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Intrigue boosted 1892 RNC in Minneapolis
High number of black delegates, 13%, made a showdown possible, but it didn’t happen
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Arts• Denisha de Mos has been appointed director of business initiatives for The Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture. In this newly created position, de Mos will work with board […]
Ballot printing in four counties halted by court
A judge has told the Secretary of State and officials in four counties they cannot print ballots or guidebooks featuring proposition descriptions until a lawsuit involving a ballot measure is […]
Schools superintendent gets probation
A judge has sentenced Maricopa County's embattled schools superintendent to probation after tossing 25 felony counts related to the operation of a school for homeless children. Sandra Dowling was sentenced […]
AZ delegates nominate Obama with 40 of 67 votes; Clinton steps aside
Hillary Clinton addressed the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 27. She gave her support to Barack Obama and later released her delegates to Obama. Arizona delegates nominated Sen. Barack Obama […]
Democrats optimistic on western expansion
DENVER – Buoyed by massive gains throughout the region, national Democrats have their eyes on the Mountain West as their next area of electoral expansion. In the past decade, the […]
Obama’s choice of Biden raises stakes for McCain
Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as a running mate sets the bar for his Republican rival for the presidency, John McCain. McCain could use his own pugnacious No. 2 […]
New House member sworn in, replacing DeSimone
Democrat David Funkhouser is sworn in by Chief Justice Ruth McGregor to take over the District 11 House seat vacated by Mark DeSimone. (Photo by Bill Coates) The state House […]
Supreme Court removes TIME, trust land initiatives from ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court has issued a ruling that dooms a pair of ballot initiatives, one seeking to raise $42.6 billion for transportation upgrades and another that would permanently […]
Suit over payday loan ballot measure in court today
Payday loan companies, like this one in Phoenix, are supporting Proposition 200, which would permanently let the businesses operate in Arizona and also impose reforms on the industry. (Photo by […]
Court to hear dispute over wording of payday loan ballot description
A dispute over an official description for the payday loan initiative – Prop. 200 – goes before a Maricopa County Superior Court judge Aug. 26, the deadline for sending it […]
No hand-count; Majority Rules initiative certified for ballot
A highly controversial initiative that seeks to put the brakes on Arizona's ballot initiative process was certified to appear on the 2008 ballot by Secretary of State Jan Brewer on […]
