Candidates are not going to get an extra month or so ahead of primary elections to put up their campaign signs.
Read More »17 legislative candidates are already guaranteed winners 
Legislative candidates have filed their paperwork to run for office, clearing the first official hurdle of the 2016 election. And for almost 20 percent of the state’s 90 lawmakers, that first hurdle is the only hurdle they will face.
Read More »Campaign finance bill effectively doubles limits for some politicians 
A massive overhaul of Arizona’s campaign finance laws contains a largely overlooked bonus for statewide officials and some others who will be allowed to raise twice as much money from individual contributors than they are now.
Read More »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."
Read More »Water companies oppose commissioner’s investigation of APS spending 
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns may not realize the precedent he would set if he’s allowed to fully investigate a utility’s books, two water groups argue.
Read More »Driggs opts not to seek re-election; Brophy McGee to run for his seat 
Sen. Adam Driggs won’t seek re-election this fall. The Phoenix Republican and son of former Phoenix mayor John Driggs announced his decision not to seek a sixth term in the Legislature in a press release Tuesday afternoon.
Read More »Lawn signs could sway votes in close elections, report says
There's a new report that shows those lawn signs for candidates that pop up before every election actually can sway a few votes -- perhaps just enough to change the outcome of a close election. And that surprised the researchers who conducted the experiment.
Read More »Reagan eyes election law rewrites for 2016 
Secretary of State Michele Reagan plans a massive rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance statutes next session that her office says will simplify and clarify the state’s complex, perpetually growing body of law on the subject.
Read More »Democrats need major turnout to win in Arizona
After months of campaigning, candidates for Arizona's top elected offices will find out Tuesday if they persuaded enough voters to back them to win.
Read More »Barber and McSally slug it out with claims that don’t always ring true 
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is fired up. The Democratic congressman, often described as quiet and unassuming, is animated on Oct. 9 in front of a crowd of seniors at a Tucson YMCA, where he’s rallying them in preparation for get-out-the-vote efforts now that Election Day is just weeks away.
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