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2014 Statewide races

Sep 30, 2014

Arizona AG candidates Brnovich, Rotellini to debate tonight

The candidates for Arizona attorney general are set to face off in a televised debate. Republican Mark Brnovich and Democrat Felecia Rotellini will debate at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on KAET's Horizon show. The debate is sponsored by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

Television host moderator Ted Simons, bottom right, joins Arizona candidates for governor including Republican Doug Ducey, right, Libertarian Barry Hess, third from right, Americans Elect party candidate John Mealer, second from left, and Democrat Fred DuVal, left, as they chat prior to a televised debate Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Sep 29, 2014

Ducey, DuVal spar on education funding, tax cuts, records

Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey indicated that he would veto any measuring attempting to roll back the Medicaid expansion plan implemented last year by Gov. Jan Brewer and the Legislature during a debate broadcast across the state.

Arizona candidates for governor, from left, republican Doug Ducey, democrat Fred DuVal and libertarian Barry Hess during a public debate at the Jewish Community Center, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Mike Christy)
Sep 29, 2014

Ducey and DuVal spar on education, set for 4th debate Monday

Democrat gubernatorial hopeful Fred DuVal warned Sunday that businesses will not come to Arizona if the state scraps the Common Core academic standards. Republican Doug Ducey agreed that some standards are needed. Just not these.

Former Arizona lawmaker Laura Knaperek receives chemotherapy for cancer. (Photo by Gary Grado/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 29, 2014

Battling cancer, former lawmaker advocates for ‘Right to Try’ measure

It’s been 28 days since her last infusion of powerful chemicals to fight her cancer and Laura Knaperek settles in for another one. She’s not letting up on her political consulting tasks, one of which is leading one of two campaigns to pass Proposition 303.

Fred DuVal (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 26, 2014

DuVal grew up with public service

It seems almost predestined that Fred DuVal would seek a life in public service.

Doug Ducey (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Sep 26, 2014

Ducey looked for, found the right opportunities in life

In the early 1990s, Doug Ducey’s career at Proctor and Gamble was on the rise. Just a few years after starting out with a sales and marketing territory in Los Angeles, he was in charge of the company’s food service distributorship for the entire state of California. But Ducey was looking for something different.

Felecia Rotellini (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 23, 2014

Raft of Republicans back Democratic AG candidate

Former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington is among nearly 200 prominent Republicans who are endorsing Democrat Felecia Rotellini over the GOP candidate in the race for Arizona attorney general.

Doug Little (left) and Tom Forese prepare for their Arizona Citizens Clean Elections debate. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 22, 2014

Corporation Commission debate turns to utility’s role in race

The debate between the four candidates vying for two seats on the state’s energy and water regulatory panel touched on electricity costs, water infrastructure needs and federal regulations, before devolving into a yelling match over the involvement of the state’s largest utility in the race.

Sep 22, 2014

Ducey, DuVal plans must wait for economy they can’t control

Gubernatorial hopefuls Doug Ducey and Fred DuVal both have ambitious plans that they say will strengthen Arizona’s economy, but they can’t implement them unless the economy actually improves first.

Sep 19, 2014

Dems file signature complaint against Forese, Little

The Arizona Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the Arizona Citizens' Clean Election Office, against Republican Corporation Commission candidates Tom Forese and Doug Little, claiming that the two submitted paid nominating signatures that were not accounted for in the candidates' campaign finance reports.

Sep 19, 2014

Both gubernatorial candidates tout Lottery privatization

Regardless of who wins the gubernatorial race, the Arizona Lottery may be under private-sector management once the new administration settles in.

Sep 15, 2014

GOP Corp Comm candidates fail to report spending on signatures

Republican Corporation Commission candidates Tom Forese and Doug Little hired professionals to gather almost all of the signatures they needed to qualify for the ballot, but their failure to report that spending to elections officials could leave them facing hefty fines – or kicked off the November ballot.

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