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Nearly 120,000 new Arizona voters in past 3 weeks
Nearly 120,000 new Arizona voters signed up to participate in the November general election in the past three weeks.
Money from solar company could make or break Corp Comm race
A major rooftop solar company is spending money to help elect two candidates to the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates electric utilities.
Legal pot could upend years of drug smuggling in Arizona
If Arizona's ballot measure passes, pot shops would soon arise in a place that has long been a center of drug smuggling. How drug cartels respond to legalization has been a focus of debate in Arizona.
Kirkpatrick, McCain spar over Clinton, Trump
In their first and only debate, U.S. Sen. John McCain and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, sparred over a wide array of issues, ranging from Obamacare, immigration reform, national security and Republicans’ refusal to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat, but it was their respective parties’ nominees for president that took center stage early in the night.
Republicans struggle to defend Donald Trump following lewd comments
The Republican Party is reeling from the fallout of a 2005 video of presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, in which he bragged about groping women and kissing them without waiting for permission. Critics say Trump was doing no less than boasting of being able to sexually assault women.
Opponents of minimum wage proposal raise a meager $20,000
Just days before early ballots go out, foes of a higher minimum wage finally have some money to spend on the campaign. But it’s just $20,000.
Poll indicates fate of marijuana measure uncertain as more money pumped in to defeat it
Foes of legalized marijuana are amassing a huge amount of cash in a last-minute bid to quash the measure.
Pot legalization advocates accuse opponents of ‘scare-mongering’ over DUI
Despite dire warnings by opponents of Proposition 205, marijuana users could still be prosecuted for driving under the influence if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in November.
Anti-marijuana forces build $2 million war chest
Foes of legalized recreational marijuana are building up a war chest in an apparent bid to kill Proposition 205 with a last-minute barrage of media.
Asset forfeit lawsuit wields political clout in Pinal County
With Paul Babeu stepping away from his county office for a run in the 1st Congressional District, there’s going to be a new sheriff in Pinal County.
Meyer envisions a split Senate, and Brophy McGee has ‘heck of a fight’
On the campaign trail, Rep. Eric Meyer is not shying away from the potentially historic significance his election to the Senate could have.
O’Halleran, Babeu differ sharply on tax cutting, spending in CD1 debate
The question of when to cut taxes pointed up the sharp division on September 28 between the two contenders to replace Ann Kirkpatrick in Congress.
