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Arizona governors

Sep 15, 2016

Arizona’s 1st female governor, Rose Mofford, dies at 94

A former spokeswoman says Arizona's first female governor, Rose Mofford, has died at age 94.

Dec 11, 2009

Popular eatery for political power brokers celebrates 80 years

In 1993, a handful of notable politicians gathered in the backroom of a small diner in downtown Phoenix to hammer out a deal that would allow Native American tribes to operate casinos on their land in Arizona. The politicians at the table included state Attorney General Grant Woods, Gov. Fife Symington and U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt.

Nov 1, 2009

Arizona’s leading ladies

Michael Kurtenbach recalls Janet Napolitano's election over Matt Salmon for governor in 2002. He remembers seeing her inauguration speech on TV when he was 13 and seeing her leave for Washington D.C. earlier this year. However, one thing the 18-year-old political science major at Arizona State University doesn't remember, is a man serving as Arizona's governor.

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