The Arizona House of Representatives late Thursday approved a measure designed to make it more difficult to get initiatives on the ballot by limiting the use of paid circulators.
Read More »Lawmakers plan assault on voters’ right to make laws
State legislators are planning an assault on the constitutional right of Arizonans to enact their own laws unfettered by legislative interference.
Read More »Medical marijuana businesses worry about legalization legislation 
Phoenix Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego’s proposed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona has some in the medical marijuana industry worried about losing their businesses.
Read More »State Supreme Court rules killer’s record won’t be wiped clean 
The Arizona Supreme Court decided Nov. 21 to leave intact the criminal record of a death row inmate who died of natural causes before his case ended.
Read More »One question dominates congressional race in southern Arizona 
At a Pima County Republican Party luncheon in Tucson, voters arrive to hear a speech from the latest GOP candidate to enter the race to serve Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
Read More »Arizona’s hourly minimum wage going up by 10 cents for 2014
For about three years, Katherine Castillo has worked as a hotel housekeeper earning Arizona’s minimum wage of $7.80 an hour.
Read More »Reforming election reform 
Debate over HB2305 continues after opponents gather enough signatures to put it on the ballot
Groups opposing the state’s election reform law rejoiced on Oct. 29 when the secretary of state concluded the referendum against the law has enough signatures to appear on the 2014 ballot.
Marijuana reform group: Arizona legalization initiative planned for 2016 
By 2017, Arizonans will be free to possess, use and even grow marijuana, regardless of any medical condition, if the group that helped pass the state’s 2010 medical marijuana initiative in 2010 is successful again.
Read More »Democrats’ agenda will resonate with Arizona voters in 2014 and beyond
As we considered sites for the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting, we looked for a location that would demonstrate our party’s ability and willingness to compete in states that have traditionally been Republican strongholds. We chose Arizona.
Read More »Picking up ballots
Mysterious visits to south Phoenix home became catalyst for new elections law
Rey Valenzuela was at his home in south Phoenix during election season last year when a young man, clipboard in hand, knocked on his door and asked for his wife.