Outside spending dominates statewide races
Outside groups that want Doug Ducey as Arizona’s next governor have spent enough to give every man, woman and child in the state a dollar – and still have $1 million left over.
Reagan changes her views on how to deal with dark money
The views of Republican Sen. Michele Reagan, who is running for the state’s top election office, have evolved since she ran legislation to crack down on dark money entities.
Goddard, Reagan plans about more than dark money
Thanks to the unprecedented millions of dollars in anonymous campaign spending that has poured into Arizona this year, dark money has taken center stage in the election the for Arizona’s next secretary of state.
Report: Gov’t. suing Kennedy for $200k in back taxes
Kennedy and her husband are being sued by the federal government for nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes relating to a Denny’s restaurant they used to own in Glendale, KJZZ reported this morning (Oct. 31).
With $1 billion at stake for public schools, attorneys make final legal arguments
An attorney for state lawmakers made a last-ditch effort Friday to get a judge to reject a bid by schools for more than $1 billion in missed state aid, saying it's the only fair thing to do.
GOP backing Democrat could tip superintendent race
It is a race that has been seemingly flipped on its head: Traditional Republican groups are supporting the Democrat in the campaign for Arizona's top education official.
AZ gubernatorial candidates DuVal, Ducey make final campaign push
The Republican and Democratic candidates for Arizona governor are making a final campaign push through the state as they try to seal a general election win and their parties pull out all the stops to get voters to the polls.
Judge rejects Horne’s bid to reverse campaign finance violation ruling
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge rejected efforts by Attorney General Tom Horne to reverse a determination that he violated state campaign finance laws in his 2010 election.
Latino leaders: Hispanic voters polarized by GOP campaign attacks
Nearly one out of every seven votes cast this year will come from Hispanics, according to a non-partisan organization promoting Latino turnout.
Ballot harvest: Video sparks new debate over banning bulk voting technique
A video which shows a Citizens for a Better Arizona canvasser dropping hundreds of ballots into a box at the Maricopa County Elections Department has re-ignited the debate over “ballot harvesting” by voter outreach groups. The practice is perfectly legal. But that hasn’t stopped critics from claiming voter fraud and even posting death threats against the canvasser in the comments section of [...]
Video and comments trigger defamation suit against county GOP chair
After failing to get an apology from Maricopa County GOP Chairman A.J. LaFaro for his characterization of their canvasser as a “a vulgar, disrespectful thug that has no respect for our laws,” Citizens for a Better Arizona is pushing ahead with a defamation lawsuit against the Republican.
Big tax cuts come back to haunt Arizona
Were you fiscally conservative or fiscally irresponsible? That’s the question I pose to any incumbent Arizona legislator now running for re-election (or other elected positions) on Nov. 4 who voted for the corporate and related tax-cut legislation in 2011 that is starting to burn a hole in the state’s budget.