The opinion is narrowly written and legal experts are split on whether it applies to other public figures operating social media sites. But a lawsuit against an Arizona lawmaker aims to find out.
Read More »Teachers to vote on strike, unhappy with pay raise offer
Arizona Educators United will hold a vote on whether to walk out of classrooms across Arizona this week.
Read More »Politicians block constituents’ speech on social media
Some politicians block spam accounts on social media. Some block corporations or trolls. But some Arizona lawmakers block their constituents, something First Amendment experts say may be unconstitutional.
Read More »Scottsdale lawmaker recounts years of sexual harassment in state House 
Arizona Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, said she’s been sexually harassed at the state Capitol since her first year in office.
Read More »Abortion remark came from hacker, candidate says 
A Democratic candidate running for a House seat in Legislative District 13 blamed a hacker for using his Facebook account Sunday to make an inflammatory comment about abortion on the social media site.
Read More »Ethics complaint raises question on Facebook rants 
Republican Rep. Mark Finchem filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee demanding Democratic Rep. Mark Cardenas be investigated and possibly punished for writing a Facebook post that criticized Republicans for supporting the budget.
Read More »Democrat apologizes for online post on punching woman colleague
Democratic Rep. Jesus Rubalcava publicly apologized April 13 for his comments a week before on social media that he wanted to punch a Republican colleague, Sen. Debbie Lesko, “in the throat.”
Read More »Going for the throat: Rubalcava laments voucher passage online 
Democratic state Rep. Jesus Rubalcava was so upset over the passage of Republican Sen. Debbie Lesko’s legislation to expand Arizona’s school voucher system that he “wanted to punch her in the throat.”
Read More »Dalessandro issues belated apology for calling GOP leadership Nazis 
Arizona Democratic Sen. Andrea Dalessandro recently told her Facebook followers that she had something to “CONFESS.” At an interview with the Arizona Daily Star editorial board in September, Dalessandro called GOP leadership at the Capitol “Nazis.” At an interview with the Arizona Daily Star editorial board in September, Dalessandro called GOP leadership at the Capitol “Nazis.”
Read More »David, meet your Facebook friends
Several politicos directed our reporter to Gowan’s campaign Facebook, where the speaker recently promoted the launching of his new campaign website. The post is innocuous enough, noting that readers can “click here to learn more about the campaign and get involved.” But the reaction to the post has been stunningly bad.
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