Recent Articles from Jeremy Duda
Ducey may consolidate licensing, regulatory boards under ADOA
The myriad boards and commissions tasked with regulating and licensing professionals across the state could soon find themselves, along with much of their authority, at the Arizona Department of Administration.
McCain leads by double digits in new poll, but support is lackluster
With the primary election just a few days away, another poll shows U.S. Sen. John McCain cruising to victory in the Republican primary.
Super PAC targets Gosar in CD4 as foe questions his ‘caustic approach’
Right Way Superpac has spent about $247,000 on mailers, cable television, radio and digital ads attacking U.S. Rep Paul Gosar and supporting Ray Strauss, a largely unknown former Buckeye city councilman.
Pro-Ward super PAC plans seven-figure ad campaign
A super PAC supporting Kelli Ward plans to spend about $1.2 million during the last two weeks of the primary election season to aid her quest to unseat U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Showdown between Clean Elections, governor’s regulatory council on hold
A looming showdown between the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and a regulatory review panel that’s trying to rein in the commission’s authority will wait until next year after both sides agreed to delay any final decisions until after the Nov. 8 election.
Craig Brown: Private sector veteran oversees ‘Kabuki theater’ of ADOA
After a long career i.n the private sector, Craig Brown had never given any thought to the Arizona Department of Administration. In fact, he’d never even heard of the agency
Poll shows McCain crushing Ward
With less than three weeks to go before the primary election, a poll showed U.S. Sen. John McCain handily defeating Kelli Ward by double digits.
Jones dominates CD5 race, but Club for Growth comes to Biggs’ aid
Christine Jones’ monopoly on the television ad war in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District has propelled her into frontrunner status, but as early ballots landed in voters’ mailboxes, a new voice hit the airwaves to challenge her.
Clean Elections says Ducey lobbying ban doesn’t apply
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission insists that it isn’t subject to Gov. Doug Ducey’s recent executive order banning state entities from hiring contract lobbyists, setting the stage for what may be the next installment of the ongoing battle raging over the extent of the commission’s authority.
U.S. Senate hopeful Meluskey withdraws from GOP primary
U.S. Senate candidate Alex Meluskey suspended his campaign to “clear the way” for John McCain’s other Republican challengers, though the move may have a limited impact for Kelli Ward because his name will still be on the ballot.
McCain rips Trump, but says he still supports him
U.S. Sen. John McCain condemned Donald Trump for his criticism of the parents of an American Muslim soldier who died in Iraq.
Deregulation becoming Ducey’s most active front
There is no more consistent theme to Gov. Doug Ducey’s one-and-a-half years in office, and no area where he’s been more aggressive, than deregulation