Arizona legislator considers primary challenge to McCain
A conservative Republican two-term state legislator from western Arizona says she is considering a possible primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain in 2016.
Christine Jones on running for Phoenix mayor: ‘I’m not actively considering it’
As Christine Jones continues to circulate in the political world, many are asking the same question – what’ll she run for next?
Vegas books say Patriotsai??i?? 28-24 Super Bowl win represented the worst case scenario
If being $3.3 million richer after Sunday's Super Bowl is what Nevada sports books consider a worst case scenario, imagine the riches if a last minute play, second-guessed around the world, had gone a little differently.
Dissecting the ‘poison pill’: A new West Valley casino can’t trigger it, but tribes remain opposed
In return for tribes’ agreement to limit the number and size of casinos and amount of games offered, the poison pill is designed to protect them against state lawmakers or courts granting non-tribal entities licenses to operate casinos in Arizona.
Water fight: Bill takes Lake Havasu City’s side in fight with state agency
The old saying that “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting” is ringing true at the Capitol this year as lawmakers wade into a fight between Lake Havasu City and the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, an independent state agency.
Lawmakers sponsor competing bills in battle between microbreweries and distributors
Frustrated by a fight between microbreweries and alcohol distributors and seeing no end in sight, three Arizona lawmakers signed on as cosponsors of two competing bills that accomplish conflicting goals.
Yee bill would shed light on local lobbyists
While many lawmakers are proposing legislation to restrict access to government meetings and documents, one Republican senator is going the opposite direction, and attempting to shed some light on who is lobbying local elected officials.
Sen. Pierce sponsors bill to ease prison crowding
A GOP senator is sponsoring a bill that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, a proposal that comes as fellow Republicans are calling for fewer prison beds.
Behind closed doors: Flurry of bills would increase government secrecy
When it comes to public records and government transparency, the Legislature this year has been a hotbed of activity. Republican lawmakers have introduced a host of proposals that would increase government secrecy by restricting access to public records and allowing more political discussions to happen behind closed doors.
Free market advocates push incentive change for Apple
Apple’s big plan to build a $2 billion data center in Mesa has some of the Capitol’s most ardent free market advocates tasting the forbidden fruit of targeted tax incentives.
The Desert Laboratory
These scientists are gathered at the Desert Laboratory for a photograph on the occasion of a visit from Robert Simpson Woodward of the Carnegie Institution. The year is 1906.
Phoenix Boys Choir: Turning youngsters into gentlemen
Arizona is known less as a hub for culture than as a haven for golf and recreation — so goes conventional wisdom. But this claim slights the institution that has been propelling Arizona’s boys into young manhood since 1948: The Phoenix Boys Choir.