Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Homeowners’ Bill of Rights filed with 262,000 signatures
Union officials, rank-and-file members and a Goodyear couple visited the Secretary of State’s Office June 30 to mark the turning in of an estimated 262,000 signatures to put the Homeowners’ […]
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AwardsRuthe Blalock Jones, Delaware/Shawnee/Peoria, a longtime artist and educator, has been chosen as the recipient of the 5th Annual Spirit of the Heard Award. Jones, a director and associate professor […]
Two more initiatives filed before deadline
While some ballot initiative committees issue press releases and hold conferences to announce they have filed hundreds of thousands of voter signatures necessary to qualify for the ballot, backers of […]
Gerard resigns from Department of Health Services
Gov. Janet Napolitano has announced the resignation of Susan Gerard, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. That same day, July 3, she also announced the appointment of a new director […]
Bush to fundraise for Bee in Tucson
President Bush will come to Arizona July 18 to help Senate President Tim Bee raise money for his congressional race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A photocopy of the invitation obtained by […]
Goldwater, Pearce immigration initiatives won't make fall ballot
A pair of initiative drives to beef up Arizona's illegal immigration laws that were fronted by a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and the architect of last year’s employer sanctions law […]
Clean Elections Commission kicks off election debates
The Citizens Clean Election Commission will hold its first legislative candidate debate at 6 p.m. tonight at the Nanini Branch Tucson Library. The debate will feature Republican candidates for District […]
TIME files signatures for initiative
The Secretary of State's Office on July 2 received an estimated 250,000 voter signatures to help qualify a measure that is expected to raise $42.6 billion for transportation and other […]
Clean Elections to hold Corporation Commission debates July 15
The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission has announced its schedule of debates for candidates running for three open seats on the state Corporation Commission. The primary election debate will be […]
Tom out, two other Navajo candidates survive challenge
Two Navajo legislative candidates survived challenges to their ballot status, while a third withdrew his bid for re-election to the state House of Representatives after it became apparent enough signatures […]
Homebuilders group, TIME Coalition bicker over promises made
An uneasy relationship stemming from the fine print in a pact reached between Gov. Janet Napolitano and a prominent homebuilders group has taken an unexpected twist as parties involved in […]
Accident was 9th in '08 involving medical aircraft
FLAGSTAFF – The fatal collision of two helicopters in Flagstaff was the ninth accident involving emergency medical aircraft this year, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said June […]