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Trump names House PR person to staff, treasurer as adviser
President-elect Donald Trump has named Arizona House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham to a press relations post on his transition team and added state Treasurer Jeff DeWit as a special adviser for operations.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Goodbye to posse is ‘last hurrah’
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio stood in a cold parking lot outside Park Central Mall on Monday evening and presided over one of his last press conferences.
Maricopa County’s Nov. 8 election turnout lowest since 2000
Voter turnout for the Nov. 8 general election was the lowest in Maricopa County since 2000.
In Gila County’s political divide, Democrats and Republicans coexist
GLOBE-MIAMI, AZ — It’s here, on the drive along Arizona’s U.S. Route 66 into this historic mining community, where symbols emerge that reveal the political and social changes that roil much of America.
‘Late early ballots’ break in favor of Republicans this year
Last-minute ballots helped some Republican candidates and conservative causes surge to victory after Election Night, reversing the historical trend of late-counted ballots favoring Arizona Democrats.
Landmark Clean Power policy likely doomed in Trump presidency
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to get rid of President Barack Obama’s landmark environmental policy, the Clean Power Plan, which calls on states to reduce carbon emissions nationwide by 32 percent by 2030. In Arizona, the plan calls for a 34 percent reduction in emissions.
3 readers win ‘Arizona Capitol Times’ election survey
The results are in for Arizona Capitol Times’ election predictions survey, and a trio of readers deserves praise for near-perfect predictions.
East Valley district provides rare bright spot for Dems
LD18, which spans parts of east Phoenix, Tempe and Chandler, was one bright spot for Arizona Democrats in an otherwise dark evening.
New minimum wage law provides paid time off for domestic violence victims
A lesser-known provision of the minimum wage ballot measure passed by Arizona voters this month will allow domestic violence victims to take paid sick leave to handle issues caused by the violence.
Advocates of recreational marijuana acknowledge that they lost
Backers of recreational use of marijuana finally conceded Tuesday what has been generally known for a week: Arizona voters didn’t like their proposal.
Recorder Purcell punished for long voter lines
Voters in Maricopa County have punished the elections official who took responsibility for hours-long lines in the March presidential primary by voting her out of office.
A look at Arizona election winners, losers
Election Day in Arizona saw Republicans winning the presidential vote despite Democratic efforts to tap into the state's growing demographic shift, a GOP sweep of statewide utility regulator races, and a sturdy defense of a swing congressional district in southern Arizona.
