Agricultural companies funding anti-Gosar campaign
A dispute between Paul Gosar and agricultural interests is at the root of a super PAC’s campaign to oust the three-term congressman in the Republican primary.
Nearly $500K in ‘dark money’ spent on Arizona 2016 legislative primary
With just one week until Arizona’s primary election, political spending to affect legislative races paid for by outside groups that don’t disclose the source of the money amounts to almost half a million dollars.
Jones attacks Biggs, Stapley as Election Day nears
As an increasingly tight GOP primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District enters its final week, Christine Jones launched her first attack ad of the race, taking aim at Andy Biggs and Don Stapley.
2 Democrats vie for chance to challenge US Rep. McSally
At first glance, the Democrats running for U.S. House in the southeast Arizona district that includes most of Tucson are a lot alike.
Republicans edge independents as largest Arizona voter bloc
Republicans now account for the largest bloc of Arizona's 3.4 million registered voters, outnumbering independents for the first time since January 2014.
Reagan bill ends IE notifications, but Clean Elections keeps them alive
A requirement that dark money groups file frequent notifications of independent expenditure spending will likely continue, even after Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws struck it from the statutes, thanks to separate rules and laws enforced by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Judge tosses out challenge against minimum wage initiative
Foes of an initiative to hike the minimum wage to $12 an hour have no legal right to challenge whether the signatures were gathered by people who were not qualified, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joshua Rogers ruled today.
McCain leads by double digits in new poll, but support is lackluster
With the primary election just a few days away, another poll shows U.S. Sen. John McCain cruising to victory in the Republican primary.
Judge throws out challenge to legal marijuana initiative
A judge has thrown out a bid to keep voters from deciding whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
Landis hammers Montenegro in LD13 GOP Senate race
Republican candidate Diane Landis is on an all-out blitz to knock Rep. Steve Montenegro out of public office.
Trio draws ire saying they’re the only Dems supporting education, women
A team of Democratic candidates competing in Tempe’s Legislative District 26 is making waves in Democratic circles for two mailers they sent out claiming they are the “only candidates” who support education and women’s rights.
Super PAC targets Gosar in CD4 as foe questions his ‘caustic approach’
Right Way Superpac has spent about $247,000 on mailers, cable television, radio and digital ads attacking U.S. Rep Paul Gosar and supporting Ray Strauss, a largely unknown former Buckeye city councilman.