IRC attorneys: Mathis’ removal an unconstitutional exploitation of power

Attorneys representing the state’s redistricting commission filed suit today with the Arizona Supreme Court, asking the court to overturn the removal of Colleen Mathis as the commission’s chairwoman.

FAIR game? How GOP politicians are trying to secretly influence the IRC

How GOP politicians are trying to secretly influence the IRC

GOP staffer claims IRC gerrymandered maps; Dems promise complaint

A Republican legislative attorney claimed today that the state’s redistricting commission gerrymandered its maps to benefit certain Democratic incumbents and harm GOP politicians.

Democratic leadership from both chambers of the Legislature promised to file a complaint that the testimony to the committee represents a violation of the prohibition against state employees being involved in pa[...]

Babeu announces congressional exploratory committee

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced this morning that he is exploring a run for Congress.

Kirkpatrick maintains fundraising lead over Gosar

In her bid to regain the northern Arizona congressional seat she lost in 2010, former Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick raised $232,414 in the third quarter of the year. Incumbent Republican Paul Gosar, who unseated Kirkpatrick last year, raised $200,637 during the same period.

Dems fire back at GOP criticisms of IRC by filing records request with Horne’s office

The Arizona Democratic Party today filed an extensive records request with Attorney General Tom Horne’s office, hoping to find evidence that his investigation into possible open meeting law violations by the state’s redistricting commission is part of a coordinated Republican effort to besmirch the group and its work.

Redistricting commission down to business… finally

For those concerned with how the state’s political districts will actually be redrawn, everything up until last week has been only preamble.

Horne says he could seek removal of redistricting commissioners

Attorney General Tom Horne said today that he could seek the removal of the state’s redistricting commissioners as a result of his investigation into whether they violated open meeting laws in June.

Redistricting commission approves ‘donut’ map; Dems call it rotten

Arizona’s five redistricting commissioners will begin filling the hole in the center of their “donut” congressional district plan today.

And although the decision to use the "donut" map shows more momentum than the commission has demonstrated in recent weeks, the plan has won opposition.

Rematch: Kirkpatrick launches early attack on Gosar — he touts mining bill

Less than three months after Ann Kirkpatrick lost her seat in Congress, the former representative of Arizona’s 1st Congressional District announced that she would challenge the Tea Party-endorsed dentist Paul Gosar again for control of the expansive rural district.

Redistricting commission files suit seeking to halt Horne’s investigation

The state redistricting commission today filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Attorney General Tom Horne’s investigation into whether the commission violated open meetings laws during the hiring of its mapping firm in June.

Romney to make appearances in Tucson, Phoenix

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will travel to Arizona for two appearances in his bid to capture the Republican nomination for president. He will take part in a business roundtable... […]