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Election 2016

May 5, 2016

McCain confident in re-election with Trump at top of ticket

U.S. Sen. John McCain acknowledged that Donald Trump’s presence at the top of the Republican ticket could make for a more perilous path to re-election, but said he was still confident that he would win a sixth term in November.

May 3, 2016

Jones jumps into CD5 race

After a month of exploring the race, Christine Jones has officially launched her campaign for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, a move that could shake up the already crowded contest to replace retiring Congressman Matt Salmon.

May 2, 2016

Prop. 123 tone gets ominous, focuses on impact if voters reject it

The campaign to put $3.5 billion more into schools over 10 years is shifting its tone now that early voting is underway.

May 1, 2016

Trump campaign says it was cheated out of delegates

Donald Trump’s allies blamed collusion by his rivals and technical glitches by the Arizona Republican Party for a drubbing at the state GOP convention, claiming the businessman and reality television star was cheated out of delegates for what could be a brokered convention in July.

Apr 28, 2016

Signature effort aims to derail solar ballot measure

Summit Consulting Group, a political consulting firm with ties to Arizona Public Service, is paying Sign Here Petitions to collect survey signatures, but only on the condition that signature gatherers sign a non-compete clause, promising not to work on SolarCity’s initiative.

Apr 26, 2016

Judge throws out primary challenge

A judge this afternoon threw out a challenge to last month’s presidential primary.

Apr 25, 2016

Worker: System blocked some ballots in Arizona primary

A poll worker who was on duty during Arizona's problematic presidential primary testified Monday that the computer system checking in voters would not allow her to give the correct ballots to 36 Democratic voters while she counted about 20 other voters that were listed in the wrong party.

Apr 25, 2016

Arizona voters to testify in presidential primary challenge

A court challenge prompted by major problems in Arizona's presidential primary heads to a full hearing with testimony expected from experts and voters who allege they couldn't cast ballots.

Apr 25, 2016

Trump supporters cry foul over AZ GOP proxy rules

Some of Donald Trump’s surrogates in Arizona are sounding the alarm about an Arizona GOP directive that they say may hurt the tycoon in his battle with Ted Cruz for delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Apr 22, 2016

Congressional fundraising: A sneak peek at who has the cash and who doesn’t

Congressional candidates filed their first fundraising reports of 2016, giving a sneak peek at who has the cash to run for Congress and who is lagging behind.

Apr 22, 2016

Congressional campaign lobbying: Should lawmakers take the money?

In the past, most lawmakers who ran for Congress have avoided the dilemma of whether they could or should accept money from lobbyists by simply resigning from the Legislature.

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey speaks as democratic candidate Fred DuVal listens, Tuesday, Oct 13, 2014 during a debate for the Arizona Women's Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Apr 20, 2016

DuVal joins old rival Ducey in backing Prop 123

The last time Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey discussed K-12 education and the long-running lawsuit over school funding, the two were trading barbs during the debates of the rancorous 2014 gubernatorial race.

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