Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Kevin Tucker: ‘I coach individuals…it’s not counseling.’
Kevin C. Tucker is the founder of C~Cubed Career Consulting and Coaching, is on the board for Arizona Career Development Association (ACDA) and is nationally certified as a Credentialed Career... […]
A ‘Groe-ing’ concern in La Paz County
Officials displeased with special prosecutor
Capitol Quotes, Oct. 25 2007
From the 2006 general election through last month, “other,” or unaffiliated/independent voter registrations increased by 1.56 percent, while the major parties lost registrations as percentages of total registrations. Democrats were... […]
Thomas accuses media of endangering his family
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas on Oct. 23 angrily denounced The Arizona Republic and Channel 12 News for publishing an online link to his home address and the names of... […]
Not enough funding for domestic violence victims across state
The physical abuse began after the second of their four children was born, but Jeremy had long been controlling much of their daily lives. Sherry began skimming from her allowance,... […]
ID theft advocate becomes a victim
It was Sunday, Oct. 13, when state Senator Amanda Aguirre’s cell phone rang.What she was told astounded her. The caller wanted to confirm her purchase of shoes. Then on Monday,... […]
Errors in DOR letter add to sanctions law controversy
Attorneys challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s employer sanctions law say the state can’t even get its story straight.They say a letter sent to businesses earlier this month contains factual and... […]
Bee nets $134K for exploratory bid
Democrats continue to criticize effort
Immigrant hiring battle brewing
Voters may be treated to a pair of ballot measures next fall that would effectively make the legislative wrangling over the state’s employer sanctions law earlier this year seem like... […]
Sponsor says ER medical malpractice bill will be back
A senior Republican lawmaker is preparing another push to raise the bar of proof of medical malpractice in emergency rooms. The measure has already failed twice. Sen. Carolyn Allen, R-8,... […]
Lawyers debate disclosure by ballot committees
Should financial contribution disclosure laws typical of candidate races apply to committees formed to help pass or defeat ballot initiatives?Four lawyers, including local Democratic stalwart Andy Gordon, debated that issue... […]
Phoenix lawyer joins Clean Elections panel
Secretary of State Jan Brewer on Oct. 15 announced the appointment of Donald Lindholm to the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.Lindholm is a lawyer specializing in domestic relations/family law, and lectures... […]