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Luige del Puerto and Ben Giles

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Recent Articles from Luige del Puerto and Ben Giles

Featured News January 27, 2017

Silence of the hawks: Response muted to Ducey’s billion-dollar borrowing plan

Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing to add a billion dollars to Arizona’s outstanding borrowing load of $7.3 billion, a dramatic leap into indebtedness, and yet the opposition to it has been mostly muted, even from groups that traditionally balk at borrowing.

agencies May 21, 2015

New AG opinion on electioneering by public officials in the works

Critics cheered when Attorney General Mark Brnovich withdrew an opinion they said would have led to electioneering by public officials with taxpayer dollars, but it won’t be the last word on the matter.

agencies May 14, 2015

AG withdraws opinion on use of public dollars on elections

Following a barrage of criticism, an opinion by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that allowed officials to use public resources on election topics has been withdrawn.

legislature February 19, 2015

Proxy war: Bill aims to limit abuse in intraparty elections

A Senate panel has advanced a bill that attempts to rein in the rampant use of proxies at Republican intraparty elections, but some local party leaders say the bill is unnecessarily overreaching.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorses former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith in his bid to replace her. (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
2014 Legislative Races September 2, 2014

Gov. Brewer’s backing helps incumbents, but not moderate challengers

The chorus of Tea Party anger that drove conservative candidates to challenge their party’s elected officials faltered on election night, as no Republican lawmaker who supported Medicaid expansion was defeated in the primaries.

education July 18, 2014

New guv’s first crisis: Dealing with school funding while trying to cut taxes

The tax-cutting stance embraced by several candidates for governor is heading straight into a collision course with the reality of a judge’s ruling on school funding.

Election 2014 July 11, 2014

Outside spending, dark money fuel attack ads in race for Arizona governor

Conservative groups backed by dark money or yet to be-disclosed funding sources are trading blows on the airwaves now that a pro-Christine Jones IE began airing ads attacking Doug Ducey for his own alleged ties to dark money ads.

Election 2014 July 8, 2014

Pro-Jones ‘dark money’ group attacks Ducey over ‘dark money’ tactics

An Arizona conservative group released an ad Monday attacking GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey, alleging that Ducey has ties to attack ads from dark money groups that are smearing other candidates for governor.

Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Capitol Insiders October 29, 2013

Democrats oust Landrum Taylor as Senate Minority Leader in favor of Tovar

In a dramatic turn of events, Senate Minority Leader Landrum Taylor was ousted as minority leader by her party-mates following a closed-door meeting in the Senate today.

tax
Capitol Insiders June 13, 2013

Senate approves sales tax reform compromise

By a 29-0 vote, the state Senate late Thursday approved Gov. Jan Brewer’s sales tax overhaul proposal after she obtained the buy-in of Arizona cities and towns.

Capitol Insiders May 16, 2013

Senate gives preliminary approval to Medicaid expansion

A block of five Republican senators joined forces with Senate Democrats on May 16 to wrest control of the chamber from Sen. President Andy Biggs and provide momentum to Gov. Brewer’s proposal to expand Medicaid in Arizona.

Andy Biggs wins bid for Arizona Senate President
Capitol Insiders April 23, 2013

Senate president vows to block Medicaid expansion plan

Senate President Andy Biggs said Tuesday he would do “everything I can” to prevent Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposal to expand Medicaid from reaching the Senate floor for a vote.

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