Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
4 seek 2 seats in state
Not surprisingly, the House race for the state’s most competitive legislative district is coming down to the wire and the campaigns have focused their energies on pointing out the differences... […]
Key legislative races
Some key state legislative races: District 17: Democratic Rep. Meg Burton-Cahill faces Republican Rose Crutcher for the Senate seat from the Tempe district where Republicans hold a small edge in... […]
Treasurer asked if internet porn site visits could be traced
State Treasurer David Petersen asked two staff members in February if evidence of visits to pornographic Web sites could be detected on his computer, sources with direct knowledge of the... […]
Parties blast Clean Elections over matching funds, mailers
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is under fire from Republicans and Democrats that say the agency is overreaching its authority by awarding matching funds to campaigns in response to mail... […]
Dueling in the wild West
The year was 1913. The state of Arizona was in its infancy. Geo. W. P. Hunt was beginning his never-to-be-duplicated seven terms as governor. The law of the land was,... […]
This plant means I’m better than you!
In a culture where gifts often say a lot more than companies realize, business management writer offers guidelines
Prop. 204 story brings ‘shame’ on Capitol Times
Shame on the Arizona Capitol Times for printing an article filled with inferences about nefarious behavior being attributed to the supporters of Prop. 204 (“ Dirty campaign muddies hog farm... […]
Those backing Prop. 204 include long list of ‘radicals’
We know who vandalized the factory farmers’ office! Maybe it was that lawless “radical” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Prop. 204 supporter. Actually, we think it was a member... […]
Obama mania — 1,000 turn out at Tempe rally
Democrats AllU.S. Sen. Barack Obama chats with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon at a Democratic Rally in Tempe. Jim Pederson, right, is challenging Jon Kyl for a U.S. Senate seat in... […]
There’s no shortage of candidates for 5 spots on water district board
Most voters likely know little about the candidates for the local school board. But at least they know what a school board is. Then there’s the Central Arizona Water Conservation... […]
‘What’s done is done’: 2 Republicans drop slate mail case
The Arizona Republican Party and two of its legislative candidates were set to appear before a Superior Court judge on Oct. 26 in hopes of reversing a decision by the... […]
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