A proposal from a newly elected Republican legislator to add the label “non-citizen” to licenses now being issued to Dreamers is drawing fire from on Democratic legislator as “another SB1070 waiting to happen.”
Read More »GOP lawmaker proposes adding ‘non citizen’ to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses
Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015 
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Read More »I am a female Hispanic Democrat and I am voting for Doug Ducey
We can no longer afford to compromise by electing career political insiders. As a native Arizonan and a sitting state legislator, I am faced with the consequences of the current economic climate every day. Our schools are underperforming, our businesses have been slow to recover and state revenues are falling short of projections. Doug Ducey is the only candidate I trust to improve Arizona because he has an honest, straightforward approach.
Read More »The rarest of all political creatures?
It’s become commonplace for Dems in Arizona to round up a list of Republican supporters to show some bipartisan street cred in the hopes of swaying independent voters and left-leaning Republicans. Last night, it was the GOP’s turn, when Ducey announced Miranda’s endorsement during the gubernatorial debate on “Arizona Horizon.”
Read More »Rep. Catherine Miranda holds large lead in bid to move to Senate in LD27 
Rep. Catherine Miranda has a commanding lead in her bid to move from the House to Senate in Legislative District 27.
Read More »$73,000 ‘dark money’ infusion for contested Dem legislative candidates 
Four Democratic legislative candidates locked in bitter primaries just got a big boost: $73,000 in “dark money” assistance.
Read More »Election year means some intra-party battles at the Capitol 
As lawmakers start the new year, one topic will hang over their heads and color the legislative session more than any other. It’s not Medicaid or Child Protective Services or Common Core. It’s the 2014 elections. Lawmakers, lobbyists and political ...
Read More »Hot contests 
Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.
Read More »Livingston scores a perfect legislative batting average 
The award for best legislative batting average for the session — the calculation of bills introduced versus bills signed into law — goes to Rep. David Livingston, a freshman Republican lawmaker from Peoria who has been vocally critical of the governor.
Read More »Middle, high school students need abstinence-based sex education
Shockingly, nearly 55 teens become pregnant in Arizona every day and 46 percent of high school students report being sexually active. According to a University of Arizona study, Arizona has the third highest rate of teen pregnancies in the nation. This costs state taxpayers about $300 million a year.
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