Prosecutor: Arpaio-Thomas cases meritless
A review of cases conducted by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas are without merit.
Thomas opens law firm as bar investigation continues
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who is under investigation on alleged ethics violations and two months removed from his defeat in the Attorney General Republican primary, has opened a law office.
Law firm that represented ex-prosecutor fired
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has fired the law firm that represents a former prosecutor in an Arizona State Bar inquiry.
Arpaio’s campaign fined $154K for mailer
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 2012 re-election campaign was hit with a $153,978 fine Sept. 15 for a mailer that was deemed illegal for targeting Rick Romley in his run for County Attorney.
County appeals $855K verdict in alleged jail beating
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 30 to appeal an $855,000 jury verdict awarded to a Peoria man who claimed he was beaten in jail the day he... […]
Matt Bunk discusses the dead heat in the Republican attorney general race
Arizona Capitol Times Managing Editor Matt Bunk discusses the Republican Attorney General primary race - still too close to call - and what the matchup will look like in the general election.
Voters to pick attorney general nominees
Voters in Tuesday's primary elections will narrow the field of candidates seeking the Arizona attorney general's post.
Grand jurors ended corruption probe of officials
Court records made public Thursday show that a grand jury ended its investigation of a judge, county officials and one of their lawyers on corruption allegations, but the reason for concluding the probe is a subject of dispute.
Elections officials investigate Arpaio TV ads
State and county election officials are investigating television ads by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio that target Rick Romley and Tom Horne, both of whom are running against the sheriff’s political allies in separate races.
Ducey, Horne lead statewide candidates in spending
Doug Ducey reported spending $581,000 on the Republican primary for state treasurer, more than any state-level candidate except for Buz Mills' defunct gubernatorial campaign.
Ducey, the former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, spent $100,000 in the week before the Aug. 10 trigger report was submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. Partly due to the spate of television ads he's [...]
Romley, Montgomery trade shots over secret tape, election complaint
Complaints, threats and secret recordings have become the latest weapons of choice in the battle to become Maricopa County attorney.
Rick Romley’s GOP opponent in the Aug. 24 primary, Bill Montgomery, is dealing with criticism about a secretly recorded conversation in which he questions whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s mental abilities are declining and that Montgomery se[...]
Horne seeks injunction against Arpaio ads; SOS investigating
Tom Horne wants a judge to bar Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio from attacking him in campaign ads, and the Arizona Secretary of State's Office is investigating the television commercial that sparked the case.