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Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett certifies the 2014 primary election canvass on Sept. 8, 2014. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 21, 2018

Dismissed lawsuit allows Bennett in GOP gubernatorial primary

Gov. Doug Ducey won't debate his Republican foe, with an aide calling Ken Bennett a "fringe'' candidate despite the fact he was elected secretary of state in 2010.

Jun 21, 2018

Majority of LD28 candidate Mark Syms’ petition signatures deemed invalid

The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office invalidated close to 1,700 signatures that Mark Syms, the independent candidate running for the Senate in Legislative District 28.

Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce, with bottle, and wife Sherry Pierce, both of whom stand accused in a bribery scheme, leave U.S. District Court in Phoenix after their arraignment on June 7, 2017.
Jun 20, 2018

Utility executive: Sherry Pierce hired for her connections to Pinal County, not bribe

Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Battista says it was lobbyist Jim Norton’s “strong suggestion” that led to the flow of money from a utility owner to the pockets of a utility regulator.

Jun 20, 2018

Ducey to keep troops at border despite Trump’s family separation policy

Gov. Doug Ducey won't withdraw National Guard troops from the border even though he objects to President Trump's policy of separating children from their families.

Lobbyist Jim Norton, who is under indictment in a bribery scheme, leaves U.S. District Court in Phoenix on June 7, 2017.
Jun 20, 2018

Lobbyist Jim Norton disputes ex-wife’s testimony in bribery trial

Jim Norton said on the witness stand Tuesday he did not force his now ex-wife, Kelly Norton, to hire Sherry Pierce at her firm, but that he urged her to do so because he had a stake in their success.

Jun 19, 2018

Lawsuit to kick Kirkpatrick off ballot fails

Ann Kirkpatrick is a resident of Tucson and entitled to run for the open congressional seat being vacated by Martha McSally, a judge ruled this afternoon.

Jun 19, 2018

Campbell defends seatmate Stringer over immigration remarks

Embattled Rep. David Stringer has picked up an ally in his defense of his comments about the effects of immigration: his Prescott Republican seatmate.

Jun 19, 2018

Kirkpatrick, attorney trade barbs over her residency

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick acknowledged Monday she was circulating petitions for her congressional bid last year and earlier this year which bore a Tucson address where she did not live at the time.

Gov. Doug Ducey (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 18, 2018

Ducey re-election campaign gets underway

Gov. Doug Ducey promised Monday to make another attempt to let police and courts take guns away from potentially dangerous people if voters return him to office in November.

Jun 18, 2018

Supreme Court to hear appeal on Shooter residency ruling

A Republican contender in Legislative District 13 is appealing a lower court ruling to the Arizona Supreme Court that former lawmaker Don Shooter can stay on the ballot.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 18, 2018

Worsley to leave office, cites vitriolic tone of politics

Sen. Bob Worsley won’t seek re-election this fall, leaving the Arizona Senate short one of its more moderate Republican lawmakers.

Cheryl Najafi
Jun 18, 2018

Cheryl Najafi: Wearing her truth in style

Cheryl Najafi wanted to wear clothes that proudly exclaimed her distaste for the president’s travel ban. So she started her own fashion line, Love Over H8.

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