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Arizona voter registration numbers up by 2,300
Arizona's voter registration numbers have risen by about 2,300 since the last report in April.
Arizona court declines to hear election money case
The Arizona Supreme Court is declining to consider a lawsuit aiming to block an increase in state campaign-contribution limits.
Arizona high court to hear school funding case
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday hears arguments in an appeal of a lower court's ruling that requires the state Legislature to give schools an annual funding increase even in lean years to account for inflation.
Immigration activists detained while trying to enter US
U.S. authorities have detained eight activists who asked to be allowed to re-enter the United States from Mexico on humanitarian grounds in a protest against American immigration policies.
Solar issue advocacy escalates but commission’s procedures put brakes on debate
The fight over Arizona’s solar energy incentives continues to ramp up as more groups enter the fray with highly charged public messaging campaigns.
Six figure debts: Legal dispute highlights problems in collecting campaign money
It’s common to see failed presidential candidates continue their fundraising pleas so they can pay down their campaign debt.
Unfortunately for signature gatherers, attorneys and vendors, ballot measure campaigns don’t generally do the same thing.
Gay and Conservative
Push for same-sex marriage initiative comes from the right
Erin Ogletree Simpson has been a Republican her whole life, but a year and a half ago, she had a realization that put her at odds with her party.
Simpson discovered that she is gay.
Brewer backs Salmon bill on voter registration
Gov. Jan Brewer is voicing support for an Arizona congressman's bill to allow states to require citizenship documents from all people registering to vote.
Napolitano’s years at Homeland Security pay dividends for ‘Arizona Mafia’
Being part of the massive entourage that Janet Napolitano brought with her from Arizona to the Beltway has been a great career move for some of her loyalists.
Corporation Commission asks for public’s views on electricity deregulation
The Arizona Corporation Commission has asked the public to weigh in on electricity deregulation, which would break up the state’s system of “regulated monopoly” under which a handful of public utility companies are in charge of generating and distributing power to homes and industries.
Judge rules burning trash isn’t renewable energy
The Arizona Corporation Commission shouldn't have approved an electric generation project's planned use of power generated by a trash incinerator to qualify as renewable energy, a judge has ruled.
Lawsuit says new contribution limits give more power to special interests
Opponents of a bill that dramatically raises the state’s campaign contribution limits are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to strike it down before it goes into effect in two months, arguing that the measure violates the Voter Protection Act.
