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Karen Fann and J,D. Mesnard
Sep 17, 2018

Specter of split chamber looms over Senate president race

Either Karen Fann or J.D. Mesnard will lead the Senate in 2019, assuming Republicans maintain control of the legislative chamber.

A screenshot of azjustice44.com, a website that aggregates Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick's written opinions and articles.
Sep 14, 2018

Justice Bolick starts ‘boring website’ amid political clamor

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has a website featuring his written opinions and articles, a rare step for a judge but one that becomes more explicable in an election year.

Kathy Hoffman and Frank Riggs
Sep 14, 2018

Candidates for top education office have concerns about charter schools

Charter schools, insufficient public school funding and Proposition 305 were some of the topics in the first debate in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

U.S. Reps. Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally
Sep 12, 2018

Polls identify no leader in U.S. Senate race

Three new polls show Wednesday the race to replace Jeff Flake in the U.S. Senate is pretty much a toss-up.

Sep 12, 2018

9th Circuit upholds ‘ballot harvesting’ ban

Calling the lack of evidence of fraud irrelevant, a divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Arizona's ban on "ballot harvesting.''

Sep 11, 2018

Poll: Schools chief race tied, many independents undecided

The General Election race for superintendent of public instruction is a dead heat, according to a poll released by OH Predictive Insights.

Sep 10, 2018

Border Patrol union backs Ducey, bashes Garcia

The head of the local Border Patrol union is telling Hispanics they should not support David Garcia for governor simply because he also is Latino.

Gov. Doug Ducey (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Sep 10, 2018

Ducey: Invest in Ed supporters in need of ‘civics 101 class’

Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday that teachers who blame him for the downfall of the Invest in Education Act need schooling on how government works.

Sep 10, 2018

Phoenix: Gay discrimination case about commerce, not 1st Amendment

The city of Phoenix is fighting back against a bid by a Christian law firm to get the state's high court to conclude that businesses have a right to refuse to provide certain services to gays.

Brad Casper PHOTO BY CARMEN FORMAN/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Sep 10, 2018

Brad Casper: Leads a ‘fun culture’ of polling, PR and productions

Brad Casper was recently named CEO of OH Partners, an advertising agency that goes beyond traditional advertising.

Sep 10, 2018

4 Republican lawmakers line up for race to run House

Up until the August 28 primary election, the speaker’s race appeared to be a two-way contest between Reps. Darin Mitchell and Rusty Bowers. But with Mitchell’s defeat in the primary, several other candidates have declared their intentions to run for the chamber’s top position.

Dr. Mark Syms, an independent candidate for the Arizona senate, sits in Judge Christopher Coury's court room accused of submitting numerous forged signatures on his nominating petitions for the ballot. (Photo by Arizona Republic/Pool Photo)
Sep 7, 2018

Court orders Mark Syms to pay $50,000 in attorneys’ fees

Likening Mark Syms to an ostrich with its head stuck in the sand, a judge ruled that the failed Arizona state Senate candidate must pay attorneys fees to the man who bumped him from the ballot.

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