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Arizona clarifies rule on foster family vaccinations
Oct 23, 2018

Health department looks for ways to boost child vaccination rates

State health officials are looking for new ways to boost Arizona's sagging rate of vaccination of children after scrapping a pilot program aimed at parents who opted their youngsters out.

Oct 22, 2018

The Breakdown: Divided

Democrats may be banking on a blue wave this year, but statewide candidates don’t seem to have embraced their most rural voters and their seemingly untapped potential.

President Donald Trump talks to a pilot in the cockpit of an F-35 aircraft during a Defense Capability Tour at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Oct 19, 2018

Trump in AZ rally urges Republicans to ‘cast second greatest vote ever’ for McSally

The Arizona GOP enlisted the party’s campaigner-in-chief at a Friday rally in Mesa to boost Republican enthusiasm for U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally and down-ballot Republicans ahead of the congressional midterm election.

Oct 19, 2018

Statewide Democratic candidates bypass rural voters, issues

The divide between rural and urban Democrats can be even greater than the partisan divide. And as far as rural voters like Dave Tunnell can tell, few candidates have made the effort to better understand the state’s most far flung communities, leaving votes unharvested.

Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 17, 2018

Patriot Movement members sue Katie Hobbs over Ducey tweet

Members of the Patriot Movement AZ are suing Secretary of State candidate Katie Hobbs over a six-month-old tweet in which she criticized Gov. Doug Ducey for posing with the controversial activist group.

Oct 15, 2018

Homie’s appeal for vote grabs attention

A new guerilla marketing campaign is taking advantage of an election season loophole in Arizona, and leaving some Phoenix-area residents wondering: Who is “Homie,” and why is he or she running for the U.S. Senate?

In this Jan. 5, 2015, file photo, Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the crowd after being sworn in during an inauguration ceremony at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Oct 15, 2018

The Breakdown: Call ’em as you see ’em

Early voting has only just begun, but the race for the governor’s office may already be over.

Coolidge City Council member Tatiana Murrieta snaps a selfie with Gov. Doug Ducey as he campaigns in Pinal County on Oct. 6. PHOTO BY CARMEN FORMAN/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Oct 12, 2018

Doug Ducey poised to win with election a month away

Early voting just started, but the race may already be over.

Carolyn Warner
Oct 10, 2018

Carolyn Warner, former superintendent of education, dead at 88

Carolyn Warner, who died Tuesday, could have been the first woman governor of Arizona if it weren’t for Bill Schulz.

Oct 8, 2018

Funds sought to handle spike in border prosecutions

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking for a little help for its southern Arizona unit, which is swamped with cases from the Arizona Border Strike Force.

Oct 5, 2018

Ducey signals pay raises for state workers in FY2020

Months after bowing to intense pressure and promising public school teachers a raise, Gov. Doug Ducey is exploring ways to give some — but not all — state workers a pay hike.

Oct 3, 2018

Fife Symington considers 2020 Senate run

Former Gov. Fife Symington is contemplating running in the 2020 special election to fill the seat long held by Sen. John McCain.

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