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Clean Elections won’t allow more fundraising
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission decided there is little it can do to help publicly funded candidates who are suddenly without matching funds, and Gov. Jan Brewer won't throw it the lifeline it's asking for either.
Clean Elections could allow emergency fundraising
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission may consider enacting an emergency clause that would allow publicly funded candidates to raise additional campaign cash, a change that Gov. Jan Brewer's campaign is hoping can alleviate the sudden loss of matching funds.
Police board to distribute immigration training video by June 29
The state board charged with educating police agencies on how to enforce Arizona's strict new immigration law will distribute a training video by June 29, a month before the law goes into effect.
Hospital association names new president
As the health care industry prepares for new laws that will dramitically change the nature of how it operates, the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association will have a familiar face to guide it through the tumultuous times ahead.
Political winds shifted against photo radar
The lesson learned from Arizona’s brief flirtation with photo radar is that it’s better to be popular than effective. The statewide photo-enforcement program will end July 15. Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Jan Brewer said of the program: “I hate it.”
Short and tumultuous history of freeway photo enforcement
A timeline of the most notable moments from photo radar's history.
Primary Matchups
The national electoral climate has been portrayed as a battle by incumbents to keep their seats against a groundswell of anti-incumbency sentiment.
Current, former lawmakers banking on experience in Senate races
District 2 With Window Rock Democrat Sen. Albert Hale facing term limits, the Senate seat in District 2 is up for grabs. Four people are running, all are Democrats, which... […]
Name ID abounds in crowded House primaries
This affluent district that takes in most of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and parts of the northeast Valley boasts a crowded Republican field for the two House seats.
Lawmaker accused of faking military orders qualifies for guv’s race
A former lawmaker whose single term in office was marred by allegations that he faked a Naval Reserve deployment to the war-torn Balkans has qualified for the ballot in the governor’s race.
Special fund will store cash flowing in to defend S1070
Gov. Jan Brewer established a special fund for the thousands of dollars sent by people who want to help Arizona defend itself from the lawsuits filed against S1070.
Goldwater Institute appeals matching funds ruling
With less than a month to go before Clean Elections candidates start getting matching funds, the Goldwater Institute is falling back on its last line of defense to scrap the public financing system for the 2010 elections.
