Recent Articles from Dillon Rosenblatt
Tax on rich, legalized marijuana take lead in early ballots
Arizonans are on track to approve ballot measures to tax the rich to fund public education and legalize adult-use recreational marijuana.
AG opens probe of Ducey over alleged illegal electioneering
Arizona’s Republican attorney general is investigating Arizona’s Republican governor over potentially violating state law relating to electioneering using government resources.
Court expansion brings more cases, less efficiency
Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said the addition of two more justices has made the court less efficient. Brutinel’s assessment contradicts Gov. Doug Ducey’s justification in 2016 for... […]
Democrats sue to remove two finalists for IRC chair
Arizona House and Senate Democrats sued first in the political slugfest to redraw Arizona’s next political boundaries.
Bowers picks first Republican IRC member
House Speaker Rusty Bowers picked David Mehl, a Republican out of Pima County, as the first member of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Flower shop owner hopes to chair IRC
Megan Carollo, a flower shop owner in Scottsdale, is the new fifth independent candidate hoping to chair the next Independent Redistricting Commission. Carollo replaced Nicole Cullen, a teacher at Chandler... […]
Recreational pot struggles in polls, low on funds
Polling data and an expensive media market paint a gloomy picture for legalizing recreational marijuana at the ballot this year.
Vetting panel chooses 5 finalists for IRC chair
The most powerful, unpaid political figure in Arizona for the next decade will either be a teacher, a businessman, an attorney for a public utility, a gun store owner or a psychologist-turned-life coach.
Dems seek removal of judge who nixed education measure
The Maricopa County Democratic Party is leading an effort to remove the trial-court judge who ruled against putting an education initiative on the ballot.
ACLU to spend big on voter education of Maricopa County Attorney race
The ACLU of Arizona is going to spend nearly $1 million to inform 300,000 registered voters about the Maricopa County Attorney’s race.
Federal judge extends Arizona’s registration deadline to Oct. 23
In an October surprise, a federal judge extended Arizona’s voter registration deadline from Oct. 5 to Oct. 23.
Ducey may have violated campaign law in talk with business leaders
Gov. Doug Ducey may have violated a state law prohibiting politicians from campaigning with state resources when he encouraged business owners on September 29 to vote against Proposition 208 while on a conference call from his office.