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IRC chair – the state’s most important political figure
An aide to Gov. Doug Ducey, a former top attorney for the state’s largest utility company and a former attorney at the Goldwater Institute are among 39 applicants for the chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
State gives bars green light to open in 9 counties
As of right now, bars in nine of the state’s 15 counties can reopen. But don’t expect them to look and operate the way they did before the governor ordered... […]
Group sues, alleges slow mail disenfranchises rural, tribal voters
A disparity in mail deliveries is at the heart of a federal voting rights complaint filed August 26 by Native American voting rights organization Four Directions that alleges that voters on the Navajo Nation don’t have the same access to the ballot as non-Native voters in other parts of Arizona.
Voters set turnout record, Dems closing in on GOP
Arizona set a turnout record for the primary election with just over 36% of registered voters casting a ballot, and pollsters believe record numbers are likely for November, too. Indeed,... […]
Supreme Court restores proposed tax increase to ballot
Voters will get the opportunity to increase taxes for Arizona’s highest income earners to pay for education, the Arizona Supreme Court decided.
Voters set turnout record
Arizona set a record turnout for a primary election with just over 36 percent of registered voters casting a vote, the official canvass results from the August 4 primaries show.
Jobless to get boost in federal funds
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday accepted a federal offer of an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits to more than 370,000 Arizonans out of work to replace the $600 payments that expired at the end of July.
Panel seeks safe resumption of visits in assisted living homes
Tens of thousands of families across Arizona have elderly or incapacitated relatives who have been locked down in nursing homes, able to talk only through computer screens or glass panes since mid-March.
Landlords sue, say Ducey lacks authority to stop evictions
Landlords and mobile home park owners from around the state are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void an executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey blocking evictions of tenants who do not pay their rent.
Judge rules description of proposed school tax politically colored
A judge has rejected a bid by a Republican-dominated legislative panel to give voters what he concluded was a biased description of a proposed tax to fund education.
State sets bar for businesses to reopen
Gov. Doug Ducey and the Department of Health Services released benchmarks today on how bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses can safely reopen.
Incumbents kill union ploy to shape Democratic caucus
When Democratic primary voters rebuked a series of challengers to progressive incumbents and their allies on August 4, they weighed in on the identity crisis of a long-suffering party finally approaching the precipice of success.
