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Resigning office under indictment could be poor strategy
Indicted Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby has no plans of resigning after the state grand jury charged him and his colleague Supervisor, Chairwoman Peggy Judd on two felony counts for delaying certification of the 2022 election.
Politics, election denial encroaching on judiciary
Judges in Maricopa and Pima counties don’t want to run retention campaigns. But as political polarization and election denial draw closer to the judiciary, they may have to.
Taskforce proposes changes to evaluating judges
The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections.
Taskforce makes recommendations on changes to evaluation process for judges
The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections.
Court nominees lean political – now favor Dems
For the first time in over a decade, Democrats outnumber Republicans on nomination lists for the trial and appellate courts.
Fewer bills prefiled compared to previous years
The Arizona Legislature’s deadline to prefile bills is just days away and the number of bills that have been prefiled is set to be far fewer than last year.
Ducey gets praise for role in governors’ races
Gov. Doug Ducey's stock appears to be on the rise once again after strong Republican showings in a pair of gubernatorial races on November 2.
Ducey used state plane for Trump events
For three months in 2020, Arizona taxpayers fronted the bill of nearly $10,000 so Gov. Doug Ducey could campaign for President Trump and Vice President Pence.
New norm: Governing by social media
Politicians are laying a new foundation in media relations and operating as if the Fourth Estate no longer exists.
Ducey’s next Supreme Court pick stirs speculation
The legal community is abuzz speculating about who will be Gov. Doug Ducey’s record-smashing sixth Arizona Supreme Court appointment after the retirement of Justice Andrew Gould.
Ducey skips CPAC, Trump, focuses on AZ
As Republicans across the state and country face a party identity crisis about moving on from former President Donald Trump or to keep embracing him and his ideals, Gov. Doug Ducey has seemingly separated himself from the drama.
Census data for redistricting, apportionment delayed
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission won’t be able to draw new boundaries for congressional and legislative districts until April 30 at the earliest due to a delay of the U.S. Census data.
