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Parties focusing on 3 Senate races
The Republican Party is hoping that when the dust settles after the Nov. 7 election, the majority party will have enough votes in the Senate to potentially override any veto […]
Democrats focus on 5 House districts
As the Republican Party looks to strengthen its grip on the House of Representatives, Democrats are hoping a groundswell of anti-Republican sentiment fomenting on a national level will trickle down […]
2006 TOP VOTES In congress
HOUSE 1. GOP ETHICS BILL Members on May 3 passed, 217-213, a GOP bill to tighten ethics and lobbying rules. The bill required lobbyists to post Internet reports on campaign […]
Panel votes to require big increase in energy from renewable sources
Looking to the sunSean Seitz (left), president of the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association, a nonprofit trade group, speaks to reporters Oct. 27 shortly before a Corporation Commission meeting on […]
DOA begins oversight of Treasurer
He hasn’t publicly revealed when he will leave his post, but Treasurer David Petersen began to clear out his office this week. Arizona Capitol Times has learned that Governor Napolitano […]
Executive director to leave Arizona League of Conservation Voters
Susan Culp will go the Sonoran Institute to work on growth, water issues
About a Bill: Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights
Sen. Karen Johnson Paternity rights clarified to aid adoptions What the new law does: Voids a potential father’s authority to give consent to adoption proceedings or to the termination of […]
Auditor general poses, posts Q&A about CPS
The state Auditor General’s Office has offered some quick answers to questions about infants exposed to drugs in the womb. They can be found in a two-page question-and-answer report, the […]
Gubernatorial candidates issue end-of-campaign statements
Editor’s note: The three candidates for governor were asked by Arizona Capitol Times to provide a “closing statement” in their quest for the state’s highest executive office. Their statements are […]
JLBC hikes funding formula for new school construction 12.2%
Legislators recently approved a 12.2 percent boost in the state’s funding formula for building new public schools after being told that districts across Arizona have had to scrimp on projects […]
AG candidate ordered to repay elections panel $43,000
A state commission approved a settlement Oct. 30 under which Republican attorney general candidate Bill Montgomery must surrender $43,000 in public campaign funding that he intended to use to pay […]
CCEC gives Munsil $132,000 to counter Democrat flier
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission on Oct. 30 awarded $132,000 of extra public funding to Republican gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil to match spending by the state Democratic Party on fliers […]
