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Clean Elections funding update
Nearly half of all Clean Elections participating candidates have now received funding for their primary races, bringing the total amount doled out by the CCEC this cycle to $813,940. The...
Month: July 2012
Arizona Diary: Del Rio Springs
Finding a permanent home: For CASA volunteers, helping foster kids is compelling but can be overwhelming
[caption id="attachment_48765" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Dan Danser, 65, a retired Arizona Department of Corrections employee, has been a CASA volunteer for two years. Volunteering as a court-appointed special advocate is his...
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Arizona Army National Guard soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan
The Arizona National Guard is sending some of its soldiers to Afghanistan to help advise and assist police forces. The Guard says the 37 soldiers going are assigned to three...
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Race to the top: Many Latinos wary of ‘top 2’ ballot initiative
As the Open Government Committee tries to convince Arizonans to support its plan for a “top-two” primary election system in Arizona, it has yet to convince the state’s fastest growing...
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Tea Party McCarthy-like attacks sidetrack us from important issues
Arizona is a dream for comedians and political writers. Unfortunately, the Arizona Capitol Times July 23 story “Tea party leader says all Muslims a ‘threat’ to U.S.; seeks recall of...
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Franks defends request for probe of Muslim infiltration of government
[caption id="attachment_46392" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, says those who criticize his call for an investigation of the influence of Muslim groups on the U.S. government are turning a...
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Schweikert up double digits in CD6?
Arizona high court to explain Cheuvront-McDermott ruling
The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday will issue an opinion explaining why it put a Democratic legislative candidate back on the primary election ballot for a state House seat from...
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Woman says deputy slammed her as she was pregnant
[caption id="attachment_46672" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="A defiant Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, pounds his fist on the podium as he answers questions regarding the Department of Justice announcing a federal civil...
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Court rejects challenge to Arizona execution law
A state appellate court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Arizona’s injection execution law but warned the state that last-minute changes in execution procedures are a problem....
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Latino voter group volunteers brave sweltering heat, slammed doors
[caption id="attachment_48721" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="Team Awesome volunteers (from left) Rene Vazquez, Edgar Vazquez, Carlos Vazquez and Lola Armanta re-group at a Quiktrip gas station after canvassing a neighborhood. Team Awesome...
