The Arizona Governor’s Office and the Legislature got a digital facelift this week, as both debuted new websites.
Read More »Governor’s Office, Legislature refresh look of websites
Nest Eggs: Governor, Legislature plan to keep leftover funds 
When times were tough and money was scarce, the Governor’s Office and Legislature held onto millions in leftover funds while cutting budgets elsewhere. Now that Arizona’s budget is back in the black, they’re showing little interest in changing course.
Read More »Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run 
With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Read More »Supreme Court upholds IRC authority over congressional districts 
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled upheld the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s authority to draw congressional districts, defying expectations that it would return that power to the Legislature for the first time in more than 20 years.
Read More »Nest eggs: Governor, Legislature sat on millions during budget cuts 
Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers like to talk about the hard decisions they had to make regarding where to cut the state budget. But when it comes to their own portions of the state budget, they didn’t cut a dime.
Read More »Hashtag Activism: Social media war rages at the Capitol 
For the #governor and #Democrats in the Legislature, 2015 may be remembered as the year of the hashtag. Policymakers embraced social media this session as never before.
Read More »Negotiations between Clean Elections, House leadership fell short 
Disagreements over the Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s authority over nonparticipating candidates and independent expenditure committees derailed a possible last-minute deal with House Republican leadership over the future of Arizona’s system of public funding for political campaigns.
Read More »Lawmakers fell in line as the usual budget opposition failed to materialize 
Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican legislative leadership’s quest for swift passage of their first budget was aided by unusually lackluster opposition from Democratic lawmakers and GOP critics.
Read More »Election bill lives on: HB2305, or at least parts of it, return 
Last year, Republican lawmakers said they heard the public’s outcry loud and clear, and they repealed their high-profile, far-reaching 2013 election law, HB2305.
Read More »What now? Election losers look to the future 
Life goes on after election losses. Some of those knocked down in the November election are already pulling themselves up, preparing for the next run for office. Others are moving on, disillusioned with politics. Still others are angling for jobs with new administrations
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