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Medicaid battle causes deep rifts
When Gov. Jan Brewer used her 2013 State of the State address to announce she wanted to expand Arizona’s Medicaid program, she kicked off a clash that is still reverberating through the Republican Party.
Wounds from Medicaid battle to haunt 2014 session
A simmering ideological divide among Republicans surged to the surface this year, when Gov. Jan Brewer pushed unexpectedly for the expansion of Medicaid against the wishes of her party.
Who’s hot & who’s not: 2013 edition
Among the most politically contentious in recent years, 2013 inevitably produced its set of diminished stars and short-lived meteorites — individuals and groups that made a strong impression, all for the right or wrong reasons.
Senate coup reveals deep-seated differences among Dems
What was supposed to be a humdrum meeting to select a replacement for outgoing Democratic assistant leader Linda Lopez in October became its own spectacle after colleagues ousted Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor as minority leader.
2013: A year of legal woes for Arizona politicos
The early months of 2013 offered some respite from the previous calendar year, when Arizona politicians were bogged down by investigations and indictments.
AZ election laws overhauled in 2013
The past year included perhaps the most significant changes to Arizona’s election laws since the creation of the Clean Elections system and independent redistricting more than a decade earlier.
Lots of legal action in 2013, but lower profile at U.S. Supreme Court
Courts in 2013 decided an Arizona law requiring voters prove citizenship doesn’t apply to federal registration forms, and the state has to account for inflation when funding public schools. Both issues... […]
Lots of talk, but no legislative action after Yarnell fire
After a historic blaze in Yarnell killed 19 firefighters and caused millions of dollars in property damage, House Speaker Andy Tobin, who represents the area, had to do something. That something, however, was never exactly clear.
2013: A year of political quotes to remember
This year's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.
CPS crisis keeps troubled agency in spotlight
Money was beginning to flow again to Child Protective Services after the economic downturn of the last decade. But the public disclosure on Nov. 21 that more than 6,000 calls into the Child Abuse Hotline were set aside without an investigation evaporated any illusion that CPS was changing for the better.
