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Jobless benefits bill puts Ducey in political pickle
With state lawmakers angling to increase the unemployment cap for the first time since 2004, Gov. Doug Ducey will likely face a political quandary.
Ducey loses big with Trump, taxes, legal pot
Republican Governor Doug Ducey was able to keep the Arizona Legislature red, but not everything worked out to his benefit, based on unofficial election results.
Hobbs alleges Goldwater illegally lobbies at Legislature
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs alleges The Goldwater Institute is illegally lobbying and wants Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate his former employer.
Virus impact spreads to elections, campaigning
From the moment Gov. Doug Ducey called a state of emergency to combat the spread of COVID-19, political candidates, campaign staffs and election officials began to plan how to tackle elections in the coming months.
Leadership styles, eras mark differences in outcomes of immigration measures
The differences in their leadership styles and the eras in which they have governed made for the divergent destinies of Gov. Jan Brewer's SB1070 and Gov. Doug Ducey’s effort to put the state’s ban on sanctuary cities in the state Constitution.
Attorney General says Phoenix wrong over Sky Harbor fee hike
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office punted on a lawmaker’s complaint into the City of Phoenix’s imposition of higher rideshare fees at Sky Harbor to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Phoenix responds to AG’s rideshare probe: Fee is legal
The city of Phoenix filed its official response to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s investigation into whether a recent hike of rideshare fees at Sky Harbor International Airport violates the state Constitution.
Arizona likely to gain seat in Congress in 2020
An analysis of the latest Census numbers by Election Data Services shows Arizona is virtually certain to gain a congressional seat after the 2020 census.
Legislators aim to reassert authority with early budget
Republican leaders in the Arizona House and Senate are moving ahead with plans to draft their own budget proposal by the end of the year, reasserting legislative authority they say they lost during recent years.
Arizona GOP fundraising drops significantly under Ward
The Arizona Democratic Party is out raising the state GOP by a lot.
Republicans paint Democrat Hoffman as state’s political fiend
The 2018 election gave Arizona Democrats their biggest wins in a decade, with three statewide victories and narrower margins in the state House.
Future of dull historical naming board about to become political
What’s in a name? If you sit on the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names, a lot of research, socio-geographical considerations and, now and then, a bit of drama – one might even say a bit of Shakespearean drama.
