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  Maricopa County, the nation’s second-largest voting jurisdiction, is ramping up transparency and education efforts in response to growing election skepticism as Arizona shifts towards a more competitive swing state.

  A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered the names of 218,000 voters who are improperly registered to vote due to a data “glitch” can be released to a Trump-aligned group and GOP lawmakers, though the Secretary of State’s Office said they intend to appeal.

  Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to return to Tucson on Saturday, Nov. 2., as national political campaigns make final-weekend pitches for votes across the country.

  On November 5, Pima County residents will decide between Chris Ackerley and Brian Johnson to serve as treasurer. The two candidates have different visions on the best way to invest and manage taxpayer dollars.

  La Catrina is Mexican engraver José Guadalupe Posada’s most recognizable creation, and the the icon of Day of the Dead, Mexico’s annual fiesta in honor of the deceased that takes place annually on Nov. 1 and 2.

  The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has identified roughly 200 potential orphaned oil and gas wells around the state, and in addition to the environmental impacts of the well, costs associated with remediation are also a concern.

  This year, voters in 41 states decide on 159 statewide ballot measures with issues ranging from abortion and marijuana to changing election procedures and regulating affordable housing, and committees supporting or opposing those ballot measures have raised more than $417 million.

  I've tried to be a good little local columnist and stay in my lane but there is so much wrong with the national media's coverage of this election. So I'm here to rant. Conventional wisdom is always conventional but rarely wise.

  Democrat John McLean is running against Republican Vince Leach for the Tucson-area Legislative District 17 seat in the Arizona Senate.

  A man shot and wounded by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Nogales, Ariz., earlier this month faces multiple federal charges for assaulting a border officer and attempting to smuggle more than 3,000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition into Mexico.

  Following reports of armed “poll watchers” at Arizona polling places during the last several election cycles, two groups have launched initiatives inviting people of faith to help promote peace at the polls.

  As concerns grow nationwide about potential political violence at the polls, Maricopa County, the nation’s fourth most populous county, is trying to alleviate security concerns one week out from Election Day.