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election 2016

Sep 14, 2016

GOP Corp Comm candidates say ‘yes’ to human role in global warming

All three Republican candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission today said man-made global warming was real, two of them contradicting their earlier answers on the topic.

Sep 13, 2016

Who will watch the watchmen?

Who will watch the watchmen?

Sep 13, 2016

Arizona judge orders recount in close GOP congressional race

A judge has ordered Arizona officials to conduct a recount of ballots in the razor-thin Republican primary in the state's 5th Congressional District.

Sep 12, 2016

Jones asks Brnovich, Reagan to probe ballot anomalies

As election officials prepare to begin a recount in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Christine Jones is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Secretary of State Michele Reagan to investigate “anomalies” in the balloting that the candidate said may have cost her the race.

Sep 12, 2016

Democratic groups settle small part of suit against Arizona

Lawyers representing state and national Democratic groups say they have settled a small part of a lawsuit against Arizona.

Sep 12, 2016

County canvass OK helps set stage for Arizona race recount

Maricopa County officials have certified results from Arizona's Aug. 30 primary election, a step toward a recount of the still-undecided race for the Republican nomination in a Phoenix-area congressional district.

Sep 9, 2016

Defiant, APS files suit over regulator’s subpoenas

The state’s largest electric utility today filed suit against an Arizona Corporation Commissioner, saying the regulator’s subpoenas to compel its spending disclosure are unlawful and part of a “campaign of harassment.”

Sep 9, 2016

Judge orders 18 ballots added to CD5 mix

A judge sided with Christine Jones, ordering Maricopa County officials to add 18 more ballots to the count in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, but it’s Andy Biggs who seems poised to benefit.

Sep 9, 2016

Statistical anomaly in late counting doomed Jones in tight congressional race, lifted Biggs

Christine Jones seemed poised to ride her slim but seemingly safe lead to victory in the 5th Congressional District until a statistical anomaly in a lone batch of ballots on the final day of vote counting saw last-place finisher Justin Olson surge while her support tanked, paving the way for a historic comeback by Andy Biggs.

Sep 8, 2016

Irony alert No. 1

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is attacking the anti-marijuana campaign for a donation it received from a Chandler-based pharmaceutical company.

Sep 8, 2016

Trump vs. Flake: Political and temperamental opposites continue their tense standoff

The animus between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake is escalating to the point of no return.

Sep 8, 2016

Opiate purveyor spends big to oppose marijuana initiative

A Chandler firm that could lose business from legalized marijuana is now the largest contributor to a campaign to stop that from happening here.

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