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Gov. Jan Brewer is hitting the fundraising trail again for an independent expenditure committee that is expected to help the Republican lawmakers who backed her Medicaid expansion plan. The governor...
Republican candidates could benefit from their support of Medicaid
When asked how his vote for Medicaid expansion could threaten his chances at another term in the Arizona Legislature, Senate Majority Leader John McComish points to an Arizona Capitol Times...
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Hot contests
The most notable legislative races shaping up for 2014 Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns. Many lawmakers are...
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Too big?
Huge Arizona legislative districts spur debate about costs, meeting constituents’ needs As lawmakers and hopeful candidates embark on their 2014 campaigns, many would probably be surprised to learn that they...
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Net metering battle takes center stage
(Photo courtesy Dennis Schroeder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Statewide political warfare is usually reserved for even-numbered years, targets millions of Arizona voters and follows well-defined partisan...
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Confusion reigns as Court of Appeals blocks campaign finance law
An Arizona Court of Appeals ruling that put the state’s new campaign contribution limits on hold triggered widespread confusion among candidates and election attorneys. The appellate court on Oct....
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Judge’s ruling could create PAC ‘free-for-all’
Every law regulating ballot measure campaigns, political action committees and possibly even candidates’ campaign committees in Arizona may soon be wiped from the books, at least until the Legislature can...
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Latino Voting Power
Still not enough to turn Arizona blue It has practically become party doctrine among Arizona Democrats that the growing Latino population will turn the state purple, if not blue. To...
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Donor fatigue
Higher contribution limits don’t translate into avalanche of cash Legislators who approved a controversial election law this year and are hoping to get a serious bump in their fundraising efforts...
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Democrats’ agenda will resonate with Arizona voters in 2014 and beyond
As we considered sites for the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting, we looked for a location that would demonstrate our party’s ability and willingness to compete in states that have...
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Familiarity breeds receipts: Arizonans more often give to pols than PACs
Picking up ballots
Mysterious visits to south Phoenix home become catalyst for new elections law Rey Valenzuela was at his home in south Phoenix during election season last year when a young man,...