Big ideas, big plans that didn’t make it into legislation
In a legislative session that saw a record amount of bills filed in both chambers, some measures promised before or even during the session never saw the light of day.
2nd group launches bid to legalize recreational pot
A new cannabis group that formed to oppose a 2020 marijuana ballot initiative to legalize recreational use launched its own competing effort November 13 with plans to have legislators send it to the voters in lieu of collecting signatures.
Delay tactics give false impression of Gowan, House travel expenses
Former House Speaker David Gowan deliberately put off the release of public records last year to buy time to disguise questionable spending by his staff, himself, and fellow lawmakers.
FLOTUS spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham on state payroll while on Trump’s victory tour and transition team
Stephanie Grisham, a staffer on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was supposed to resume her full-time job as a spokeswoman at the Arizona House of Representatives less than a week after he won the election. There’s no evidence she did. She still got paid.
AG’s Office internal probe of misconduct won’t be made public
The internal investigation report that will detail whether employees of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office worked on Tom Horne’s campaign during office hours and with office resources is going to be kept secret.
Horne campaign contributors to investigate whether he violated campaign law
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has hired two lawyers who have contributed money or campaign work for Attorney General Tom Horne to investigate claims he and his staff are using taxpayer time and resources to run his re-election campaign.
Former Horne staffer alleges rampant election law violations in AG’s Office
A former Arizona Attorney General’s Office employee who did volunteer work for Tom Horne’s re-election said she and other employees routinely violated state laws by doing campaign work on taxpayer time, and that Horne himself encouraged and was aware of the unlawful activity.
Judge’s decision revives Horne’s fading political career, but obstacles remain
Administrative Law Judge Tammy Eigenheer gave Attorney General Tom Horne’s campaign something it hadn’t gotten in a long time — good news.
AZ GOP: Bring it on
Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum said he and GOP Chairman Tom Morrissey have no concerns over the effort to recall Morrissey that is being pushed by an anonymous group of Republicans.
Complaint that Cruz lacked mine inspector credentials withdrawn
A petition challenge claiming that Democratic Mine Inspector candidate Manuel Cruz did not meet the qualifications to hold the office was withdrawn June 15.
Santa knows what AZ GOP leader has been up to
State GOP chairman Randy Pullen has been a bad, bad boy, according to Americans for Tax Reform.
GOP’s Mecum subject of complaint
The executive director of the Arizona Republican Party is accused of using voter registration information from the GOP's online database to find a woman's address and crash a party at her house in an affidavit dated last month, filed with the sheriff's office and obtained by Yellow Sheet.