Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Unintended health care consequences of Prop. 101
Proposition 101, the so-called Freedom of Choice in Healthcare Act, is a vague and poorly written proposition that will decrease health care choices and increase health care costs for Arizona […]
Dream town: Roxaboxen, Arizona
Roxaboxen Mayor and Historian Marian Doan History is not only about politicians and military officers, and not just researched and transcribed in musty archives by squinty-eyed old men. Around 1917, […]
Stayin’ Alive: Tax-credit extension ensures progress for AZ solar industry
Energy Master employees Glenn Youngblood (right) and Micheal Fasching demonstrate the installation of a solar water heating panel on a house in Surprise. Texas has its oil. Iowa has corn. […]
‘Joe Arizona’ returns to oppose Sheriff Joe
Valley comedian Nick Tarr reprises his role as ‘Joe Arizona’ during a rally against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Oct. 9 in front of the old County Courthouse. Tarr […]
Opposition to Homeowners’ Bill of Rights picks up momentum
Supporters say campaign pits ‘little guy’ against wealthy industry
Alaska now has ‘Road to Nowhere’
Despite all the rhetoric we Americans have heard from Alaska’s Gov. Sarah Palin, Alaska now has a “Road to Nowhere” going to what would have been the “Bridge to Nowhere.” […]
Judge to decide future of matching funds
Candidates running under the banner of Clean Elections could find themselves forced to collect private contributions for the remainder of the 2008 election cycle if a federal judge rules in […]
Napolitano orders review on state expenses over $50,000
As lawmakers bicker over how to alleviate Arizona's overextended budget, Gov. Janet Napolitano is looking to the state's myriad government agencies to save money, while calling on school districts to […]
‘Joe Arizona' returns to oppose Sheriff Joe
Valley comedian Nick Tarr reprises his role as ‘Joe Arizona’ during a rally against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Oct. 9 in front of the old County Courthouse. Tarr […]
Accusations overshadow issues in CD3
The Congressional District 3 race has degenerated into a tit-for-tat, barb-throwing contest as candidates for the U.S. House seat spent the week reopening two different attacks made against one another […]
South Phoenix gets $1 million to fight air pollution; climate change money unchanged
Rep. Cloves Campbell Jr. (at microphone) and Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor, District 16 Democrats, join GOP Corporation Commissioners Jeff Hatch-Miller (left) and Gary Pierce in announcing a $1 million project […]
Expect late Pima County voter returns
TUCSON – Pima County officials are warning the public that results from next month's general election will be late. Residents will have to wait a day, at least, to find […]