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Stanton files committee to challenge Reagan in 2018
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton filed paperwork to challenge Secretary of State Michele Reagan in 2018, an early decision spurred by the need to transfer money from his mayoral campaign committee before a new law bars him from doing so.
Full-day K coalition seeking Ducey’s support
The hopes and dreams of a coalition of educators, business figures, politicians and others that is advocating for kindergarten to become a full-day grade in Arizona will likely hinge solely on whether they can earn the support of Gov. Doug Ducey.
Dark money group says appeal should go forward
A dark money group urged the Arizona Court of Appeals to allow it to challenge the Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s authority to levy a $96,000 fine against it after a judge ruled that it missed the deadline for filing an appeal, a case that could settle the long-running dispute over the extent of the commission’s jurisdiction.
Trump allies defend allegations of ‘rigged’ election – but say it won’t happen here
Top allies of Donald Trump in Arizona said they don’t believe the 2016 presidential election will be rigged, but defended the GOP nominee over a slew of remarks that have drawn condemnation from Republicans across the country, including some supporters.
Too little, too late? McCain abandons Trump as Kirkpatrick attacks over past support
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., over the past couple of weeks has ratcheted up the pressure on U.S. Sen. McCain over his tepid but long-running support of Trump’s candidacy.
Kirkpatrick, McCain spar over Clinton, Trump
In their first and only debate, U.S. Sen. John McCain and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, sparred over a wide array of issues, ranging from Obamacare, immigration reform, national security and Republicans’ refusal to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat, but it was their respective parties’ nominees for president that took center stage early in the night.
Joe Kanefield: A winding road from Republican to Democrat to Republican
It was the impeachment of former Gov. Evan Mecham that first interested Kanefield in government. More than two decades later he, too, would find himself in the midst of divisive controversies at the Capitol.
McCain withdraws support for Trump
U.S. Sen. John McCain withdrew his support for Donald Trump following release of an audio recording in which the GOP presidential nominee boasted of being able to sexually assault women and made crude comments about them, becoming perhaps the most prominent of the numerous Republicans to do so amid the firestorm of recriminations that erupted after the audio was released Friday.
Ducey embraces ‘lean’ management philosophy
Ever the businessman, Gov. Doug Ducey is taking a popular management system that’s sweeping the corporate world and applying it to state government.
Chamber’s Katie Fischer joins Ducey administration
A new face will be at the Capitol lobbying for Gov. Doug Ducey’s agenda when the 2017 legislative session begins.
Ducey aims to maintain legislative majority with IE
Only a small handful of legislative races could be considered even theoretically competitive in the general election, and Gov. Doug Ducey plans to use his independent expenditure committee to ensure that those seats are in Republican hands when the 2017 session starts.
Business groups push comeback for all-day kindergarten, but money is a question
The drumbeat of support to fund full-day kindergarten is growing louder as lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey prepare for the 2017 legislative session.
