Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Governor shrugs off marital status talk
Governor Napolitano (Capitol Times file photo by Bill Coates) Governor Napolitano says her status as a single woman is old news. “This is something new?” she said at her weekly... […]
Jones says lower court was wrong
Dems seek to toss out more signatures
Bar Association calls for death penalty changes
A legal team assembled by the American Bar Association is calling to reform Arizona’s use of capital punishment after finding “serious problems” with it after completing a 21-month study. The... […]
Clean Elections Timeline
June 29, 1998: Arizonans for Clean Elections files 187,206 signatures to put the Clean Elections Act on the November 1998 ballot. Oct. 22, 1998: A lawsuit filed with the Arizona... […]
Former Clean Elections Institute director weighs in
Barbara Lubin, Former Clean Elections Institute director ‘We need to break the tie between money and public policy’Barbara Lubin served as the executive director of the Clean Elections Institute from... […]
Who runs Clean elections?
Todd Lang Todd Lang — Executive director Citizens, Clean Elections Commission Chair Marcia Busching — Democrat from Maricopa County appointed in 2003 by Governor Janet Napolitano. Term is set to... […]
Citizens Clean Elections Commission clarifies position on use of officeholder accounts
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission in January voted to confirm that enforcement actions would not been pursued against publicly funded candidates using officeholder expense accounts should they be discontinued or... […]
Clean Elections panel OKs Hispanic outreach program
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission has approved a Spanish media outreach program to educate the Arizona’s Hispanic population about the state’s voter approved system of using public money to fund... […]
Groups join forces to push for publicly funded federal elections
Four national campaign finance reform advocacy groups have banded together to promote Arizona-style public financing for federal elections. Common Cause, Public Campaign, Public Citizen and the U.S. Public Interest Research... […]
Candidate Debate Primary Election
July 18, 2006 Candidates for Secretary of State Time: 6:00:00 PM – 7:00:00 PM Location: Horizon/KAET Party: Republican Sponsor: ASU Office of Public Affairs July 18, 2006 House of Representatives... […]
Sandy Bahr, Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club
Sandy Bahr Sandy Bahr, conservation outreach coordinator and lobbyist for the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, studied civil engineering and worked as a general engineering and land surveying... […]