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DuVal leads gubernatorial candidates in out-of-state contributions
Almost a quarter of the money Democrat Fred DuVal has raised for his gubernatorial campaign has come from outside Arizona – more than any other candidate for the office.
Arizona has yet to recover pre-recession job level
New labor statistics show that Arizona ranks next-to-last in its recovery of jobs lost in the Great Recession as it still struggles to dig out of the hole from the collapse of the construction industry.
Let’s lead on paid leave
Forty years ago, my father died of a heart attack at the age of 52. I was 12, so as time goes by I remember less and less about him. But one vivid memory is of him always coming to my baseball games. And so when I had children, I promised myself that I would do the same — not just to be in the stands cheering for them, but on the sidelines coaching them.
Brewer’s IE committee raised $742,000 to aid backers of Medicaid expansion
Candidates aren’t the only ones amassing money — an independent expenditure committee that Gov. Jan Brewer established last year to defend her legislative allies has raised nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.
O’Connor House aims to increase registration, turnout with Great Voter Challenge
The O’Connor House and its partners are launching the Great Voter Challenge to increase voter registration by 10 percent across Arizona.
League of Women Voters to hold candidate forums
The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson and Arizona Public Media are partnering to hold six candidate forums leading up to the elections.
Prescott appealing firefighter benefits ruling
Prescott is appealing a retirement board's decision to grant benefits to one of the 19 Hotshots killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Some candidates are more equal than others
Thanks to her deep pockets, Jones is leading the money race in the gubernatorial contest. But Ducey, DuVal and Smith have also raked in considerable amounts of cash.
Arizona food prices inch up, led by spike in meat costs
If you want red meat in your diet, be prepared to pay more. The latest survey done by the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of a typical market basket of items hit $52.64 in the quarter just ended. That’s up just slightly from the prior quarter.
Hallman outraises competitors in Treasurer’s race
In the race to become Arizona’s next state treasurer, one Republican candidate has already run his political committee into debt, while another is spending his money nearly as fast as it is arriving.
Smith alleges illegal Ducey coordination
Attorneys for Scott Smith filed a complaint with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office and the Citizens Clean Elections Commission today alleging illegal coordination between Doug Ducey’s campaign for governor and an outside group that funded an ad blasting Smith.
Reagan tops fundraising in secretary of state race
Sen. Michele Reagan leads secretary of state hopefuls in fundraising through the first five months of 2014 and has the most cash on hand as the Republican primary election campaign begins to heat up.
