The way the mayors of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff see it, when the state's founders required initiative petitions to be filed as "sheets,'' they didn't necessarily mean paper.

The incoming chief executive of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. refused Wednesday to promise that the company won't spend money in the future to elect utility regulators of its choosing.

A measure Republican lawmakers put on the November ballot could determine how much Arizonans actually know about who is trying to influence political campaigns.

The question of whether voters get to decide whether to outlaw ``dark money'' could depend on whether a judge voids a law that throws a hurdle in the path of initiative organizers.

Officials of two organizations known for anonymous spending on political campaigns filed suit late Thursday to keep Arizonans from voting on a measure that would make the practice illegal.

Let’s cut to the chase.  If Free Enterprise Club President Scot Mussi wanted voters to get “another shot” at evaluating Clean Elections, the club would support sending them a straightforward repeal. Instead Mussi backed HCR2004, which, as amended, was a ...

Critic says Clean Elections initiative 'defective'

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump repeatedly communicated with the executive director of a “dark money” group that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help elect the candidates he backed, while also keeping regular contact with those candidates, their campaign manager, and a senior executive of the state’s largest utility, Arizona Public Service, according to recently released records.

A nonprofit group involved in a campaign finance dispute with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office will get requested records as they become available.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday cited Rep. Bob Robson, a Chandler Republican, for tampering with campaign signs, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said today. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lisa Allen said Robson was cited and released, and deputies are developing a case against the lawmaker.