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A non-political process for appointing school board members was the political undoing for Maricopa County Schools Superintendent Don Covey.

A selection committee on September 1 narrowed the number of prospects for the recently expanded Arizona Supreme Court.

Paul Mosley has won the GOP field in the House Legislative District 5 primary, while Republican Rep. Regina Cobb held onto the district’s second seat.

A rash of legal problems and a slate of GOP challengers couldn’t undo Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, has won the GOP Legislative District 13 Senate race.

Rep. Rosanna Gabaldon and Daniel Hernandez are the top vote getters in the Legislative District 2 Democratic primary, and now they’re turning sights to ousting the Republican incumbent.

The commercial bail bond industry will fight any attempts to transform Arizona’s bail system, an industry spokesman said.

A U.S. Senate bill that would allow American Indian students in federal schools to use a state school choice program is set for committee debate Sept. 7.

Republican candidate Diane Landis is on an all-out blitz to knock Rep. Steve Montenegro out of public office.

The president of the State Board of Education resigned today, saying the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not allowing Department of Education staff to help the board do its job.