Recent Articles from Rachel Leingang
Gibson McKay: Finding out what makes people tick
Gibson McKay does a little bit of everything – polling, lobbying, public relations, campaigns – and he loves it all.
Suit claims errors deprive immigrants of proper treatment
Some immigrants with serious medical conditions aren’t getting proper treatment because of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System errors, a lawsuit filed by two advocacy groups alleges.
Jack August: Symington’s newly discovered trove ‘like the Gold Rush of 1849’
Personal letters, along with Fife Symington’s gubernatorial documents, were recently turned over to the Arizona Capitol Museum and its historian, Jack August, who’s working on a biography of the former Arizona governor.
Three Corporation Commission candidates to run as team
Three GOP contenders for the three open seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission teamed up to run as a slate after months of a disjointed Republican campaign.
Most money for pot initiative comes from marijuana industry
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol has claimed that money for its ballot measure to legalize recreational pot wasn’t just coming from weed-related businesses.
GOP Corp Comm candidates defy conventional wisdom
This year, the Republican side of the Arizona Corporation Commission race defies the conventional wisdom of using Clean Elections funds and teaming with other candidates to pool resources.
For Jay Shi, path to Olympics proves ‘there’s always a way’
Jay Shi, an application developer at the Arizona Corporation Commission, will be competing in the men’s free pistol and men’s air pistol events at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil as part of Team USA.
Initiative to cap hospital executive pay files 281,000 signatures
Arizona voters will likely get to decide if top hospital executives should get a pay cut after a health care workers union filed signatures for a ballot measure today.
Living on a mat and a sheet: Phoenix overflow shelters to close in October
The overflow shelters on the Human Services Campus are set to close by the end of October, and local officials and nonprofits are working hard to find a more permanent housing arrangement for the residents who need it.
Forese proposes code of ethics for Corporation Commission
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Tom Forese wants the beleaguered commission to come up with a code of ethics after more than a year of consistent public scrutiny.
Gov. Doug Ducey names day in honor of slain journalist
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has proclaimed June 13 as "Don Bolles Day" in honor of an Arizona investigative journalist who died 40 years ago.
Residential bills would rise by 8 percent under APS rate overhaul
Arizona Public Service officially asked the Arizona Corporation Commission today to change the way it charges residential customers, resulting in an average monthly bill increase of about $11 and a major shift in how bills are calculated.