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House, Senate committee assignments announced
House and Senate leadership announced committee assignments Wednesday afternoon, setting the stage for the 2015 Legislative Session.
AZ Senate GOP chooses new leaders
After successfully defending seats in crucial races, Republicans today met behind closed doors to pick next year’s Senate leaders.
McGuire holds on for crucial Democratic win in swing district
Republicans who hoped to pad their voting advantage in the Arizona Senate might have to look elsewhere, as Sen. Barbara McGuire leads her GOP opponent in Legislative District 8.
Former lawmakers Aboud, Harper reflect on their 2008 showdown over same-sex marriage
One night in 2008, the Arizona Senate became the backdrop of a showdown over a referral to prohibit same-sex marriage — the same law that was struck down by a federal district court this month.
Crandell’s widow selected to fill out Senate term
The wife of the late Sen. Chester Crandell will serve the remainder of the Heber Republican’s term.
Senate’s conservative gains could cost Driggs GOP leadership post
Jockeying for Senate leadership positions has begun, and one incumbent member of the Republican’s leadership team may be in jeopardy of losing his post.
Senate leadership jockeying underway
Incumbent Republican senators who won their re-election races have begun shifting their attention to another equally important race – the intraparty leadership contests.
Rep. Lydia Hernandez maintains slim lead over Quezada for LD29 Senate seat
In a race of Democratic representatives trying to make the jump to an open Senate seat, Lydia Hernandez has a narrow 33 vote lead over fellow lawmaker Martin Quezada.
Fewer moderates in 2015? Primary election will determine balance of Senate
For all the promises of the survival of Republican lawmakers who voted for Medicaid expansion, the few remaining in the Senate could find their ranks diminished at the conclusion of the primary election.
Cheap but effective: Attack mailers once again are in season
For a dose of fear and loathing on the campaign trail, check your mailbox.
As early ballots started arriving by mail this week for the primary election, voters’ mailboxes are also filling up with another kind of election material — political attack ads.
National Dems see chance to flip AZ Senate blue, but local Dems are skeptical
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is saying that the Arizona Senate is ripe to flip from red to blue, and that the House of Representatives won’t be too far behind.
Despite forgeries, judge says Farmer stays on LD13 ballot
Despite finding that at least seven signatures collected by Toby Farmer’s campaign for the state Senate were forged, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that there was no evidence to suggest Farmer himself committed the forgery.
