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.
Read More »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."
Read More »The Dolan Company Acquires DataStream Content Solutions 
Looks like we've made an acquisition, and it appears to be a big one.
Read More »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 as they did on Nov. 2.
Read More »Arizona’s uncontested races 
Here is a list of the uncontested races in Arizona, provided by the Associated Press:
Read More »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.
Read More »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 – then voters feel as though you have a lot ...
Read More »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 Center for Arizona Policy announced that it got involved because ...
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
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