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Arizona Treasurer Doug Ducey (Photo by Liz Kotalik/Cronkite News Service)
Feb 18, 2014

Complaint against Ducey quickly dismissed

It took only one day for Maricopa County election officials to dismiss a complaint filed against gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey.

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, shown in this file photo, has held town halls to help older and Spanish-speaking Arizonans understand the Affordable Care Act. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Dustin Volz)
Feb 18, 2014

Congressman asks for investigation of state schools superintendent in robocall case

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is calling on the federal government to investigate whether state Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal broke federal law by providing telephone numbers for a recorded telephone pitch he gave Feb. 11 for empowerment scholarships.

Former AZ lawmaker Lucy Mason and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker (File photos)
Feb 17, 2014

Parker-Mason GOP Corp Comm slate: ‘Ratepayer advocates’

The Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission became competitive last month, when former state lawmaker Lucy Mason announced she and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker would run on a slate for the two nominations.

Feb 14, 2014

Senator amends ‘sloppy’ report, defends driving 16K miles on campaign’s dime

A senator who has come under fire for filing a campaign finance report that showed he paid himself nearly $20,000 in 2013 for fuel and mileage costs has filed a new report that cuts the total nearly in half.

Feb 14, 2014

Beyond 2305: Lawmakers consider new election law changes

The attempt to repeal last year’s big election law has taken up much of the spotlight so far this session, but it’s far from the only election issue lawmakers are tackling before they hit the campaign trail this year.

Attorney General Tom Horne and his former campaign consultant Kathleen Winn testify regarding alleged campaign finance violations. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Feb 14, 2014

Horne insists there is no evidence he broke the law, denies coordination charge

When his time came to testify in the campaign finance case against him, Attorney General Tom Horne emphatically and repeatedly denied that he illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee.

Feb 14, 2014

Election repeal bills moving, but opponents of last year’s law are wary

After opponents of last year’s election reform legislation gathered enough signatures to allow voters to uphold or strike down the law in the 2014 election, Republican lawmakers who approved the law said they got the message.

Feb 14, 2014

Election bills by party

Both parties have proposals to change Arizona's election laws.

Feb 12, 2014

Report: Nearly 100K Arizonans found coverage through insurance exchange

Nearly 100,000 Arizonans have either purchased health insurance through the Healthcare.gov federal insurance exchange website or have been directed to sign up for AHCCCS, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Feb 12, 2014

Senate president calls for external CPS audit

Senate President Andy Biggs is pushing for an external audit of Arizona’s beleaguered Child Protective Services agency.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Feb 12, 2014

Defense witnesses rebut testimony against Horne in campaign finance case

Several witnesses and a previously undiscovered recording of an FBI interview in the campaign finance case against Attorney General Tom Horne refuted portions of the prosecution’s case during the second day of testimony in the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Feb 11, 2014

Immigration rights group makes point by delivering toilet to Seel’s office

The pro-immigration rights group that spearheaded the successful recall and ouster of conservative icon Russell Pearce almost three years ago is going after one of his allies in the Legislature – with a toilet.

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