Marijuana advocates to turn in more than 200,000 signatures
Supporters of recreational marijuana use will turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures Thursday morning to get an initiative to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona.
Arizonans gave Trump their votes but not their dollars – yet
He may have received close to half the primary votes in the state, but presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump got just 3 percent of the money Arizonans gave to 2016 Republican presidential campaigns, according to the latest campaign finance numbers.
‘Fight for 12’ on track to make the ballot
With the July 7 deadline for citizen initiatives to submit signatures less than two weeks away, the campaign for a $12 minimum wage appears to be in good position to land on the November ballot.
Less is more: Dems run fewer Corp Comm candidates for better odds
This fall, Arizona voters will choose three utility regulators, and while one might expect that each of the main parties would run a full slate of candidates, Democrats are only running two.
Judge tosses Begody-Begay from election ballot
A GOP candidate once touted by the Arizona Republican Party as tough-to-beat in the Democratic stronghold of Legislative District 7 won’t even be on the ballot in August.
Push to reject Trump at convention extends to Arizona
A nationwide movement to allow delegates to the Republican National Convention to vote against Donald Trump has gained adherents in Arizona, putting its advocates in the state on a possible collision course with the Arizona Republican Party.
Republicans and Democrats see presidential race as key to shaking up state Legislature
With Donald Trump atop the November ballot, Arizona politicos say all bets are off in the down-ballot races, where the ripples from the “Trump effect” could turn into giant waves that wipe out the status quo at the Capitol.
It’s harder than you think
Trump’s regular outbursts – his promise to act more presidential has yet to be fulfilled – are causing all kinds of complications for Republicans who want to be seen as inclusive but are also wary of alienating the presumptive GOP nominee’s supporters.
Andrew Chavez: Commanding an army of petition gatherers
If you need signatures collected for a citizen initiative in Arizona, there’s a good chance you’re paying Andrew Chavez to get them.
Dems challenge candidacy of senator’s wife
The Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee filed a challenge against Republican Candace Begody-Begay’s nominating petitions to run for the Senate in Legislative District 7.