Sign In
Free Newsletter
Arizona’s delegation could split on party lines over debt-limit vote
WASHINGTON – All five Republican members of Arizona’s House delegation have signed on to the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011, a plan to deal with the nation’s debt limit that is expected to come up for a vote Tuesday.
Twitter after Weiner: Some Arizona lawmakers get thumbs–up, some are all thumbs
If New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter–induced scandal and resignation gave members of Arizona’s congressional delegation pause about their own social media activity, they’re not showing it.
AZ’s congressional votes: Week ending June 3, 2011
The U.S. Debt Limit, Homeland Security, Firefighter Funds, Mass-Transit Security, the GOP Libya Plan and the War Powers Act. See how Arizona's Congressional delegation voted on the issues this week.
AZ’s congressional votes: Week ending March 18, 2011
Stopgap 2011 Budget, Social Security, Medicare, Foreclosed, Abandoned Homes, Rural-Funding Priority, Abandoned-Homes Count, Temporary 2011 Budget, Afghanistan Withdrawal, National Public Radio, AMBER Alerts, Small-Business Contracts
Tea party members vow to hold GOP accountable
Antsy for results, tea party supporters gathered for a weekend strategy summit say they're intent on making sure the Republicans they helped return to power last fall live up to promises to dramatically change course in Washington.
O’Grady: Redistricting challenge should wait until after members are chosen
The time isn’t right for the Arizona Supreme Court to rule on the eligibility of nominees for the Independent Redistricting Commission, the state’s solicitor general argued in briefs filed Jan. 14.
Schweikert, Gosar, Quayle hold tight for committee assignments
U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says he won't get the committee assignment he wanted most, but he is still holding out for an assignment that "has something to do with numbers."
Many Democrats spent big, lost big
Many candidates who spent big and lost big this election cycle were bound by one thread — they’re Democrats.
Indeed, Democrats in several races outraised and outspent their opponents by tens of thousands of dollars while others benefited as much by independent spending aimed at helping their campaigns.
The headlines we really wanted to write on election night
We see lots of things from our virtual perch high above 1700 W. Washington. Our exposure to all things political in Arizona typically results in some mix of these three... […]
Schweikert wins CD5 rematch with Mitchell
David Shweikert won his rematch with Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, taking back one of the GOP's most coveted seats of the election cycle.
Capitol Quotes: Oct. 29, 2010
“In aggregate, I would give term limits a net minus, but I don’t attribute every ill that we have to term limits. They’re not responsible for 110 degrees in July.” — Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, talking about the movement to repeal term limits for politicians.
Schweikert’s camp tries – but fails – to tie Mitchell to sign damage
David Schweikert’s campaign appears to be falsely claiming that a Democratic activist and Harry Mitchell’s campaign conspired to damage Schweikert’s signs. The claim, issued in a press release Oct. 26... […]
