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Opponents of Clean Elections matching funds join forces
The Sept. 2 primary elections may have eliminated all but two candidates from a quickly moving lawsuit seeking to stop the Citizens Clean Elections Commission from issuing matching funds, but... […]
Party registration flap sinks Bouie in District 6; Crump, Seel victorious
The Republican House primary in a north Phoenix district turned into a cage fight that pitted former friends and allies against each other and conservative party leadership against the more... […]
Primary success for Thayer Verschoor
Senate majority leader turns attention to caucus, eyes presidency
AZ faces costly energy infrastructure needs over next 25 years
We all are painfully aware of the dramatic rise in energy prices. The effect is felt most immediately at the gasoline pump every time we fill up.Less obvious, but looming... […]
The birth of a maverick; reflecting on McCain's first run for Congress
Jerry Brooks served a key role in John McCain’s first campaign for Congress in 1981. Twenty-seven years later, he will watch McCain accept the Republican nomination for president in St.... […]
The ‘Mother of Arizona’
Gov. George W. P. Hunt called Josephine Brawley Hughes the “Mother of Arizona.” Gov. George W. P. Hunt called Josephine Brawley Hughes “the Mother of Arizona.” She fought for women’s... […]
Healthy discourse over medical choice
Backers call Prop. 101 a ‘preemptive strike,’ while supporters of a competing universal health care bill say the measure is an attempt to curb reform in Arizona
At MedLink, doctors practice medicine on a higher plane
911 for Airlines • Communications specialist Samantha Eno answers a call from a commercial jet in flight. The monitors tell her what flight it is and its location. She’ll get... […]
Mixin’ it up in Minnesota
Police and protestors transform the quiet downtown St. Paul scene
Kirkpatrick wins Dem spot in CD1; Hay-Livingstone race up in the air
Ann Kirkpatrick captured the Democratic nod in the nation's largest congressional district in the Sept. 2 primary election, according to unofficial results released by the Secretary of State's Office. She... […]
Arizona "respectfully passes" and then officially nominates McCain
ST. PAUL – Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer stunned Republicans Wednesday night by announcing"The great state of Arizona respectfully passes" when it was the Grand Canyon State's turn to cast its... […]
Melvin once again knocks off moderate in LD26 Senate race
It’s déjà vu all over again in Tucson’s most centrist district, as conservative candidate Al Melvin has defeated a veteran moderate Republican lawmaker in the district’s Senate primary election. Two... […]
