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House passes campaign finance overhaul
The state House gave final approval Tuesday to a major overhaul of campaign finance laws, including allowing individuals to spend unlimited amounts of money to help raise cash for candidates they like and never have to disclose that to the public.
2014 dark money spending on lawmakers topped $900K
Arizona lawmakers considering a bill that would reduce regulation on groups that spend money in elections without disclosing the source benefitted by more than $900,000 during the 2014 election cycle, in what’s dubbed “dark money” spending.
Familiar names top campaign contributions from 2015
Of the roughly $7.4 million in individual contributions made to Arizona politics in 2015, about ten percent came from 10 individuals or households.
Proposition 123 allies raise more than $4 million
Led by a pair of billionaires, proponents of Proposition 123 have raised more than $4 million so far to convince voters to approve the measure.
Marijuana initiative tops campaign fundraising in 2015
About $9.7 million poured into state-level political campaigns in 2015, but a ballot measure aimed at legalizing marijuana use for adults accounted for almost $1.1 million of that figure, outraising every other campaign committee during the non-election year.
House panel passes bill increasing money in Arizona politics
A bill overhauling the state's campaign finance laws that passed a House panel Tuesday would allow politicians to give campaign contributions to each other, a move critics call the "kingmaker provision."
Democrats say they were shut out of campaign finance overhaul amendments
A debate over the merits of a campaign finance overhaul devolved into a spat between Senate Democrats and a top elections official.
Campaign finance overhaul passes over Dem opposition
The Senate approved a massive rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws over Democratic opposition on both the substance of the bill and what they said was a total disregard by the Secretary of State’s Office about their concerns.
Arizona bill quietly loosens dark money rules
A campaign finance bill moving through the Arizona Legislature was touted as a routine housecleaning measure to simplify the state's complicated election regulations.
House initially OKs limits on campaign finance disclosure
The House has initially approved a measure that would shield nonprofits from releasing the names of donors even when they engage in lobbying and educating voters on ballot measures.
Appellate court upholds Horne campaign finance ruling
The Arizona Court of Appeals rebuffed former Attorney General Tom Horne’s latest attempt to clear himself of the allegations that partially led to his defeat in his re-election campaign, affirming a lower court ruling that upheld a $400,000 fine for campaign finance violations related to his 2010 campaign.
Dems target $1.3 million for legislative races
Dems target $1.3 million for legislative races
