed similar legislation in the 2021 session. Rivero describes himself as an “advocate for Fiscal Responsibility and Open Government,” on his campaign website, which was on display during his time in the Legislature, too. He once introduced a bill to do away with state income taxes entirely and once threatened to be a holdover on the 2019 budget because he said it was “not a conservative budget.”
> Lawmakers, stakeholders working on next version of Prop 123
Peggy Judd is done. She sat on her last meeting of the Board of Supervisors earlier this month. She took a plea deal, putting an end to two hovering felony charges lodged against her for failing to certify the 2022 election. She leaves with around $70,000 in legal fees and a long legacy of public service.
Mark Finchem, former Republican candidate for secretary of state and longtime member of the House of
Peggy Judd is done. She sat on her last meeting of the Board of Supervisors earlier this month. She took a plea deal, putting an end to two hovering felony charges lodged against her for failing to certify the 2022 election. She leaves with around $70,000 in legal fees and a long legacy of public service.
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