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Reagan eyes election omnibus bill
After a handful of strange snags and unprecedented situations, Sen. Michele Reagan is eying a raft of changes to Arizona’s election laws.
Eileen Klein to become next ABOR president
It looks like Gov. Jan Brewer will be in the market for a new chief of staff
The Arizona Board of Regents today voted unanimously to offer its presidency to Eileen Klein, who has served as Brewer’s chief of staff since 2009. The board spent about 30 minutes in executive session before moving into open session, where the regents quickly moved to make the offer to Klein.
Judge backs Legislature in sweep of foreclosure funds
The Legislature’s decision to sweep $50 million intended to help the state with the consequences of the foreclosure crisis was legal, according to a Maricopa County judge.
Brewer mulling fate of health exchange
Gov. Jan Brewer is preparing to implement the state’s health care exchange – though she hasn’t officially decided whether or not the state should run the exchange, and hopes it won’t be necessary at all after the November election.
Public-private partnerships provide piece of the funding puzzle for new roads
It is Arizona’s freeway of the future, and seemingly everyone wants to see it built. Gov. Jan Brewer has advocated the construction of Interstate 11 between Phoenix and Las Vegas, calling it essential to commerce, tourism and trade throughout the West.
Arredondo formally resigns from House
Rep. Ben Arredondo resigned from the House today after pleading guilty in a federal court Friday to two felony counts of fraud.
Candidate known as ‘Q’ tries to dig out of political quagmire
Doug Quelland, a former Republican lawmaker who was kicked out of office for violating campaign finance laws two years ago, is hoping to make history by becoming the first independent candidate to win a Senate seat in Arizona.
Dinner honoring Arredondo turned out to be a key to his downfall
Rep. Ben Arredondo, a Tempe Democrat, faces a sentence ranging from probation to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty this morning to two felony counts related to federal charges stemming from a public corruption indictment.
Former legislative staffer indicted on federal wire fraud charges; accused of stealing $131,000
A federal grand jury has returned a third indictment this year involving the Arizona Legislature as a former staffer was charged Sept. 25 with 15 counts of wire fraud for allegedly stealing from former House Speaker Jim Weiers’ campaign account.
Prosecutors face off over suspect campaign activity
After 11 months of investigation into allegations that Attorney General Tom Horne illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee, Maricopa County Bill Montgomery concluded that the only action he could take was a hefty fine, and maybe not even that.
Change of plea set for Rep. Ben Arredondo
Rep. Ben Arredondo, a Tempe Democrat, is scheduled to plead guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from a public corruption indictment.
DuVal: supporter registered website for governor’s race
Former regent and longtime Arizona politico Fred DuVal hasn’t announced yet whether he’ll run for governor in 2014, but if takes the plunge, there’s a website waiting for him.
