PHOENIX – The Parker Post, the first newspaper from La Paz County, is now available on the Arizona Memory Project. While the newspaper was published between 1910 and 1918, Parker was actually a part of Yuma County until voters approved the creation of La Paz...
Press Releases
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019
PHOENIX– The Office of the Arizona Secretary of State is gearing up for some significant election updates, including an earlier Primary Election date.
Recent legislation moved up the Primary by several weeks to Aug. 4, 2020. Passage of the bill,...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
PHOENIX– The number of active registered voters in Arizona increased by nearly 50,000 voters between April and July 2019.
The Secretary of State’s Office releases an official voter registration report quarterly.
There are now about 3.82...
Monday, July 29, 2019
PHOENIX – In 2017, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, in partnership with the University of Arizona, received a fourth grant from the National Digital...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Tribune was started in 1918 by Arthur Randolph Smith and became a staple of the black community in Arizona. The newspaper included stories from across the world, nation, and state. It featured poetry, church information, and opinion...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
PHOENIX – Author and KNAU science reporter Melissa L. Sevigny will present “Under Desert Skies: How Tucson Mapped the Way to the Moon and Planets” as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2019 Arizona Author Series.
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Thursday, July 18, 2019
PHOENIX – Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced an addendum to Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual recently, following approval from the attorney general and governor. The addendum formalizes uniform citizenship verification procedures for voter...
Monday, July 15, 2019
PHOENIX – In 1929, Ayra Hackett was the only African American female newspaper owner in the State of Arizona and one of just a few in the United States. That year she founded The Arizona Gleam, a newspaper that included news from the First Colored Baptist...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
PHOENIX – The History of the Arizona Legislature 1912-1966 collection, the newest addition to the Arizona Memory Project, started as a twenty-volume set of three-ringed binders and microfiche that were digitized through a grant from the Library...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
PHOENIX— The Arizona Capitol Museum has several new exhibits highlighting various aspects of Arizona’s history and culture. The emotions of life’s most evocative moments can be seen through the paintings of local muralist, Hugo Medina. Visitors will...
