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Obstacles hold up bills that seemed bound for success
Many notable bills that seemed on their way to success this session suddenly faltered — sometimes for personal reasons, sometimes for ideological reasons and sometimes because there just wasn’t enough time to smooth out the details.
Lawmakers question putting children into isolation rooms
After the approach was compared to prison scenes in the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” a Mesa lawmaker took the first step Monday toward ending the practice of placing unruly schoolchildren in isolation rooms.
State Bar dismisses complaint, but questions Miranda’s conduct
The State Bar of Arizona on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against former lawmaker Ben Miranda, who admitted to signing nomination petitions he didn’t personally circulate.
Judge rejects challenge to Catherine Miranda
The challenge to Rep. Catherine Miranda’s primary election results was filed too late, a judge ruled Monday.
Opponent sues to overturn Catherine Miranda primary victory
A Legislative District 27 Republican is using questions about forged signatures on Rep. Catherine Miranda’s election forms to take the Phoenix Democrat to court to strip her of her primary election victory.
Experts say Miranda signature forged on election documents
Handwriting analysts have concluded that Rep. Catherine Miranda’s signature was forged on documents she submitted to the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, and a “vast majority” of her campaign contributor signatures do not match signatures on file.
2 women say names were forged on Miranda’s ‘Thank You’ notes
Phoenix resident Judi Villa got a surprise in the mail last month. The 64-year-old grandmother opened a large envelope containing a “Thank You” note from Rep. Catherine Miranda for her $5 contribution to the Legislative District 27 candidate’s Clean Elections campaign.
Phoenix legislator targeted in election law investigation
Rep. Catherine Miranda, a Phoenix Democrat expected to be re-elected in Legislative District 27, is under investigation for possible election law violations.
Rejected by Clean Elections
Rep. Catherine Miranda this week made an abrupt switch to private campaign financing after Clean Elections rejected her $5 qualifying signatures.
Obama reprises State of the Union themes, praises Intel
With Intel’s Chandler factory serving as a backdrop and an example of the kinds of high-tech manufacturing jobs he wants to bring back to the United States, President Barack Obama reprised much of his State of the Union address in Arizona during a speech today.
Standing before thousands of cheering supporters and Intel employees, Obama praised the microprocessor manufacturer as the type[...]
New lawmaker profile: Rep. Catherine H. Miranda, D-Phoenix
This is one of a series of biographical sketches Cronkite News Service is producing about new members of the Arizona State Legislature.
Some Clean Elections money went toward laptops, hiring relatives, NRA dues
Some of the 107 candidates who received public money to run for state Legislature this year bought computers, cameras and printers that are theirs to keep and paid relatives as campaign workers and consultants.
