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Dem dark money group avoids contempt hearing
A five-year saga over the identity of the contributors who funded a Democratic campaign group’s ads against Tom Horne in the 2010 attorney general’s race ended on Monday after the group disclosed its contributors to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Romney to headline McCain rally
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will headline a campaign rally for his former GOP primary rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Reagan expects revolutionary new campaign finance website by May
By May, the Secretary of State’s Office expects to officially unveil a new online system that it says will revolutionize the way people can search and sort through campaign finance data, from the state level down to Arizona’s smallest counties and towns.
Reagan will get to make redistricting case to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court granted Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s request to participate in the upcoming oral arguments in a challenge to Arizona’s legislative districts.
Rubio files for Arizona presidential primary
Republican hopeful Marco Rubio filed for Arizona’s presidential preference election, bringing the number of candidates who have qualified for the March 22 primary to five.
Despite concerns, firings haven’t increased since 2012 personnel reform
A massive personnel reform package pushed through the Legislature by Brewer in 2012 dramatically shifted the balance of power between the state and its employees. The law made most new employees at-large, or “uncovered,” and required covered employees to give up their merit protection in order to receive promotions or raises. Covered employees were offered bonuses to entice them to switch to u[...]
Ducey vs DeWit: The legal faceoff on school funding
Since Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled his plan to fund K-12 schools through increased payments from the state’s land trust, state Treasurer Jeff DeWit has warned that the proposal could find its ultimate downfall in court.
After Paris attacks, Ducey calls for halt to refugee settlement
Gov. Doug Ducey has called for an “immediate halt” to the federal government’s settlement of all refugees in Arizona, joining a host of Republican governors who have in some way sought to reject new Syrian refugees in the wake of last week’s devastating terrorist attack in Paris.
Paperwork filed for K-12 education campaign
The push for Proposition 123 got its official start as the campaign for the May 17 special election filed its paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday.
Study: Most independents identify as moderates
A study by Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy showed that registered independents, who last year became the largest bloc of voters in the state, overwhelmingly view themselves as moderates, are issue-driven and, perhaps most importantly, don’t exercise the political muscle they have in elections.
IRC reform sputtered out, but other efforts are in the works
When passions ran high over the controversy surrounding Arizona’s decennial redistricting process in 2011, the air was laden with talk of reforms. But in the four years since the controversy erupted, the Legislature has made no move to ask voters for reforms.
Money donated for border fence instead will go for binoculars, cameras, GPS equipment
Money donated by private individuals to help Arizona build fencing along the Mexican border won’t go toward a physical fence, or even a virtual fence.
