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Prop 123 holds narrow lead, but possibly no final results until Friday
Maricopa County election officials said vote-counting for Tuesday’s special election likely wouldn’t conclude until Friday, as Proposition 123 clung to a slim lead.
McCain confident in re-election with Trump at top of ticket
U.S. Sen. John McCain acknowledged that Donald Trump’s presence at the top of the Republican ticket could make for a more perilous path to re-election, but said he was still confident that he would win a sixth term in November.
US Supreme Court upholds AZ legislative map
Arizona's 30 legislative districts were legally drawn and can continue to be used through the end of the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.
Arizona treasurer won’t seek re-election
Arizona's treasurer says he won't run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.
House panel passes bill increasing money in Arizona politics
A bill overhauling the state's campaign finance laws that passed a House panel Tuesday would allow politicians to give campaign contributions to each other, a move critics call the "kingmaker provision."
Begay announces run for 1st Congressional District seat
Democrat-turned-Republican state Sen. Carlyle W. Begay has announced he is entering a crowded field for the GOP nomination for the open seat in Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
Ducey chief Adams won’t run for Congress
Gov. Doug Ducey’s chief of staff, Kirk Adams, decided against making another run for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District and will remain with the Ducey administration.
Panel approves new approach to electing presidents
A House panel on Monday approved a measure, that, had it been in effect in 2000, would have meant Al Gore would have been president.
Lawn signs could sway votes in close elections, report says
There's a new report that shows those lawn signs for candidates that pop up before every election actually can sway a few votes -- perhaps just enough to change the outcome of a close election. And that surprised the researchers who conducted the experiment.
Judge dismisses suit challenging Tucson election outcome
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two defeated Tucson City Council candidates asked that they be declared winners or that a new election be held.
New law likely to reduce number of absurd candidates
In 2008 and 2012, the Tucson Weekly seized on the minimal requirements and encouraged average citizens to run for president in Arizona as part of a “reality journalism competition” dubbed “Project White House.”
Arizona independents are rising and demanding equality
At last, a spotlight is on the most important group of voters in Arizona: independents. Voters are fleeing the parties, including a majority of new millennial voters, who refuse to join a party in the first place.
