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Ducey budget committee includes key Brewer staffers
Facing a billion-dollar deficit on the day he takes office, Arizona Governor-elect Doug Ducey formed a budget study committee to help him figure out the problem prior to his inauguration, and several key members of his predecessor’s administration are lending a hand.
Ducey to promote volunteerism at Phoenix charity
Arizona Governor-elect Doug Ducey is launching an initiative to encourage the importance of giving to others.
New faces are headed for budget negotiating table
Lawmakers get a fresh start in budget negotiations come January, when the next legislative session kicks off with new blood in two of three key leadership posts at the Capitol.
The Juice II: It’s no secret that these 5 have clout
It’s going to be a new world on the Ninth Floor. After six years, Gov. Jan Brewer is leaving office. In January, the Doug Ducey era begins.
Pending tax cuts scrutinized as debt rises
Three factors have consistently been cited as big contributors to the estimated $1 billion deficit the state will face in fiscal year 2016 and some lawmakers are urging action on the one they actually control — tax cuts from a three year-old economic stimulus bill.
Ducey launches Arizona governor transition website
Arizona Governor-elect Doug Ducey has launched a website for applicants for jobs in his administration.
Scarpinato to serve as Ducey transition spokesman
Republican campaign spokesman Daniel Scarpinato, who formerly worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Arizona, will serve as chief spokesman for Gov.-elect Doug Ducey's transition effort.
Online popularity didn’t equal automatic votes for Arizona candidates
While it’s nice to be liked as a politician, it’s better to be elected. And the results of this week’s balloting in Arizona challenge conventional wisdom and recent studies that suggest candidates with a more engaging social media presence are more likely to win elections.
Douglas’ win reflects why most Dems lost in 2014
Outnumbered and out-financed in the land of Barry Goldwater, Democrats often trade with the currency of hope. But even hope quickly collapsed under the weight of mathematical reality on Nov. 4, when Republicans swept statewide races in victory after victory. The success mirrored the party’s triumph at the national level, where the GOP expanded its dominance in the U.S. House and seized contr[...]
Rumor mill: Churn, baby, churn
Many Republicans celebrating last night (Nov. 4) already had accurate measurements of the Governor’s Office windows, with key cabinet positions all but guaranteed for some.
DuVal concedes as Ducey is elected Arizona’s 23rd governor
Doug Ducey won Arizona’s first wide-open gubernatorial race in 12 years, cruising to election as the state’s 23rd governor.
AZGOP backs down after Corbet threatens lawsuit
Former Senate President and current DuVal supporter Leo Corbet last week sent a cease-and-desist letter to Arizona Republican Party Chairman Robert Graham and Ducey spokeswoman Melissa Delaney, demanding that the party and Ducey’s campaign retract a statement that called the former Senate President a member of DuVal’s “rogue’s gallery.”
