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Democratic candidates down in numbers, still enthusiastic
As Democrats eye their chances of winning a majority in the House and reversing, tying or narrowing their margins in the Senate, they’ll be doing so with far fewer candidates.
Candidates submit signatures, set primary election ballots
The 2020 primary ballot is set and at least 15 current lawmakers will breeze to re-election with no primary or general election challenger, but some candidates could be in rough waters for not providing a comfortable cushion in case their signatures are challenged.
Order for new arrivals to quarantine rife with complexity
Have friends flying in from Fort Worth? Roanoke Va.? Or even Lesterville, S.D.? Well, they may not be able to come to your house to visit.
Backers of ballot measures won’t get help from Ducey to override law
Gov. Doug Ducey won't use his emergency powers to help groups seeking changes in state law use an existing online service to get the signatures they need to qualify for the ballot.
Southwest air quality benefits from stay-at-home orders
Fewer motorists in Arizona and Nevada following the states' stay-at-home orders appears to be improving the air quality and decreasing the effects vehicle emissions have on the environment.
Ducey orders some new state arrivals to quarantine for 14 days
In his first public appearance since last Thursday’s televised town hall, Gov. Doug Ducey issued four new executive orders aimed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ducey begins to dole out aid dollars
Gov. Doug Ducey is beginning to dole out money that state lawmakers gave him to deal with COVID-19 before they went into recess.
In Their Words: Art Hamiton
There are no gratuitous fights . . . every fight costs you something. And the other thing I learned was you need to know who you’re fighting because the people whose names are on the bill are some of the people who are really, really, really trying to get something done.
Hobbs won’t contest legal challenge to put initiative signature gathering online
The state's chief elections officer said she won't oppose legal efforts to allow initiative drives to gather the remaining signatures they need online.
Arizona coronavirus cases exceed 2,000 as deaths top 50
Arizona has a total of over 2,000 cases of the new coronavirus, and the state's death toll from the disease has topped 50, state health officials reported Saturday as President Donald Trump approved Gov. Doug Ducey's request for a major disaster declaration .
Arizona Senate campaigns get creative amid virus scare
The global pandemic that is shaking up the nation's way of life is also forcing Arizona's U.S. Senate candidates to reinvent the political playbook when rallies are verboten, door-to-door campaigning is off limits and voters are much more concerned about staying healthy and paying the bills than they are with politics.
Brnovich wants court to punt to Ducey on question of signature gathering
Attorney General Mark Brnovich says it's up to Gov. Doug Ducey to make the first decision on whether to let initiative circulators gather signatures online despite a state law to the contrary.
