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Kurt Davis: Recalling times when people could disagree without becoming enemies
Few people at the Arizona Capitol have been immersed in the state’s political scene for as long as Kurt Davis.
Critics sound alarm over ‘kingmaker’ provision in campaign finance bill
A sweeping piece of legislation is eliminating a restriction enacted by voters 30 years ago as part of Arizona’s first major campaign finance reform.
DOJ seeking info about presidential primary problems in Maricopa County
The U.S. Department of Justice is delving into massive problems that plagued Maricopa County during the presidential preference election.
Ducey withdraws ‘watered-down’ health boards bill over opposition
A plan by Gov. Doug Ducey to move a plethora of health care regulatory boards under the oversight of the Department of Health Services may have been a bit too ambitious.
Legislation to add election funding stalled before presidential primary
Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell and Elections Director Karen Osborne are emphasizing that the decision to dramatically reduce the number of polling places for the presidential preference election didn’t occur in a vacuum.
Ducey signs campaign finance bill assailed by critics as pro-dark money
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that completely rewrites Arizona’s campaign finance laws, including a provision that critics say will open the state up to more dark money in elections.
Ex-DOJ attorney: Preclearance would have stopped election fiasco
The seeds of Maricopa County’s presidential preference election disaster may have been planted in 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court freed Arizona from a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Raucous crowd calls for Purcell’s resignation in wake of presidential primary fiasco
Amid a raucous crowd’s calls for Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell’s resignation and demands for a “revote,” lawmakers delved into the problems that turned last week’s presidential preference election into a fiasco featuring hours-long lines and chronic voter registration problems.
Lawmakers zero in on expansion of state Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey may get an unprecedented opportunity that would be the envy of the governors who came before him – appointing at least three Arizona Supreme Court justices before he is half way through his first term.
Ducey calls for independents to vote in presidential primaries
Following Tuesday’s fiasco in which voters across waited in line for hours to cast their ballots, Gov. Doug Ducey called for independents to be allowed to vote in Arizona’s presidential preference elections.
Backers of higher minimum wage push for November ballot measure
Advocates of a minimum wage that could be as high as $15 an hour are staffing up and planning to kick off a campaign for a November ballot measure within the next two weeks.
Governor’s Office hoping to round up Dem votes for ACA overhaul, housing projects
Whether Gov. Doug Ducey can get the Republican votes he needs to pass his proposed overhaul of the Arizona Commerce Authority seems beyond question. Getting the Democratic votes may be far trickier.
