Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Session wrap — state by state: AZ-MD
Arizona Budget deal trumps bickering The Arizona Legislature wrapped up a 164-day session June 22, passing a $10 billion budget that helps fund all-day kindergarten at public schools and increases... […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued): MA-TX
Massachusetts Adopts sweeping health care initiative Massachusetts, already famous for breaking new ground on the gay marriage front, in 2006 adopted historic health care reforms now being eyed by other... […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued #2): UT-WY
Utah’s Billion-dollar surplus divides lawmakers Utah’s governor is Republican, and Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Legislature by a 2-to-1 margin. Despite that rock-solid GOP majority, Utah’s Legislature was bitterly divided... […]
For Sale — This Place — And Cow
This 1937 photo, snapped during the Great Depression, shows how the dire economic conditions of the time forced people to sell whatever they could to get by. When the Great... […]
Goddard, Montgomery, clash over crime fighting efforts
Law, order and debateAttorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, squares off against his Republican opponent, Bill Montgomery, on Channel 8’s Horizon. The Arizona Capitol Times co-sponsored the debate. Candidates for... […]
Smith awaits decision on penalties — deal or no deal
David Burnell Smith David Burnell Smith may be through with politics, but he is still paying the price for holding, and later being ousted from public office. Almost two years... […]
5 GOP candidates lose suit challenging matching funds for publicly funded opponents
Don’t get mad, sueReps. Gary Pierce (left) and Kirk Adams, both District 19 Republicans, are among five privately funded GOP candidates suing the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. A Maricopa County... […]
Munsil: Mass deportation of illegals ‘impractical’
Napolitano campaign says opponent’s immigration plan is ‘flimsy’
NewsPeople
Boards • Rebecca Lynne Burnham was elected to serve a two-year term on Teach For America Board of Directors, Phoenix region. The organization, founded in Phoenix 1994, aims to increase... […]
Capitol Quotes, Oct. 5 2006
Capitol Quotes “In the ’50s it was common. In the ’60s it was common. You don’t use it today because people have tried to make it offensive. Things change, and... […]
GOP candidates lose Clean Elections suit
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Oct. 4 that the constitutional rights of five Republicans that ran privately funded primary campaigns has not been violated by a provision of... […]
State GOP director leaving to lead Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Hamer The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry has named the state Republican Party’s executive director as its new president and chief executive officer. Glenn Hamer will fill the... […]