Recent Articles from Jeremy Duda
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.
From Pederson to Jones, self-funders have poor track record in Arizona
The ability and willingness to self-fund a political campaign confers instant credibility and is often enough to launch someone into the top tier of candidates in any race. But in Arizona, the candidates who have sought to use their wealth to their advantage in major races have had little to show for it over the past decade.
Federal judge lets Arizona enforce ballot harvesting ban
A federal judge has denied Democrats’ request to bar Arizona from enforcing a controversial ban on the practice known as “ballot harvesting.”
Biggs prevails in recount, Jones concedes
After a recount and multiple lawsuits, Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs is officially the victor in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, building on his narrow lead to win by just 27 votes.
ADOA study calls for putting 10 licensing, regulatory boards under 1 roof
A study commissioned by the Arizona Department of Administration may provide a glimpse into another phase of Gov. Doug Ducey’s plans to reorganize and reform state government.
New Jones strategy to overcome CD5 deficit could delay military ballots
The recount and subsequent legal battles in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District have raised the possibility that Maricopa County may have to delay sending ballots to nearly 4,000 military and overseas voters.
Jones files lawsuit on CD5 ‘overvotes,’ rejected provisional ballots
Christine Jones is going back to court in the hopes of reversing Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead over her in the increasingly litigious Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.
Jones asks Brnovich, Reagan to probe ballot anomalies
As election officials prepare to begin a recount in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Christine Jones is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Secretary of State Michele Reagan to investigate “anomalies” in the balloting that the candidate said may have cost her the race.
Statistical anomaly in late counting doomed Jones in tight congressional race, lifted Biggs
Christine Jones seemed poised to ride her slim but seemingly safe lead to victory in the 5th Congressional District until a statistical anomaly in a lone batch of ballots on the final day of vote counting saw last-place finisher Justin Olson surge while her support tanked, paving the way for a historic comeback by Andy Biggs.