Sperling drops $500,000 into well-funded fight against Prop. 105
Millions spent to support, oppose Majority Rules initiative
State needs sales pitch for millions of old tires
Arizona is about to test the market for 10 million tires. They won’t be much good for cross-country trips. The tires— all used and piled to the sky— now sit […]
Madison District parents wary of school redistricting
Dozens of Arizona’s independent school districts could benefit greatly from a November ballot proposal to merge more than 70 districts into fewer and larger entities, representatives of the Valley’s business […]
Dems. benefit from independent groups
Democratic legislative candidates have benefited from nearly $500,000 in spending during the past week by three independent expenditure groups.The spending spree was funded primarily by the Arizona Democratic Party, a […]
Capitol Mall ‘vision plan’ conflicts with private property
A “vision plan” for 2030 would expand the Capitol Mall area west to 19th Ave. A new proposal to redevelop the land surrounding the state Capitol calls for transforming the […]
'Plead to the Lead'
Prisoners who have been sentenced are led to a bus to take them back to jail, following a morning in court. Roughly four years ago, a “No Deals” policy used […]
Paton, Adams receive high honor from Arizona Newspapers Association
Two Republican lawmakers were recognized by the state’s largest newspaper organization for the work they did in opening access to some state records pertaining to children whose families have been […]
Church leaders rally to support, oppose Proposition 102
Church leaders rally to support, oppose Proposition 102
Arizona groups react to same-sex ruling in Connecticut
The Connecticut Supreme Court’s ruling Oct. 10 to legalize gay marriage in that state gave more ammunition to the campaign in Arizona to carve a ban on same-sex marriage into […]
GOP source says state party might return donations
The Arizona Democratic Party is accusing the Arizona Republican Party of "engaging in large-scale campaign finance fraud" by accepting illegal contributions and unlawfully using them to fund attacks on Democratic […]
Pierce still stewing over DEQ settlement
Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce joined a handful of Democratic lawmakers last month to lead an uprising against a Department of Environmental Quality pollution settlement in south Phoenix that sent $1 […]