Recent Articles from Ben Giles and Jeremy Duda
Voter registration records raise questions about Don Shooter residency
Shortly before launching a campaign from Yuma for his old state Senate seat, ousted lawmaker Don Shooter spent two weeks as a registered voter in Phoenix, reopening old questions about whether he actually lives in the district he represented for more than six years.
Chamber’s triple whammy staggers progressives’ defense of citizen initiatives
Whether all or some of the bills passes, progressive groups are left reeling and undecided about how to address a problem that seemed simple as one bill, but daunting as three.
Legislators pursue minimum wage hike to counter ‘insane socialism’
Arizona lawmakers want voters to strip counties, cities and towns of the ability to set their own minimum wage and their explicit right to adopt employee benefits of their own liking.
Democrats say they were shut out of campaign finance overhaul amendments
A debate over the merits of a campaign finance overhaul devolved into a spat between Senate Democrats and a top elections official.
JTED restoration advances, but unexpected snags pop up
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to sign a bill restoring funding to Joint Technical Education Districts, if a bill ever reaches his desk.











