Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Evidence hearings set for ELL suit
In response to a ruling last month by an appeals court, a federal district court in Tucson has set a hearing schedule for the Flores lawsuit so lawyers for the... […]
Democrat women hope for candidates with eye on 'common sense' issues
Dana Kennedy, co-chair of a Emerge Arizona introduces Emerge-trained candidates at news conference today. Candidates pictured are Lena Saradnik, House District 26; Lisa Black, Senate District 7; Stephanie Rimmer, House... […]
Court gives OK to Prop. 106 description
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a description of a ballot proposition to set aside nearly 700,000 acres of state trust land as conservation land free from development can... […]
Building a reputation
It takes more than a long life to have a structure in Arizona bear your name
Mystery campaign signs show up in District 9
Controversial campaign signs in District 9 have the incumbents lobbing accusations of campaign finance violations at a moderate Republican challenger who denies he had anything to do with the signs.... […]
Clock running down on new election law
Manual vote count supporters blast Brewer
Legal opinion sought on authority over treasurer
Board of Investment votes; Petersen dissents
Supreme Court OKs 3 controversial measures for ballot
The quest to prevent three controversial initiatives from appearing on the November ballot came to an end as the Arizona Supreme Court ruled against opponents of measures that would strengthen... […]
Clean Elections complaint brings Downing extra funds
The Citizen’s Clean Elections Commission has awarded Rep. Ted Downing nearly $8,000 in matching funds, ruling that the cost of a ‘push poll’ about spousal rape was an independent expenditure... […]
District 17: Competitive, tightly contested
The most recent voter registration counts show that in District 17 Republicans hold a slight 1.4 percentage point advantage over Democrats, 35.6 percent to 34.2 percent. The margin is the... […]
4 jockey for 2 House nominations
Ed Ableser Senators don’t often deign to move from the upper chamber to the House — even in the age of term limits — but Ed Ableser is stepping out... […]
3 challengers, 1 incumbent in House primary
Chris DeRose There is immense frustration among voters, and Chris DeRose says it’s because the career politicians running things at the Legislature aren’t meeting the needs of Arizonans. “I’m a... […]