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election 2016

Mar 21, 2016

Frenzied weekend rallies lead to Arizona primary voting

A frenzied weekend of raucous campaign rallies across the state comes down to this: Will establishment Republicans trying to halt businessman Donald Trump's ride to the party nomination be able to slow him down in Arizona?

Mar 21, 2016

Early ballot returns suggest some voters may have jumped the gun

If Maricopa County is an indication, a lot of folks already have decided who they want to be the next president. It just may be that person is no longer running.

Mar 21, 2016

State measure would prevent cities from setting their own minimum wages

The Arizona Senate tomorrow is set to consider a measure that would strip Arizona’s counties, cities and towns of the ability to set their own minimum wages and their explicit right to adopt employee benefits of their own liking.

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Mar 21, 2016

Proposition 123 allies raise more than $4 million

Led by a pair of billionaires, proponents of Proposition 123 have raised more than $4 million so far to convince voters to approve the measure.

Mar 18, 2016

1996 in 2016?

1996 in 2016?

Mar 18, 2016

Marijuana initiative tops campaign fundraising in 2015

About $9.7 million poured into state-level political campaigns in 2015, but a ballot measure aimed at legalizing marijuana use for adults accounted for almost $1.1 million of that figure, outraising every other campaign committee during the non-election year.

Mar 18, 2016

Presidential candidates focused on Arizona ahead of primary

Presidential candidates are focused on Arizona as the state's primary looms, with four of the five remaining Democratic and Republican hopefuls planning visits to the state in advance of Tuesday's election.

Mar 15, 2016

Senate committee votes to overturn Voter Protection Act

A Senate panel voted Tuesday to ask voters to give up some of their rights to enact -- and, more to the point, preserve -- their own laws.

Mar 10, 2016

Dark money, open primary campaigns suspend operations amid funding woes

A joint campaign that promised to revolutionize Arizona politics is suspending its operations after its primary funder withdrew his financial support for a proposed initiative to require disclosure of the anonymous election spending known as dark money.

Mar 10, 2016

Presidential campaigns have drawn almost $4 million from Arizona donors

If Arizona campaign donations were ballots, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, would have the state’s primary sewed up.

Mar 9, 2016

Arizona Rep. Justin Olson announces bid for US Congress

Rep. Justin Olson has jumped into the race to replace Republican Matt Salmon in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.

Mar 8, 2016

The Carlyle Begay-Jeb Bush connection

The Carlyle Begay-Jeb Bush connection

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