The candidates for Arizona attorney general have made the race less about the issues facing the state's next top prosecutor and more a contest of experience — and their assessments of each other are brutal.
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AG’s Office: Corporations may donate to IE groups
The Attorney General’s Office won’t go after corporations and labor groups that donate to independent expenditure committees, despite its position that state law prohibits such contributions.
Read More »Dems allege Brewer, GOP groups broke campaign laws
Attorneys for the Arizona Democratic Party filed a complaint alleging that the state GOP, the Republican Governors Association and Gov. Jan Brewer's campaign violated a host of campaign finance laws.
Read More »Allegations of long-simmering political feud mark constable race
One of Rep. Ben Miranda’s political rivals in the three-way Democratic constable race — Constable Jimmie Munoz, Sr. — is leveling allegations that Miranda has no intention of fulfilling the constable post or leaving his law practice. Munoz, who is seeking his third term as constable, said Miranda is trying to “spoil the vote” because of a long-simmering rivalry between the pair.
Read More »Law firm appeals to remove Huppenthal from ballot
A law firm associated with the Arizona Democratic Party is appealing a court ruling that threw out a complaint seeking to remove Sen. John Huppenthal from the ballot for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Read More »GOP candidates for attorney general to face off
The two Republican candidates for Arizona attorney general will face off Tuesday in a debate held by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Read More »Challenge against Green Party guv candidate to be dropped
The petition challenge against Green Party gubernatorial candidate Larry Gist will be withdrawn, according to lawyers for the plaintiff.
Read More »Munger: No regret on ending gov campaign
Tucson attorney John Munger says he doesn't regret his decision to drop out of the governor's race now that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked matching funds for publicly funded candidates.
Read More »How does one go about appealing a SCOTUS ruling?
One of the more interesting topics on which Horne and Thomas clashed was the education of illegal immigrant children. The issue was one of the few times in the debate where the two candidates showcased their legal chops.
Read More »Supreme Court won't halt matching funds, Goldwater Institute appeals again
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Goldwater Institute's request to block matching funds for the 2010 election, but left open the possibility that it may still do so.
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