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Legendary lawmaker has 2 state buildings named in her honor
Mineral gazingJudy Cook of Fountain Hills checks out a display of polished stones at the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum, housed in the Polly Rosenbaum building. Staffers and volunteers at... […]
Panel clears Brewer of using TV spot to promote re-election
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted to reject a complaint leveled by Democrats that Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer improperly boosted her re-election campaign a by appearing in a... […]
District 28 campaign focuses on 4 issues, not spousal rape
Regarding your article on my Senate race, Mr. Downing and your story incorrectly state that spousal rape is part of my campaign literature. This is completely false. In my campaign... […]
North Carolina conducted post-election audit
I was very upset to see that the Arizona secretary of state has stated that she has no plans to obey your new laws requirement for post-election audit. North Carolina... […]
A Labor Day tribute to union leaders and members
We sometimes forget that what we take for granted — paid vacations, holidays, pensions, safety regulations, sick leave, grievance and arbitration procedures, family and medical leave, minimum wage laws —... […]
Treasurer disapproves funds for Maricopa County Regional School District
Superintendent calls his action
Paradise
In about six years’ time, the population of Paradise swelled when gold was struck, and shrank back down when it was gone, leaving little more than the ghost town pictured... […]
GOP primary in District 8 race likely to produce general election winners
District 8 Profile District 8 covers Scottsdale north of Thomas Road and includes Fountain Hills. The voter registration in the district is heavily Republican at 50.5 percent. Democrats have 22.9... […]
District 9 signs touting ‘leadership’ team are deceptive
I am writing to inform voters about highly deceptive signs using Sen. Bob Burns’ and my name without our permission. The signs list the names “Fraley, Stump, Burns” and ask... […]
Delay in naming vote count panel ‘hogwash’
Only the Secretary of State’s Office recently was able to appoint a Vote Count Verification Committee required by the law because the Justice Department didn’t pre-clear S1557 until Aug. 11.... […]
Vote count verification committee named
The Arizona Legislature passed S1557 this year that requires a random sample of voting precincts to be hand counted after elections. Pursuant to A.R.S. §16-602, the secretary of state is... […]
Central Arizona Light and Power Company’s Patriotic Ads
The Central Arizona Light and Power Co. was a major advertiser in The Messenger, a publication that would later become Arizona Capitol Times. During the World War II years the... […]
