Maricopa attorney: Trump should end marijuana ‘charade’
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says he expects President-elect Donald Trump's administration to put an end to "the charade" of marijuana legalization laws.
Trump names House PR person to staff, treasurer as adviser
President-elect Donald Trump has named Arizona House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham to a press relations post on his transition team and added state Treasurer Jeff DeWit as a special adviser for operations.
Jeff DeWit, Stephanie Grisham join Trump transition team
Two Arizona politicos who worked for Trump’s presidential campaign are now officially on the president-elect’s transition team.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Goodbye to posse is ‘last hurrah’
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio stood in a cold parking lot outside Park Central Mall on Monday evening and presided over one of his last press conferences.
Reagan sends illegal coordination case to Brnovich
Reagan sends illegal coordination case to Brnovich
Maricopa County’s Nov. 8 election turnout lowest since 2000
Voter turnout for the Nov. 8 general election was the lowest in Maricopa County since 2000.
In Gila County’s political divide, Democrats and Republicans coexist
GLOBE-MIAMI, AZ — It’s here, on the drive along Arizona’s U.S. Route 66 into this historic mining community, where symbols emerge that reveal the political and social changes that roil much of America.
Deportations could hit real estate markets in state, nation
While experts say deporting the nation’s undocumented would create administrative backlogs and massive legal hurdles, mass deportations could impact the nation’s housing market.
DeWit riding high after Trump win, but says Arizona is home
Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit spent much of the summer and fall overseeing finances for president-elect Donald Trump's campaign as chief operating officer, an unpaid effort that ended as he watched Trump give a victory speech.
3 departing lawmakers leave words of wisdom to new class
Rep. Bob Robson is one of the 32 current lawmakers who won’t be returning to the Capitol in January, more than one-third of the entire Legislature. Some left of their own volition, others, like Robson, lost their re-election bids.
2017 Legislature: Newcomers have varied backgrounds, little political experience
The 2016 election re-shuffled the deck at the Capitol, and when the Legislature reconvenes in January it will be full of new faces.
‘Late early ballots’ break in favor of Republicans this year
Last-minute ballots helped some Republican candidates and conservative causes surge to victory after Election Night, reversing the historical trend of late-counted ballots favoring Arizona Democrats.