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Horne: Redistricting commissioner claims chairwoman destroyed documents
One of Arizona’s redistricting commissioners told Attorney General Tom Horne that the commission’s chairwoman destroyed documents used to score mapping firms during a closed-door meeting.
Horne to seek court order to compel IRC’s full cooperation in probe
Attorney General Tom Horne is planning to file a special court action this week to compel cooperation from the three members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission who have refused to submit to his investigation into whether the panel violated state procurement and open meetings laws when it hired a mapping firm in June.
DeConcini & Goddard Democratic families rose to political heights
Two generations of two high-profile Arizona Democratic families — the DeConcinis and the Goddards — landed influential state and federal positions dating back to the mid-20th century.
GOP redistricting commissioner claims mapping contract invalid
One of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting commissioners says the contract with the group’s mapping firm is invalid.
Political quagmire in Quartzite; mayor facing recall
A political feud in the tiny western Arizona town of Quartzsite that captured national headlines has been years in the making, with accusations flying between the mayor and town council and the second recall election of the year on the horizon.
Court reconsiders Arizona voter citizenship law
Federal judges engaged in a lively debate with lawyers Tuesday over Arizona's effort to require people to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
Brewer, Horne respond to feds’ motion in SB1070 countersuit
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking a federal judge to allow her countersuit against the federal government in the SB1070 lawsuit to move forward over the objections of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Horne to Congress: lack of federal presence at border means increased criminal activity
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne plans to testify in Washington on Wednesday during a congressional hearing on border security.
Ethnic studies supporters gather in protest at education department
Supporters of an ethnic studies program in the Tucson Unified School District are gathered in front of the offices of the Department of Education. About a dozen people showed up Monday and held signs accusing the department of a policy of attacking Arizona Latinos.
Potential conflicts of interest lead to Horne’s removal as ethnic studies attorney
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has replaced Attorney General Tom Horne with private attorneys to defend him in an ethnic studies lawsuit filed by 11 Tucson Unified School District teachers.
Horne passes part of Fiesta Bowl investigation to county attorney
Citing a conflict of interest, Attorney General Tom Horne passed part of his investigation into the Fiesta Bowl scandal to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
Scottsdale mayor pays Fiesta Bowl for fundraiser
The mayor of Scottsdale has repaid the Fiesta Bowl for the cost of a fundraiser it held for him in 2009.
