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Wounded border agent released from hospital
A Border Patrol agent who was wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border has been released from the hospital.
Lewis proposes ‘real time’ gift reporting for lobbyists, lawmakers
Sen. Jerry Lewis, the Mesa Republican who ran on a platform of transparency and lobbying reform during the recall election last year, today unveiled a proposal to tighten the reporting requirements for legislators and lobbyists and make it easier for the public to find out how the two groups interact.
Lewis said the proposal has the backing of Senate President Steve Pierce and Maricopa[...]
Flake, Carmona schedule 3 debates around Arizona
Republican congressman Jeff Flake and Democrat Richard Carmona have agreed to three one-hour debates around Arizona this month as they vie for a U.S. Senate seat.
Border Patrol IDs agent fatally shot in Arizona
The Border Patrol has identified the agent who was fatally shot in southern Arizona while working along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Changes approved for Arizona executions meet inmates’ demands
Arizona’s death row inmates will soon face execution with small advantages they had sought during six years of litigation.
Democrat running single-shot campaign in LD28 as 2 Republicans move to the center
On a recent Monday morning, Tim O’Malley sat in a Sunnyslope diner sipping coffee and peppering his Republican elected officials with questions about education funding — sounding more like a well-informed heckler than a former longtime member of the Republican Party.
Border Patrol agent shot, killed on patrol in Arizona
Agent Nicholas Ivie and a colleague were on patrol in the desert near Naco — about 100 miles from Tucson — when shooting broke out shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday.
FBI says Horne involved in hit-and-run accident at colleague’s apartment
Attorney General Tom Horne drove away after backing into another car in front of a colleague’s apartment, according to records from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and the Phoenix Police Department.
Political parties united in dislike of top-two primaries
They don’t agree on much, but a plan to create “top two” primaries has Arizona’s major and minor political parties on the same page – or at least close to it.
Brewer appoints 92 percent of judges from GOP
Gov. Jan Brewer is appointing a higher percentage of judges from her own party than the three previous Arizona governors, but she is still supporting an initiative that would give her more power in the selection process.
2 years away, but contenders emerging for governor’s race
The 2012 election isn’t even done yet, but a lot of buzz is being generated around the next governor’s race.
House contest in Tucson pits 2 Democrats against a former Democrat
Republican Ethan Orr spent the first half of his life as a Democrat, volunteering for the party on political campaigns, including Bill Clinton’s first presidential run in 1992 and Eddie Basha’s run for Arizona governor in 1994.
