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Tuition-cap initiative hopes for better luck in 2018
A campaign that proposed a citizen initiative to cap tuition rates at Arizona’s universities has long given up on 2016, but hopes to make it onto the ballot in two years.
Lobbyists question governor’s decision to end agency contracts
Several months after attributing the defeat of a key piece of legislation to “special interests,” Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the termination of state entities’ contracts with outside lobbyists, a move... […]
Clean Elections initiative calls it quits
A campaign for a proposed citizen initiative that would have dramatically expanded Arizona’s Clean Elections system for publicly funding political campaigns called it quits, saying it couldn’t collect enough signatures before the upcoming July 7 deadline because of “dirty tricks” by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce.
Ducey scraps state entities’ contract lobbyists
Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the unilateral termination of state agencies’ contracts with outside lobbyists, calling the practice a system of cronyism that benefits lobbyists and special interests at the expense of citizens.
Counties, cities hope HURF restoration will become permanent
For cities and counties, 2016 represented at least a temporary reprieve in the long-running sweep of road maintenance funds they’ve spent years trying to reverse.
Complaint with IRS highlights SB1516 ‘dark money’ enforcement issues
A complaint filed with the Internal Revenue Service against a “dark money” group that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 2014 governor’s race appears to provide a stark example of the way new campaign finance laws could bar Arizona election officials from punishing a violation, even when it’s right in front of their faces.
Push to reject Trump at convention extends to Arizona
A nationwide movement to allow delegates to the Republican National Convention to vote against Donald Trump has gained adherents in Arizona, putting its advocates in the state on a possible collision course with the Arizona Republican Party.
Delegates resign after Trump locks it up
Two of Arizona’s delegates to the Republican National Convention resigned their positions, saying they refused to go to Cleveland to vote for Donald Trump.
Andrew Chavez: Commanding an army of petition gatherers
If you need signatures collected for a citizen initiative in Arizona, there’s a good chance you’re paying Andrew Chavez to get them.
AG won’t investigate Reagan over election manuals
The Attorney General’s Office won’t investigate Secretary of State Michele Reagan for her decision not to issue a new election procedures manual for 2016.
Ducey tells Trump he’s committed to keeping Arizona in GOP column
Gov. Doug Ducey met with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, pledging his commitment to keeping Arizona red in November during his first meeting with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Ducey’s income tax cutting goals may be difficult to achieve
Economic circumstances may prove to be quite the obstacle for Gov. Doug Ducey’s goal of making major cuts to Arizona’s income tax rates.
