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Possible hack shuts down online portal to public campaign financing
A computer problem -- possibly a hack -- has resulted in more than a dozen candidates for statewide and legislative office facing an unexpected hurdle in their bid to get public financing.
Critics question Colorado report on teenagers’ pot use after legalization
Marijuana legalization advocates in Arizona tout a new government study that shows the impact, or lack thereof, of legal recreational cannabis use in Colorado on teen pot consumption.
Sign anarchy: Aftermath of Supreme Court decision opens Pandora’s Box of sign code problems
As the political season begins in earnest and campaign signs start to pepper roads around the state, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is complicating cities’ abilities to regulate other kinds of signs.
Lobbyists question governor’s decision to end agency contracts
Several months after attributing the defeat of a key piece of legislation to “special interests,” Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the termination of state entities’ contracts with outside lobbyists, a move... […]
Ducey scraps state entities’ contract lobbyists
Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the unilateral termination of state agencies’ contracts with outside lobbyists, calling the practice a system of cronyism that benefits lobbyists and special interests at the expense of citizens.
Judge to mull whether suit over death penalty can continue
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out executions is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday over whether death-row prisoners can press forward with their legal challenge now that the state says it doesn't have lethal-injection drugs available for executions.
Less is more: Dems run fewer Corp Comm candidates for better odds
This fall, Arizona voters will choose three utility regulators, and while one might expect that each of the main parties would run a full slate of candidates, Democrats are only running two.
Begay drops out of CD1 race
Republican Carlyle Begay has dropped out of the race for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, ending the former Democrat’s unlikely campaign in the crowded Republican primary.
Complaint with IRS highlights SB1516 ‘dark money’ enforcement issues
A complaint filed with the Internal Revenue Service against a “dark money” group that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 2014 governor’s race appears to provide a stark example of the way new campaign finance laws could bar Arizona election officials from punishing a violation, even when it’s right in front of their faces.
Judge tosses Begody-Begay from election ballot
A GOP candidate once touted by the Arizona Republican Party as tough-to-beat in the Democratic stronghold of Legislative District 7 won’t even be on the ballot in August.
Living on a mat and a sheet: Phoenix overflow shelters to close in October
The overflow shelters on the Human Services Campus are set to close by the end of October, and local officials and nonprofits are working hard to find a more permanent housing arrangement for the residents who need it.
Democratic leadership calls for Rep. Velasquez to resign
House Democratic leadership is calling for Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez to resign after a state grand jury indicted Velasquez on allegations she ripped off the state’s food stamp program.
