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Ducey appoints Tobin to Corp Comm
The governor made the appointment a day after the regulators met to elect Commissioner Doug Little as interim chairman. Tobin will replace Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith when her resignation becomes effective on January 4th.
Tobin to replace longtime financial institutions director
Department of Insurance Director Andy Tobin will replace longtime Superintendent Lauren Kingry as the head of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, in a possible sign that Gov. Doug Ducey will move to consolidate the two agencies next year.
Ducey names Tobin as Department of Insurance director
Gov. Doug Ducey named former House Speaker Andy Tobin as the next director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. The longtime insurance company owner has served since January as the director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures. He helped shepherd through a Ducey-proposed bill to abolish the agency and shift its various duties to other departments. The Department of Weights and Meas[...]
Bennett to enter CD1 race
Former Secretary of State and Senate President Ken Bennett said he plans to run for the vacant First Congressional District seat in next year’s election.
Babeu’s CD1 poll has him as Republican frontrunner
Paul Babeu is the GOP front-runner in the race to replace Ann Kirkpatrick in the sprawling first congressional district – if you believe Babeu’s consultant.
Committee OKs elimination of weights and measures department, despite business concerns
The Arizona Department of Weights and Measures may soon be a thing of the past after a Senate committee voted to abolish the agency and spread its duties out among several other departments.
Uber, Lyft drivers get go-ahead from Ducey
Gov. Doug Ducey and Andy Tobin, his new director of the Department of Weights and Measures, announced late Wednesday the state is suspending all investigations into individuals who drive for Uber and Lyft.
Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Online popularity didn’t equal automatic votes for Arizona candidates
While it’s nice to be liked as a politician, it’s better to be elected. And the results of this week’s balloting in Arizona challenge conventional wisdom and recent studies that suggest candidates with a more engaging social media presence are more likely to win elections.
House GOP selects David Gowan as next speaker
Arizona House Republicans who won their elections met this afternoon to select a new leadership team, and chose Republican Rep. David Gowan of Sierra Vista for speaker of the House.
Tobin concedes CD1 race to Kirkpatrick
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is widening her lead over Republican Speaker of the Arizona House Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, up to more than 5,000 votes, or nearly 5 percentage points, from 2,000 votes earlier in the night.
Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona CD1 race
On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama uses the Navajo greeting "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats.
