The “blue wave” appears to have missed Arizona. Democrats not only failed to make significant strides at the statewide level but also remain the minority party in both the state House and Senate.
Read More »Epstein, Jermaine win LD18 House race; Norgaard out
Both Democrats in the Legislative District 18 House race maintained last night’s early lead and have won.
Read More »Greg Patterson takes step in political comeback 
Former lawmaker and Arizona Board of Regents chairman Greg Patterson is well on his way to a political comeback.
Read More »Four women lawmakers call for Ugenti-Rita, Rios to be suspended from leadership roles in House
Four GOP representatives asked for their fellow Reps. Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Rebecca Rios to be removed from their leadership roles in the House pending an investigation of sexual harassment accusations at the Capitol.
Read More »Regents, lawmakers, look to mend fences after chairman’s resignation 
Regents and lawmakers alike expect the June 18 resignation of the Arizona Board of Regents’ chairman can heal any lingering wounds between them, though Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, who is at the center of the controversy, said the resignation changes nothing.
Read More »ABOR chairman Patterson resigns after mocking lawmaker 
The chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents has resigned from the board three days after a report chronicled a secretly-recorded meeting in which he mocked a state lawmaker.
Read More »Robson defeated in bid to return to the Capitol as Democrat Mitzi Epstein wins House seat 
Democrat Mitzi Epstein has snagged a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, flipping a post previously held by Republicans.
Read More »Democrats confident they can finally win a House seat in LD18 
The three-way race for LD18’s two House seats will feature the same players as 2014’s election: Democrat Mitzi Epstein is attempting to unseat one of the two Republican representatives, Bob Robson and Jill Norgaard.
Read More »Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015 
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Read More »Republicans wrap up wins in Legislative District 18 
Republicans’ leads have widened in Legislative District 18, where they are poised to keep control of the Senate seat and the two House seats.
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