Republicans aim to pull veil from small political contributions
Legislative Republicans who for years have trumpeted their support of money in politics are now looking for ways to curtail some spending after a tsunami of out-of-state Democratic dollars failed to result in the electoral take over Democrats sought.
Arizona gets D on government accountability and transparency
The Grand Canyon State received an overall score of 64 – a D grade – in a new State Integrity Investigation, a data-driven assessment of government accountability and transparency in all 50 states by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. Despite the low grade, Arizona ranked 22nd among all the states.
Battleground Arizona saw 19,400 election ads
Arizonans have been inundated with more than 19,000 ads on broadcast television alone in the past 18 months as candidates and independent groups spent $12.4 million trying to sway voters, according to a new analysis of spending in the midterm elections.