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Columbus Day holiday won’t provide voters extra time to register
The attorney general’s office will not order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to tell counties to give voters an extra day to register to vote despite the deadline this year falling on a holiday.
Arpaio has raised $725,000 over last month in campaign money
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has raised $725,000 over the last month in his bid for a seventh term as Maricopa County's top law enforcer.
DES director forwards email designed to ‘blow up’ pro-marijuana arguments
The head of the state Department of Economic Security sent a message to all of his employees on a state-owned email list with a link to a story with arguments against Proposition 205.
Marijuana measures on the ballot in 9 states on Nov. 8
Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana.
Ducey aims to maintain legislative majority with IE
Only a small handful of legislative races could be considered even theoretically competitive in the general election, and Gov. Doug Ducey plans to use his independent expenditure committee to ensure that those seats are in Republican hands when the 2017 session starts.
Taxes, education dominate battle for open Senate seat in LD18
Democrats’ hopes of gaining seats in the Arizona Senate hinge in part on Legislative District 18, where an open seat has created an unexpected opportunity for the state’s minority party to chip away at the Republican majority.
From Pederson to Jones, self-funders have poor track record in Arizona
The ability and willingness to self-fund a political campaign confers instant credibility and is often enough to launch someone into the top tier of candidates in any race. But in Arizona, the candidates who have sought to use their wealth to their advantage in major races have had little to show for it over the past decade.
Babeu’s Pinal County allies suffer devastating defeats
While Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu mustered enough votes to win the 1st Congressional District Republican primary, most of his allies who ran for county office went down in flames.
Babeu’s baggage: Past weighs heavy in campaign for 1st Congressional District
Some local Republicans are all but declaring Paul Babeu dead in the water, saying his campaign is sinking under the weight of his own baggage.
Former GOP county chairman coins a new rallying cry: ‘Never McCain’
Republican activist Rob Haney is prepared to betray his party in order to save it. Save it from U.S. Sen. John McCain, that is.
Petition firm sues minimum wage initiative
The firm that helped collect signatures to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot has sued the initiative committee, claiming its owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages for its efforts.
Colorado Springs mayor urges Arizonans not to legalize marijuana
The mayor of Colorado’s second-largest city is urging Arizonans not to legalize recreational use of marijuana even as he admits voters in his state want to keep their nearly 4-year-old law.
