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Defiant Quelland fails to pay fine
The saga surrounding the removal of former House member Doug Quelland from the Legislature isn't over quite yet.
Top 10 stories of 2010: Quayle, immigration and the GOP wave
From the passage of SB1070 to the unexpected rise of Ben Quayle and the GOP's overwhelming November victories, here's a rundown of the most dominant stories from 2010.
2010 Person of the Year: Gov. Jan Brewer
She may have inherited the state and all its problems in 2009, but in 2010, make no mistake about it — this was Jan Brewer’s Arizona.
Top AZ movers and shakers of 2010
2010 was Gov. Jan Brewer's year, but here's a list of the five other most significant people in Arizona politics this year.
Panel rejects resignations of 2 GOP redistricting applicants
Mark Schnepf and Stephen Sossaman may be surprised to learn that their resignations from the pool of applicants for the next Independent Redistricting Commission won’t end their involvement or the drama surrounding it.
Date set for unveiling of birthright citizenship bill
The 2011 legislative session will begin a few days early for two Arizona lawmakers who will be in Washington D.C. for the unveiling of legislation intended to end birthright citizenship.
Pearce assigns McComish to a third committee after complaint
Sen.-elect John McComish, a Phoenix Republican, has been assigned to a third Senate committee, proof that sometimes you have to withstand the ire of those in authority in order to see results.
Bills filed for 2011
The guns-on-campus bill is back. And John Kavanagh has a new plan to stop an education association from using taxpayer money to influence elections.
Both proposals were among the 20 bills that lawmakers had filed as of Dec. 22 in anticipation of the upcoming legislative session, which will kick off Jan. 10.
Despite vicious assault, Pratt still considers business area ‘fairly safe’
After a Christmas Day assault that left Republican Rep. Frank Pratt with severe facial lacerations, a broken nose, tied up and unconscious for several hours, he still considers the area around his business in Casa Grande "fairly safe."
Arizona gains 9th congressional seat, but massive growth isn’t enough for a tenth
The U.S. Census Bureau confirmed what local politicos had long expected, that Arizona will gain a ninth congressional seat.
But states with far less growth grabbed new seats that Arizona hoped would be its tenth.
Brewer, First Things First discussing budget solutions
Proposition 302 is history and a loan is off the table, but First Things First and the Governor's Office are looking for "creative" solutions the agency can offer for the state's budget crunch.
AZ shows more signs of recovery
Arizona's economy showed more signs of recovery in November, the fourth consecutive month of year-to-year growth in state revenue.
