Sen. Don Shooter’s campaign is asking prosecutors to investigate allegations that his Republican opponent, Toby Farmer, forged at least six signatures on his nominating petitions.
Read More »Shooter files criminal complaint against GOP challenger
Capitol community #StartsItsOwnRumors for 2014 sine die
Rumors began swirling Tuesday night that the Legislature would make a push to end its work the following day. On Wednesday morning, it was unclear where the day's actions would lead, prompting speculation about when it would be appropriate to launch the #StartYourOwnRumor festivities.
Read More »Poll: GOP voters want Brewer to veto SB1062
A poll commissioned yesterday by a Phoenix political consulting firm finds that more than twice as many Republican voters in Arizona want Gov. Jan Brewer to veto SB1062 than want her to sign it.
Read More »Report: Nearly 100K Arizonans found coverage through insurance exchange 
Nearly 100,000 Arizonans have either purchased health insurance through the Healthcare.gov federal insurance exchange website or have been directed to sign up for AHCCCS, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read More »Former governor, senator want more scrutiny of anti-Horne ‘dark money’ group 
Former Gov. Fife Symington and Sen. Don Shooter say there is “overwhelming evidence” that Secretary of State Ken Bennett erred when he dismissed a complaint against a group that has spent money on television ads and mailers critical of Attorney General Tom Horne.
Read More »SB1070 author Russell Pearce raising money to defeat Republicans
Former Senate President Russell Pearce is helping raise money that will be used to target former Republican legislative colleagues who backed Gov. Jan Brewer’s expansion of the state’s Medicaid program last year.
Read More »Report: 739 Arizonans sign up for ‘Obamacare’ coverage
According to the federal government, fewer than 750 Arizonans have signed up for health insurance under the federal marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
Read More »Arizona “dark money’’ groups face combined $1 million in fines 
California’s Fair Political Practices Commission has reached a settlement with two so-called “dark money” groups in Arizona that will see them pay a combined $1 million in fines.
Read More »Brewer signs fiscal 2014 budget 
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed the budget that was passed earlier this month by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers over the objections of Republicans legislative leaders.
Read More »Brewer: Answers from feds leave Arizona with only one option on AHCCCS 
The federal government has told Arizona that it will not be able to continue cuts to its Medicaid program beyond the end of the year if it hopes to receive federal funding for a voter-approved expansion of the program.
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