The Veridus BLOG

Tuesday is Election Day in Arizona. The odd-year campaigns have been mercifully subdued and - thanks to the mostly all-mail voting next week - the bulk of ballots have already been cast.

Campaign-finance reports for the 3rd quarter were made public this month for statewide candidates, but not much fuss was made. Expect far more attention to be paid in 2026 as the dollar amounts - and stakes - get bigger. 

Laid-off federal employees, missed paychecks for U.S. servicemembers and closed national parks are just a few of the impacts of the federal shutdown that has already dragged on for 16 days.

Got budget requests? Good luck.

The federal government has closed for the first time since a 2018-19 shutdown that spanned 35 days and remains the nation’s longest.