Arizona Capitol Times earns top honors in newspaper association contest

The Arizona Capitol Times won 18 awards in the Arizona Newspaper Association 2018 Better Newspapers Contest, including placing first place in its division for general excellence, reporting and news writing excellence and...

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Cap Times staff awarded in newspaper contest

The Arizona Capitol Times reporting staff took home 10 writing awards in the 2020 Arizona Press Club contest, including two first-place winners. Dillon Rosenblatt, who covers the governor’s office, and former House reporter...

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Don’t throw us under the bus – proposed changes affect Scottsdale, Fountain Hills

Express bus service from Fountain Hills and Scottsdale to downtown Phoenix and the Capitol area is under siege. The decision-makers – Valley Metro Board of Directors and the Scottsdale City...

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Gary Grado is interim editor of ‘Arizona Capitol Times’

BridgeTower Media has named Gary Grado as interim editor of the Arizona Capitol Times.   Grado replaces former Associate Publisher and Editor Luige del Puerto, who is moving to Denver to serve as the...

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Our 2,000-word story on Ducey’s sanctuary city proposal is now moot. Sorry.

By the time our subscribers read our cover story for the Arizona Capitol Times Feb. 21 print edition, it is no longer relevant – and for that we’re sorry. When...

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The Breakdown, Episode 12: What do you want, and when do you want it?

Thousands of teachers, students and public education advocates rallied at the Arizona Capitol on March 28, 2018. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)...

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The Breakdown, Episode 1: Opening day

Gov. Doug Ducey (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) On the inaugural episode of The Breakdown, our reporters lay out what they’re...

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The Breakdown, Episode 3: The special session clock is ticking

Gov. Doug Ducey convenes a special session on the opioid crisis on Jan. 22. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) The governor...

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The Breakdown, Episode 4: Moving on – or trying to

Gov. Doug Ducey looks up at the gallery of the Old Capitol where elementary school children watched as he signed the opioid...

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The Breakdown, Episode 5: Expelled

Don Shooter awaits a vote by the state House on whether to expel him on Feb. 1, 2018. He was later removed...

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The Breakdown, Episode 6: Details, details

(Photo by Ellen O’Brien/Arizona Capitol Times) After two weeks in one crisis or another, lawmakers really got to work last week, and...

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The Breakdown, Episode 7: ‘Hamilton’ was bound to come up sometime

Debbie Lesko is one of two Republican candidates believed to be leading the special primary election race in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District....

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The Breakdown: #48

Arizona is on its way to joining 47 other states that have banned texting while driving. It wasn’t easy, yet the Legislature also took the opportunity...

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The Breakdown: About that DCP deadline

Gov. Doug Ducey addresses a crowded room at the historic Capitol building before signing legislation on the Drought Contingency Plan just hours...

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The Breakdown: All eyes on the budget

About 140 people bought tickets to see “Red for Ed, One Year Later,” a short documentary film shown at FilmBar in downtown...

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The Breakdown: Call ’em as you see ’em

In this Jan. 5, 2015, file photo, Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the crowd after being sworn in during an inauguration...

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The Breakdown: Day one

Gov. Doug Ducey embraces one of his sons after he takes the oath of office to begin his second term on January...

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The Breakdown: Divided

Democrats may be banking on a blue wave this year, but statewide candidates don’t seem to have embraced their most rural voters and their seemingly untapped...

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The Breakdown: Ducey and The Donald

In this July 11, 2015 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump finishes up speaking before a crowd of 3,500 in Phoenix....

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The Breakdown: Free at last?

U.S. Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., smiles after her victory over Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Scottsdale,...

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The Breakdown: Fun with funds

Affordable housing advocates scored a win this legislative session after lawmakers voted to reverse a decade-long trend of capping the state Housing Trust Fund’s budget. Now,...

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The Breakdown: G-oh!-P

State GOP Chairman Kelli Ward seeks to build support for a plan to ask voters to increase state sales taxes for education....

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The Breakdown: Have you no honor?

It’s unfortunate that the Prosecutors did not keep their word and stay neutral on this bill. After all, the changes we made were at their request....

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The Breakdown: In other news

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk has been targeting medical marijuana patients using extracts – until recently anyway. We’ll actually have that story for you this week....

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The Breakdown: Is this the Twilight Zone?

Rep. David Stringer (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr) We’ve got one thing on our minds this week, and chances are you’ve already guessed...

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The Breakdown: Just roll with it

From left, House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Senate President Karen Fann and Senate Minority Leader David Bradley await...

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The Breakdown: Last laugh

Gov. Doug Ducey showed up Thursday for this Independence Day event wearing sneakers made by the company whose conduct he had criticized...

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The Breakdown: Leave it up to fate

Gov. Doug Ducey waves to supporters at a Make America Great Again campaign rally for President Trump in Mesa on Oct. 19,...

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The Breakdown: Let’s consult the crystal ball

MARCO VERCH/FLICKR The end of this election cycle is upon us, and while some races are more than predictable, others may be...

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The Breakdown: Livin’ on a prayer

Gov. Doug Ducey gets to choose from among five candidates to be the next justice on Arizona’s Supreme Court. Noticeably absent from that list of names?...

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The Breakdown: Must be campaign season

(Deposit Photos/Bizoon) Two Arizona Supreme Court justices are being targeted amid accusations, without any supporting evidence, of a cozy relationship between the...

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The Breakdown: No ragrets

Jeff Fortney teaches a group of students with special education needs at Mirage Elementary School. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFF FORTNEY Another session,...

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The Breakdown: No turning back

Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Tracey Nadzieja stands with Brianna Westbrook after Nadzieja was sworn into office on October 12, 2018, making...

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The Breakdown: Off the books

Rep. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, sponsored the repeal of Arizona’s so-called “No Promo Homo” law on April 10, 2019. Last week, the state...

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The Breakdown: Our watch has ended

Winged Victory on sine die night 2019. (Photo by Dillon Rosenblatt/Arizona Capitol Times) Sine die watch is finally over after the Senate...

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The Breakdown: Rumor has it

In this April 1, 2019 photo, Arizona Sen. Heather Carter, left, chats with Sen. Kate Brophy McGee during a break in the...

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The Breakdown: Session is coming

The Capitol grounds were prepped for the state inauguration, which will take place on January 7, exactly one week before the opening...

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The Breakdown: Spring break

Thanks for listening to The Breakdown! We’re taking a break this week. But you can come back on March 26 for our next episode.

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The Breakdown: The awards show no one asked for

Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally Expulsions, elections, appointments, oh why? 2018 has been an exciting year from the start. As it comes...

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The Breakdown: The end

PRODUCER’S NOTE: The lineup for today’s show changed as of Monday morning. This episode focuses on the aftermath of David Stringer’s resignation. After nearly a year...

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The Breakdown: The end is near

A worker prepares volunteers to verify ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D....

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The Breakdown: Water, water everywhere

In this Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, a riverboat glides through Lake Mead on the Colorado River at Hoover Dam near Boulder...

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The Breakdown: Where there’s smoke…

Flagstaff firefighter Wes Forbach with his wife Evenstar. Forbach’s workman’s compensation claim was denied despite the presumption in state law that the...

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The Breakdown: Wrap it up already

State House members applaud after adjourning.PHOTO BY DILLON ROSENBLATT/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES The 2019 legislative session is finally behind us. Or is it?...

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The Breakdown: You’re killing me, session

Sen. Eddie Farnsworth (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) The Legislature is contemplating a bill that would diminish the death penalty law for the...

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