Flake raises $4 million for expected tough re-election campaign
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, who is expected to face a tough re-election campaign next year, has started aggressively fundraising, and reported having almost $3 million in the bank.
Walmart offers roadmap to shore up U.S. manufacturing
Walmart, the world’s largest retail company and Arizona’s second biggest private employer, says key changes in state and federal policy, particularly surrounding regulation and taxation, would result in a boom in domestic production and the creation of millions of American jobs.
House GOP works to deliver on border wall for Trump
House Republican allies of President Donald Trump are intent on giving him a long-sought victory in Congress by finally making a down payment on his long-promised wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Experts say Arizona legislation a model for implementing 5G technology
Arizona lawmakers have been at the forefront when it comes to laying the groundwork for 5G, the next generation of wireless telecommunications technology, a group of experts said Tuesday.
Morning Scoop panel spars over Medicaid
With yet another important vote on the health care debate in Washington D.C. Tuesday, panelists at the Arizona Capitol Times Morning Scoop on Medicaid sparred over the right solution for Arizona.
Ducey not going to appoint himself to U.S. Senate
Don't look for "Senator Ducey,'' at least for the foreseeable future. The governor is not considering appointing himself to the U.S. Senate should that become necessary if John McCain were to quit before the end of his term, according to press aide Daniel Scarpinato.
Trial seeks details on suppliers of death penalty drugs
News organizations will clash with Arizona prison officials over the First Amendment at a trial to determine whether the public has a right to know who supplies execution drugs and the qualifications of people who carry out the death penalty.
Stage set for ruling in Mexican-American studies trial
A judge plans to rule within weeks on a challenge to an Arizona law that prompted the dismantling of a Mexican-American history program in Tucson's largest school district.
Josselyn Berry: A progressive messenger from a conservative Republican household
Josselyn Berry is the 28-year-old executive director of ProgressNow Arizona, an advocacy group that she said aims to hold all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, accountable, while simultaneously pushing back on “right-wing messaging” within the state.
Kirkpatrick running for McSally’s US House seat
Former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is running for Congress again, but this time from a different Arizona district.
New corrections policy, no drugs bring Arizona executions to a halt
June marked the end of a three-year long legal battle to tighten up Arizona’s execution laws, but even after the state reached an agreement, the fate of those on death row is still uncertain.
Arizona tourist spending hits all time high
Tourists visiting Arizona spent a record $21.2 billion in the state last year. And they would have spent more if gasoline had been more expensive.