Up for grabs — 14 open seats could change face of Legislative
The House of Representatives of the 48th Legislature will look a little different than that of the current Legislature, as nearly a quarter of the seats are being vacated by […]
Barkley says he’s serious about political run
Charles Barkley insists he’s serious about running for governor of Alabama, but he’s got to move back there first. “I can’t run until 2014,” he said. “I have to live […]
Portion of Western Union’s $3 million settlement to fund study of state contracting
Some of the $3 million being paid to Arizona by Western Union to settle a case stemming from the company’s money transfer business will be used for an unrelated purpose: […]
Building a reputation
It takes more than a long life to have a structure in Arizona bear your name
Mystery campaign signs show up in District 9
Controversial campaign signs in District 9 have the incumbents lobbing accusations of campaign finance violations at a moderate Republican challenger who denies he had anything to do with the signs. […]
Legal opinion sought on authority over treasurer
Board of Investment votes; Petersen dissents
Supreme Court OKs 3 controversial measures for ballot
The quest to prevent three controversial initiatives from appearing on the November ballot came to an end as the Arizona Supreme Court ruled against opponents of measures that would strengthen […]
Clean Elections complaint brings Downing extra funds
The Citizen’s Clean Elections Commission has awarded Rep. Ted Downing nearly $8,000 in matching funds, ruling that the cost of a ‘push poll’ about spousal rape was an independent expenditure […]
District 17: Competitive, tightly contested
The most recent voter registration counts show that in District 17 Republicans hold a slight 1.4 percentage point advantage over Democrats, 35.6 percent to 34.2 percent. The margin is the […]
4 jockey for 2 House nominations
Ed Ableser Senators don’t often deign to move from the upper chamber to the House — even in the age of term limits — but Ed Ableser is stepping out […]
3 challengers, 1 incumbent in House primary
Chris DeRose There is immense frustration among voters, and Chris DeRose says it’s because the career politicians running things at the Legislature aren’t meeting the needs of Arizonans. “I’m a […]