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Pearce’s ‘rule of law’ banter belies birthright-citizenship proposal
For months, Pearce has been working on legislation to deny citizenship to those born in Arizona to illegal immigrant parents. Details are sketchy, but that’s the gist.
Schweikert, Gosar, Quayle hold tight for committee assignments
U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says he won't get the committee assignment he wanted most, but he is still holding out for an assignment that "has something to do with numbers."
The Dolan Company Acquires DataStream Content Solutions
Looks like we've made an acquisition, and it appears to be a big one.
Rove names 10 potential GOP nominees for president
Karl Rove's speech at the downtown Phoenix Sheraton Tuesday started out with about as much intrigue as I expected from the top political advisor for former President George W. Bush; for the first half-hour he flaunted an uncanny grasp for statistics as he explained exactly what's wrong with the health care law and predicted how the 2012 elections would pan out if voters followed the same patterns [...]
Arizona’s uncontested races
Here is a list of the uncontested races in Arizona, provided by the Associated Press:
We’ll be covering the most competitive races – all night
We’ve spent countless hours examining polls, trailing candidates, asking tough questions and digging deeply into the backgrounds of more than 200 candidates whose names will be on Arizona ballots today. Just like the candidates and campaign staffers, it seems like everything the Arizona Capitol Times’ newsroom has done during the past year has led up to this moment.
Grijalva race shows just how big GOP wave could be
This year, if you are a Democratic congressperson who voted for the federal health care law, didn’t call loudly enough for tough new immigration laws or supported the stimulus act... […]
Center for Arizona Policy jumps into California’s gay-marriage fray
The most powerful evangelical Christian advocacy group in Arizona has signed a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to bolster California’s case against gay marriage. The... […]
Matt Bunk talks budget woes and the CD3 race
Arizona Capitol Times Managing Editor Matt Bunk discusses the latest budget deficit realities and forecasts, as well as the heating race in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.
What you don’t see is what you get
It’s funny how becoming a politician often changes a person’s perspective on government transparency.
Matt Bunk discusses the dead heat in the Republican attorney general race
Arizona Capitol Times Managing Editor Matt Bunk discusses the Republican Attorney General primary race - still too close to call - and what the matchup will look like in the general election.
Hulburd camp rips Quayle; CD3 sequel begins
If you thought the cantankerousness (yep, that’s really a word) of Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District would end after the 10-way GOP primary race, Jon Hulburd has some news for you. Hulburd’s campaign blasted... […]
